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Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas Bahamas Poker Cruise November 22nd-25th 2019 - Nassau Bahamas. Departs from: Port of Miami, Florida Ports of call: Coco Cay, Nassau, Bahamas Cruise highlights: This four day, three night sailing provides a fun filled atmosphere with limitless possibilities.
Poker players aren’t just heading down to the Bahamas for the PSPC. The 2019 PCA also features 39 other events from January 6-16 at the Atlantis Resort and Casino. That includes the annual $10,300. Poker in The Bahamas Poker fans from The Bahamas will find our resource comfortable and relevant as search of info we provide with takes a lot of time. You will find a list of all working poker clubs in The Bahamas as well as all the information you might need about them, including location and all the games that will take place there. The Main Event was far from the only big draw at PCA. It also hosted some of the first and biggest $100K events in poker before that was just another tournament in the procession of high rollers.
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is no more.
After 16 years, most of it spent being one of the premier live stops on the international poker scene, PokerStars has opted to discontinue the event, according to reporting from PocketFives.
The relevant sentence comes at the bottom of the linked piece, in a quote from PokerStars Marketing Director Eric Hollreiser.
'It’s no secret that after 15 successful years, the PCA [prior to last year’s PSPC] has been losing momentum and there’s been increasing player criticism of the location,” Hollreiser said. “As such, we will not be returning to Paradise Island in 2020.'
History of the PCA
PCA began as a partnership with the World Poker Tour, taking place on a cruise ship in 2004 and hosting a field of 221 players. Poker legend Gus Hansen would ship the inaugural event, then a $7,500 buy-in, for $455,780.
The next year the PCA moved to its famous home at Atlantis Resort, the sprawling and opulent set-up that occupies almost half of Paradise Island.
Over the years there, the series would eventually evolve into becoming part of PokerStars' European Poker Tour, with the buy-in goosed up to $10,300. It would eventually stand as one of just a few remaining $10K main events on the overall live schedule, although the buy-in was dropped to $5,300 for a couple of years, including the one year the event was rebranded as PokerStars Championship Bahamas in 2017.
The PCA peaked in terms of prizes awarded in 2009, when little-known Canadian Poorya Nazari won a monstrous official first-place of $3 million, although it was widely reported thata deal had been struck at some point before the finish. In terms of entries, the PCA Main Event peaked during the two following years when 1,529 and 1,560 turned up, respectively.
The Main Event was far from the only big draw at PCA. It also hosted some of the first and biggest $100K events in poker before that was just another tournament in the procession of high rollers. The $25K High Roller was also usually one of the most well-attended on the calendar.
Declining Attendance
While the PCA for years could count itself a premier live poker stop, it had fallen on somewhat hard times in recent years.
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After attendance peaked in 2011, the lack of online satellites available to North American players contributed to a large attendance drop back to 1,072 in 2012 — about two-thirds of the previous year's total. As the poker environment became tougher and edges shrank, the attractiveness of an expensive stay on an island resort went down as well.
A further drop of about 20 percent — from 1,031 to 816 — in 2015 convinced PokerStars brass to try lowering the buy-in to the aforementioned $5,300. The move did little, as a bump of about 100 entries just meant the prize pool dropped massively, awarding its first winner's prize below seven figures since 2005.
Things only got worse the following year, and 2018's return to $10,300 saw attendance drop in the number of entries to 582, a level not seen since 2005 as well.
The PCA received a major shot in the arm in 2019 when the PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship was announced. While the landmark event would run alongside the PCA Main Event, the lure of the most lucrative $25K in history was enough to bring out plenty of grinders and push Main Event attendance back up to 865 for Chino Rheem's victory.
However, that always looked to be temporary fix given that the PSPC was thought to be a one-off and certainly looked unlikely to be repeated every year. With the news that the event will move to Barcelona for 2020, it was confirmed that there would be no similar life raft to keep the 2020 PCA afloat, and PokerStars opted to end the long-running event rather than risk continued decline.
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Barring a reboot some time down the road, that means Rheem will go down as the final PCA Main Event champion, closing the books on one of poker's longest-running and most lucrative tournament series.
