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PokerStars Caribbean Adventure started on Monday at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.

This is on of the largest events of the year and the Main Event will feature a $10,000 buy-in, and for the first time a $25,000 High Roller Event will be played as part of the PCA schedule.

A large number of professionals are sure to be in attendance, as well as a large contingent from the online world at their largest live tournament of the year (650 players in the 2008 PCA field won their seats online at PokerStars).

Many Team PokerStars Pros will also be at the Atlantis Resort, including 2008 PCA Champion Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier.

This tournament field should easily be the second largest in North America in 2009, as last year 1,136 players stormed the shores of Nassau to create a $2 million first-place prize.

Schedule for the PCA Main Event:

Monday, Jan. 5: Day 1A (Levels 1-8)
Tuesday, Jan. 6: Day 1B
Wednesday, Jan. 7: Day 2 (Levels 9-14)
Thursday, Jan. 8: Day 3 – Play down to 32 players
Friday, Jan. 9: Day 4 – Play down to 8 players
Saturday, Jan. 10: Final Table

$25,000 High Roller Event:

Wednesday, Jan. 7: Day 1 – Down to 8 players or end of level 12
Thursday, Jan. 8: Final Table