Caribbean Poker Adventure
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Poker tournament
A poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker. It can feature as few as two players playing on a single table , and as many as tens of thousands of players playing on thousands of tables...
. The event was first held in 2004 and was originally co-sponsored by PokerStars
PokerStars
PokerStars is the largest online poker cardroom in the world. PokerStars' satellite tournaments produced the 2003 World Series of Poker champion, Chris Moneymaker. 1983 champion Tom McEvoy, 2005 champion Joe Hachem, 2009 champion Joe Cada and 2010 champion Jonathan Duhamel and others also represent...
and the World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
. In 2008, the event moved from the WPT to the European Poker Tour
European Poker Tour
The Pokerstars European Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour , created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity...
. In 2010, the event was moved again and served as the inauagural event of the North American Poker Tour
North American Poker Tour
The North American Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments held in North America. The NAPT includes an associated television series broadcasting the final table of some of the tournaments....
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In 2004, the event took place on the Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean International is a Norwegian and American cruise line brand based in Miami, Florida and owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.. With 42 ships in service under 5 different brands and one more under construction, it controls a 25.6% share of the world cruise market...
Voyager of the Seas cruise ship
Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...
. Since 2005 the event has taken place at the Atlantis Casino and Resort on Atlantis Paradise Island
Atlantis Paradise Island
The Atlantis Paradise Island is a resort and waterpark located on Paradise Island, The Bahamas. Officially opened in 1998, the resort was created by South African hotel magnate Sol Kerzner and Kerzner International Limited. Paradise Island first opened its Coral and Beach Towers as the Trump...
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The 2011 PCA commenced on January 4, 2011. Over fifty events will take place over ten days, including the main event with an estimated prize pool of $20 million. Players either buy-in to the main event event directly for $10,300, or they may win their way into the event via satellites
Satellite tournament
A satellite tournament is either a minor tournament or event on a competitive sporting tour or one of a group of such tournaments that form a series played in the same country or region.-Poker:...
running on PokerStars and at the event. The main event final table was aired live on ESPN2
ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
, featuring color commentary by Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian professional poker player. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championship titles. He is currently ranked second in the all-time career earnings list and is the star of poker game show Million Dollar Challenge. He plays a big...
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Past main event winners
| Year | Winner | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Gus HansenGus Hansen Gustav "Gus" Hansen is a professional Danish poker player who lives in Monaco. In his poker career, Hansen has won three World Poker Tour open titles, the 2007 Aussie Millions main event and was the season one winner of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament... |
$455,780 |
| 2005 |  John GaleJohn Gale (poker player) John Gale is an English professional poker based in Bushey, Hertfordshire.Gale is a relative newcomer to poker, having only begun playing Texas hold 'em in mid-2004. He first made a name for himself by qualifying for the World Poker Tour 2005 PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure tournament in The... |
$890,600 |
| 2006 |  Steve Paul-AmbroseSteve Paul-Ambrose Steve Paul-Ambrose is a poker player from Ontario, Canada who won the 2006 PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure ,earning $1,388,600... |
$1,388,600 |
| 2007 |  Ryan DautRyan Daut Ryan Daut is a professional poker player from New Jersey. After earning a degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Richmond in 2006, Daut began work on a doctorate in mathematics at Penn State University... |
$1,535,255 |
| 2008 |  Bertrand GrospellierBertrand Grospellier Bertrand Grospellier , also known as ElkY is a poker player and former pro gamer from France who has won a World Poker Tour , a World Series of Poker bracelet and a European Poker Tour title... |
$2,000,000 |
| 2009 | Poorya Nazari |
$3,000,000 |
| 2010 | Harrison Gimbel |
$2,200,000 |
| 2011 | Galen Hall |
$2,300,000 |