Tables of PCA Major Event Winners
Main Event
| Year | Buy-In | Entries | Total Prize Pool | Winner | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $7,500 | 221 | $1,657,500 | Gus Hansen | $455,780 |
| 2005 | $8,000 | 461 | $3,487,200 | John Gale | $890,600 |
| 2006 | $8,000 | 724 | $5,647,200 | Steve Paul-Ambrose | $1,388,600 |
| 2007 | $8,000 | 937 | $7,063,842 | Ryan Daut | $1,535,255 |
| 2008 | $8,000 | 1,136 | $8,562,976 | Bertrand Grospellier | $2,000,000 |
| 2009 | $10,000 | 1,347 | $12,674,000 | Poorya Nazari | $3,000,000 |
| 2010 | $10,300 | 1,529 | $14,831,300 | Harrison Gimbel | $2,200,000 |
| 2011 | $10,300 | 1,560 | $15,132,000 | Galen Hall | $2,300,000 |
| 2012 | $10,300 | 1,072 | $10,398,400 | John Dibella | $1,775,000 |
| 2013 | $10,300 | 987 | $9,573,900 | Dimitar Danchev | $1,859,000 |
| 2014 | $10,300 | 1,031 | $10,070,000 | Dominik Panka | $1,423,096 |
| 2015 | $10,300 | 816 | $7,915,200 | Kevin Schulz | $1,491,580 |
| 2016 | $5,300 | 928 | $4,500,800 | Mike Watson | $728,325 |
| 2017 | $5,000 | 738 | $3,376,712 | Christian Harder | $429,664 |
| 2018 | $10,300 | 582 | $5,645,400 | Maria Lampropulos | $1,081,100 |
| 2019 | $10,300 | 865 | $8,390,500 | Chino Rheem | $1,567,100 |
$100K Super High Roller
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| Year | Entries | Total Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38 | $3,743,000 | Eugene Katchalov | $1,500,000 |
| 2012 | 32 | $3,136,000 | Viktor Blom | $1,254,400 |
| 2013 | 55 | $5,724,180 | Scott Seiver | $2,003,480 |
| 2014 | 56 | $5,433,120 | Fabian Quoss | $1,629,940 |
| 2015 | 66 | $6,402,000 | Steve O'Dwyer | $1,872,580 |
| 2016 | 58 | $5,626,000 | Bryn Kenney | $1,687,800 |
| 2017 | 54 | $5,239,080 | Jason Koon | $1,650,300 |
| 2018 | 48 | $4,737,600 | Cary Katz | $1,492,340 |
| 2019 | 61 | $5,918,220 | Sam Greenwood | $1,775,460 |
$25K High Roller
| Year | Entries | Total Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 48 | $1,200,000 | Bertrand Grospellier | $433,500 |
| 2010 | 84 | $2,057,998 | William Reynolds | $576,240 |
| 2011 | 151 | $3,775,500 | Will Molson | $1,072,850 |
| 2012 | 148 | $3,626,000 | Alex Bilokur | $1,134,930 |
| 2013 | 204 | $4,998,000 | Vanessa Selbst | $1,424,420 |
| 2014 | 247 | $6,051,500 | Jake Schindler | $1,192,624 |
| 2015 | 269 | $6,456,000 | Ilkin Garibli | $1,105,040 |
| 2016 | 225 | $5,400,000 | Nick Maimone | $996,480 |
| 2017 | 159 | $3,895,500 | Luc Greenwood | $740,032 |
| 2018 | 142 | $3,484,800 | Chris Kruk | $836,350 |
| 2019 | 162 | $3,928,500 | Martin Zamani | $895,110 |
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The Autumn season is about to come into full force within the next couple of weeks, and it is with the arrival of this season that various poker tournaments also kick off. And while some players may find this myriad of events a bit confusing, we’ve brought a collection of the most anticipated ones to you here. This way, you can see what each one is offering and when they’re expected to take place, so you can easily find one that works best for you. So, let’s find out which the most anticipated poker tournaments in Autumn 2019 are.
