The 2012 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure has now finished. With a huge range of events, it was a true festival of poker with something for everyone. Congratulations to all event winners and everyone who qualified! The big winner was John Dibella from the USA who took down the Main Event, securing the title and $1,775,000 in first place prize money. Elsewhere, Team PokerStars Pro Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom won the Super High Roller for $1,254,400, and Leonid Bilokur won the High Roller for $1,134,930. Catch up on all the action from Atlantis by visiting the PCA Coverage page, and check out Video Reports direct from the tournament floor.
Play Free Poker Now| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10,300 Main Event | |||
| 1 | John Dibella | USA | $1,775,000 |
| 2 | Kyle Julius | USA | $1,500,000 |
| 3 | Faraz Jaka | USA | $755,000 |
| 4 | Xuan Liu | Canada | $600,000 |
| 5 | Mark Drover | Canada | $468,000 |
| 6 | Anthony Gregg | USA | $364,000 |
| 7 | David Bernstein | Canada | $260,000 |
| 8 | Ruben Visser | Netherlands | $156,400 |
| $100,000 Super High Roller | |||
| 1 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | $1,254,400 |
| 2 | Daniel Shak | USA | $846,700 |
| 3 | Galen Hall | USA | $470,400 |
| 4 | Jonathan Duhamel | Canada | $313,600 |
| 5 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $250,900 |
| $25,500 High Roller | |||
| 1 | Leonid Bilokur | Ukraine | $1,134,930 |
| 2 | Jonathan Duhamel | Canada | $634,550 |
| 3 | Isaac Haxton | USA | $380,730 |
| 4 | Jason Koon | USA | $271,950 |
| 5 | Nicolas Fierro | Chile | $217,560 |
| 6 | Govert Metaal | Netherlands | $181,300 |
| 7 | Michael Telker | USA | $145,040 |
| 8 | Randy Lew | USA | $108,780 |
With a full schedule of events that ran from January 5-14, the 2012 PCA was huge, with a poker tournament for all types of player, held at the Atlantis Resort and Casino, situated on Paradise Island in The Bahamas. As the name suggests, it’s a stunning location, making it the perfect venue for PokerStars premier live event. John Dibella from the USA won the Main Event, collecting an incredible $1,775,000 for first place from a total prize pool of $10,398,400. Team PokerStars Pro Viktor Blom won the $100,000 Super High Roller tournament for $1,254,400 and fellow Teams Pros Jonathan Duhamel and Daniel Negreanu finished in 4th and 5th places respectively. The $25,500 High Roller Event was scooped by Leonid Bilokur, who took home $1,134,930 in cash, and Duhamel scored big again, pocketing $634,550 for 2nd. Check out the PCA Coverage page for all the 2012 results and payouts.
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Qualification for the 2012 PCA via FPP Mega Path is now closed. Satellites for next year’s event will be available very soon, so keep checking back.
Congratulations to Peru, World Cup of Poker VIII Champions! Led by Martin Sansour, Peru picked up $90,000 in cash for the win, with 2nd going to the Netherlands and 3rd to Japan.
For the third year, the PCA schedule featured a ladies-only event with a $1,100 tournament. Congratulations to all the players and qualifiers that took part in an exciting event.