Day 1a of $10,300 PCA Main Event Set to Begin at 12 p.m. ET

For the first time since 2019, PokerStars returns to the Bahamas for the highly anticipated PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) and the PokerStars No Limit Hold-em Players Championship (PSPC) for a fortnights worth of epic poker action.

Tournament proceedings began yesterday at the beautiful Baha Mar Resort with the $100,000 PCA Super High Roller and $1,100 BSOP Bahamas Main Event, which continue today.

However, most of the eyes will be on the $10,300 PCA Main Event which has its first of two starting flights commencing at 12 p.m. ET.

The plan for the Day 1 flights is to play eight 60-minute levels, with a 20-minute break taking place every two levels. Entrants will receive a 30,000 starting stack and will need to have chips in front of them upon the completion of the day to make it through to the next stage. Each player is permitted two entries per flight/day and late registration closes upon the completion of Level 10 on Day 2.

Day 1a Schedule

Level	Duration	Small Blind	Big Blind	Big Blind Ante
1	60 min	100	100	100
2	60 min	100	200	200
		20 minute break
3	60 min	100	300	300
4	60 min	200	400	400
		20 minute break
5	60 min	200	500	500
6	60 min	300	600	600
		20 minute break
7	60 min	400	800	800
8	60 min	500	1,000	1,000

Rheem Romps to Title 2019

In the last edition of the PCA Main Event, Chino Rheem was the last player standing after he conquered an 865-player strong field and collected the $1,567,100 set aside for the winner.

It was a memorable performance from Rheem as he demolished the competition in the final two days of the tournament to etch his name in the history books.

Rheem defeated Daniel Strelitz in heads-up play to claim the title and added his name to the list of PCA Main Event winners which includes legends such as Gus Hansen, Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier, Dimitar Danchev and Maria Lampropulos, to name a few.

PCA Main Event Winners

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