2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event Draws 987 EntrantsA Look Back At The PCA Main Event's Ten-Year History |
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In 2013, the 10th annual running of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,300 no-limit hold’em main event has continued it’s tradition of being one of the largest and most well-attended $10,000 buy-in outside of the World Series of Poker main event.
This year 987 entries built a total prize pool of $9,573,900. A total of 144 players will make the money, with a minimum cash worth $15,000 and a first-place prize of $1,859,000.
While this will still be one of the largest tournaments of the year, this is the smallest turnout at the PCA main event since the 2007 running, which drew 937 entrants. Here is a look at the event over it’s ten-year history:
| Year | Tour | Champion | First Prize | Buy-In | No. of Entrants | % Increase In Entrants From Prior Year |
| 2013 | EPT | TBD | $1,859,000 | $10,000 | 987 | -8% |
| 2012 | EPT | John Dibella | $1,775,000 (after deal) | $10,000 | 1072 | -31% |
| 2011 | EPT | Galen Hall | $2,300,000 | $10,000 | 1560 | 2% |
| 2010 | EPT | Harrison Gimbel | $2,200,000 | $10,000 | 1529 | 14% |
| 2009 | EPT | Poorya Nazari | $3,000,000 | $10,000 | 1347 | 19% |
| 2008 | EPT | Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier | $2,000,000 | $7,500 | 1136 | 21% |
| 2007 | WPT | Ryan Daut | $1,535,255 | $7,500 | 937 | 29% |
| 2006 | WPT | Steven Paul Ambrose | $1,388,600 | $7,500 | 724 | 57% |
| 2005 | WPT | John Gale | $890,600 | $7,500 | 461 | 109% |
| 2004 | WPT | Gus Hansen | $455,780 | $7,500 | 221 | 0% |
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