Top Action Promised at PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

October 14 - Not ones to doing anything half heartedly, the popular online poker site, PokerStars has announced that the prize pool for its Caribbean Adventure poker tournament will reach a dizzying $14.5 million.

The tournament is due to take part in the Bahamas on January 4th and already players are gearing up for the action at one of the most stunning locations on this earth.

This is the seventh year that the Caribbean Adventure is being held and players will be able to enjoy ten days of non stop action in over fifty different events.

So popular is the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure that it is considered the biggest live tournament outside of Vegas.

The winner of the 2008 Main Event, Bertrand Grospellier said about the tournament: "The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is definitely one of my favourite tournaments of the year. This is where I had my first and biggest win to date, when I won the High Roller event. I love going to the Bahamas for the PCA!"

"The location and the organization are great," continued Grospellier, himself a member of Team PokerStars Pro, "and I believe the competition is probably the toughest you can find in any live tournament, with all the internet pros and the best live players. I am really looking forward to playing the 2010 PCA!"

Nearly 1350 entered the Main Event of last year's tournament, with over half of them earning their seats at PokerStars.

This year's buy in for the Main Event is a whopping $10K + $300 to create the staggering $14.5 million prize pool.

PokerStars is promising a wide range of game variations, including No Limit and Pot Limit Hold 'em, Badugi 2/7 Triple Draw and more.