PokerStars updates 2011 PCA schedule

In response to the high player demand and rising interest from international television broadcast interests, PokerStars.com has announced some changes implemented to the previously-released PCA schedule. Most notably, the $5,250 buy-in NAPT Bounty Shootout Event, being filmed for broadcast on ESPN2 (USA), TSN (Canada) and Channel 4 (UK) among others, has been upgraded to a three-day, six-max triple-shootout format with a capacity for 216 players. The change was induced by the overwhelming interest in the 81-player NAPT Los Angeles Bounty Shootout Event.

For the first time ever, the PCA will host a $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Event, scheduled to take place from January 6-8. The event will also be recorded for international broadcast. Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu, Lex Veldhuis, Humberto Brenes and Jason Mercier, plus Bill Chen and Dan Shak have been confirmed for this event, with plenty more players expected to sign soon.

Fans and followers will have the chance to watch most of the action on television. Filming will start on Day 3 as the greatest players in the world battle out for a spot in the final table. PokerStars.TV will broadcast Day 5, showing every moment and instant as 24 players are it compete for the Main Event Title and the largest prize pool outside Las Vegas.

“When planning the PCA, we challenge ourselves to bring players the greatest poker experience found anywhere in the world. We strive to create the best schedule ever imagined, offering more games in more formats and variations than anywhere else, and we spread them at buy-ins ranging from $100 to $100,000 so that everyone can play. Our goal is to create the greatest poker room on the planet for 10 days and encourage poker players from around the world to come and play, have fun in the sun and enjoy the global community of our game” states Poker Stars in a press release .

PokerStars would also like to congratulate Russ Fox from the online poker forum twoplustwo.com, who won the '2+2 Player's Choice' contest with his innovative creation of 'Binglaha'. The game is a variation of PLO where the game can change after the flop from PLO to PLO8. In honor of his creativity, Fox will be granted his own event at the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.