The inaugural PokerStars Championship Bahamas takes place Jan. 6-14 on Atlantis Paradise Island. While the PokerStars Championship Bahamas is new, its predecessor, the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure or simply the PCA, has been around for some time.
PCA Main Event Winners
Year | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | 221 | $1,657,500 | Gus Hansen | $455,780 |
2005 | 461 | $3,487,200 | John Gale | $890,600 |
2006 | 724 | $5,647,200 | Steve Paul-Ambrose | $1,388,600 |
2007 | 937 | $7,063,842 | Ryan Daut | $1,535,255 |
2008 | 1,136 | $8,562,976 | Bertrand Grospellier | $2,000,000 |
2009 | 1,347 | $12,674,000 | Poorya Nazari | $3,000,000 |
2010 | 1,529 | $14,831,300 | Harrison Gimbel | $2,200,000 |
2011 | 1,560 | $15,132,000 | Galen Hall | $2,300,000 |
2012 | 1,072 | $10,398,400 | John Dibella | $1,775,000 |
2013 | 987 | $9,573,900 | Dimitar Danchev | $1,859,000 |
2014 | 1,031 | $10,070,000 | Dominik Panka | $1,423,096 |
2015 | 816 | $7,915,200 | Kevin Schulz | $1,491,580 |
2016 | 928 | $4,500,800 | Mike Watson | $728,325* |
Back in 2004, the PCA was a World Poker Tour event which took place aboard the Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas cruise ship.