PartyPoker MILLIONS World
Why would you not have interest in accessing a poker tournament that boasts a $10 million guarantee? That’s precisely what the PartyPoker MILLIONS World event provides, and this one takes place between the 9th and 17th of November. Granted, that may be running quite close to the winter season, but it still counts as Autumn.
The tournament will take place at the Baha Mar, Nassau, the Bahamas, which is the largest casino in the Caribbean. Highlights taking place within the tournament include the Caribbean Poker Party Main Event Day 1A on Saturday, November 10, the MILLIONS Main Event 1 in 5 Satellite: 30 x Day 1B Seats GTD later on the same day, the $50K Super High Roller on Monday November 12 and H.O.R.S.E event on Friday, November 16.
Unibet UK Poker Tour: Brighton
Occurring at the Rendezvous Casino in Brighton, this leg of the Unibet UK Poker Tour comes with a £40,000 guarantee and a 25,000 starting stack. The event will take place between Friday 20th and Sunday 22nd September, and it also incorporates 40 minute blinds as well as a single re-entry per starting day.
There’s an online qualifier package for this one, which is worth €500, and these qualifiers are open to all Unibet customers. Buy-ins for the event stand at £200+£20 and all players have the option of playing both Day 1A and Day 1B, and then taking their largest stack through to the Final Day. The winner of the Main Event will also be on the receiving end of a custom trophy as well as a €2,000 Unibet Open package.
CPPT VII – Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland
Between the dates of Friday 25th October and Thursday 7th November, the seventh outing of the CPPT Live! Tournament will occur in Hanover, Maryland, USA. The Live! Casino & Hotel is ideally located between Baltimore and Washington D.C., and it contains a 52-table poker room for the tournament to take place in.
If you do choose to participate in this tournament, you’ll find that there are various events to enjoy, including the £200 Limit 5 Card Omaha on October 25th, the $550 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout on October 31st, the $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em CPPT Main Event $200K GTD on November 1st and the $250 No-Limit Hold’em Tag Team Switch on November 5th.
WPT500 Montreal
From Friday 25th to Tuesday 29th October, the WPT500 will take place at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Buy-ins for the event stand at CAD $500+$50, while a prize pool of CAD $1,000,000 is guaranteed for it, too. You’re able to play online Day 1s via the PartyPoker platform from October 20th through to the 24th, though the types of events and scheduling for such has not yet been released.
Battle of Malta 2019
The Battle of Malta tournament is already set to expand beyond and above what it has achieved before. Last year, the tournament saw 13,000 entries altogether, making it the biggest poker tournament that Malta has ever experienced. The six-day festival saw almost €2.56 million awarded to players in prize money across 15 separate events and it was this festival that went on to win Event of the Year at the 2015 European Poker Awards. It’s now making its way into the eighth year of operation.
The Main Event for the 2019 tournament, which is set to take place between Tuesday 15th and Tuesday 22nd October, features a buy-in of €555 and players have the ability to qualify through various online sites, alongside competing in several live satellites throughout Europe. Popular events, such as the Ladies Event and the Crazy 888s will be available on the tournament’s schedule again. Yet, the tournament also introduces a €5,300 buy-in Super High Roller event to its schedule for 2019.
Grosvenor UK Poker Tour: Grand Final
The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour goes through various casinos in the country, including Luton and Blackpool, before it arrives for the Grand Final at London’s Grosvenor Victoria Casino. This will be taking place between Monday 18th November and Sunday 1st December. Starting at 7:00pm on the 18th, there’s a £50,000 guarantee on offer with buy-ins starting from £220+£30. The tournament also features various other events, including the popular Seniors Event on Friday 22nd November for £100+£15.
The GUKPT Grand Final Main Event is set to take place on Sunday 1st December at 12:00pm, with a clock time of 60 minutes and breaks every two hours. Three prior Main Event days will take place on Saturday 30th, Friday 29th and Thursday 28th.
Circuito Nacional de Poker: Madrid
The Casino Gran Madrid will play host to the Circuito Nacional de Poker tournament between Saturday 16th and Sunday 24th November. The schedule and events for this tour are yet to be finalised and published, but after four stages taking place throughout Spain already, this grand final of the tournament will allow a complete winner to be unveiled.