PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) is an annual televised poker tournament. The event was first held in 2004 and was originally co-sponsored by PokerStars and the World Poker Tour. In 2008, the event moved from the WPT to the European Poker Tour. In 2010, the event was moved again and served as the inauagural event of the North American Poker Tour.
In 2004, the event took place on the Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas cruise ship.[1] Since 2005 the event has taken place at the Atlantis Casino and Resort on Atlantis Paradise Island.[2]
The 2011 PCA commenced on January 4, 2011. Over fifty events took place over ten days,[3] including the main event with an estimated prize pool of $20 million. Players either buy into the main event directly for $10,300, or they may win their way into the event via satellites running on PokerStars and at the event. The main event final table was aired live on ESPN2, featuring commentary by James Hartigan and Daniel Negreanu.
John Dibella, a 43-year-old stock trader from New York, won the 2012 PCA for $1,775,000. Dibella won a live $1,000 satellite into the $10,000 Main Event and is the first amateur player to win the tournament.
Main Event winners
| Year | Winner | Prize | Entries | Total Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Gus Hansen
|
$455,780 | 221 | $1,657,500 |
| 2005 |  John Gale
|
$890,600 | 461 | $3,487,200 |
| 2006 |  Steve Paul-Ambrose
|
$1,388,600 | 724 | $5,647,200 |
| 2007 |  Ryan Daut
|
$1,535,255 | 937 | $7,063,842 |
| 2008 |  Bertrand Grospellier
|
$2,000,000 | 1,136 | $8,562,976 |
| 2009 | Poorya Nazari
|
$3,000,000 | 1,347 | $12,674,000 |
| 2010 | Harrison Gimbel
|
$2,200,000 | 1,529 | $14,831,300 |
| 2011 | Galen Hall
|
$2,300,000 | 1,560 | $15,132,000 |
| 2012 | John Dibella
|
$1,775,000 | 1,072 | $10,398,400 |
| 2013 |  Dimitar Danchev
|
$1,859,000 | 987 | $9,573,900 |
| 2014 |  Dominik Pańka
|
$1,423,096 | 1,031 | $10,070,000 |
| 2015 | Kevin Schulz
|
$1,491,580 | 816 | $7,915,200 |
| 2016 | Mike Watson
|
$728,325 | 928 | $4,500,800 |
High Roller winners
| Year | Winner | Prize | Entries | Total Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bertrand Grospellier
|
$433,500 | 48 | $1,200,000 |
| 2010 | William Reynolds
|
$576,240 | 84 | $2,058,000 |
| 2011 | Will Molson
|
$1,072,850 | 151 | $3,775,500 |
| 2012 |  Leonid Bilokur
|
$1,134,930 | 141 + (7 Rebuys) | $3,626,000 |
| 2013 | Vanessa Selbst
|
$1,424,420 | 161 + (43 Rebuys) | $4,998,000 |
| 2014 | Jacob Schindler
|
$1,279,880 | 198 + (49 Rebuys) | $6,051,500 |
| 2015 |  Ilkin Garibli
|
$1,105,040 | 200 + (69 Rebuys) | $6,456,000 |
| 2016 | Nick Maimone
|
$996,480 | 173 + (52 Rebuys) | $5,400,000 |
Super High Roller winners
| Year | Winner | Prize | Entries | Total Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Eugene Katchalov
|
$1,500,000 | 38 | $3,743,000 |
| 2012 |  Viktor Blom
|
$1,254,400 | 30 + (2 Rebuys) | $3,136,000 |
| 2013 | Scott Seiver
|
$2,003,480 | 43 + (12 Rebuys) | $5,724,180 |
| 2014 |  Fabian Quoss
|
$1,629,940 | 46 + (10 Rebuys) | $5,433,120 |
| 2015 |  Steve O'Dwyer
|
$1,872,580 | 50 + (16 Rebuys) | $6,402,000 |
| 2016 | Bryn Kenney
|
$1,687,800 | 44 + (14 Rebuys) | $5,626,000 |