ESPN to broadcast 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure final table

PokerStars.com has recently announced that ESPN2 and ESPN3.com will present same-day coverage of the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) final table on Saturday, January 15. ESPN3.com will provide coverage in HD with a one-hour show scheduled at 5 p.m. ET. ESPN2 HD will join the coverage with a simulcast at 10:00 p.m. Fans and followers will be able to watch on either outlet until the crowning of the new PCA Main Event champion.

"For the first time viewers at home will see a poker telecast from start to finish, with all the strategy of world-class poker players playing in real time and completely unedited," said Matt Volk, ESPN manager, programming and acquisitions.

The PCA tournament will be held at the Atlantis Hotel and Resort in the Bahamas and will offer participants an estimated main event prize pool of more than $20 million dollars and top prize of more than $2 million.

"This is one of the most exciting announcements ever in televised poker. This is the first time people watching online or on TV will be able to see everything that happens at a poker table. So much happens in poker that never makes it to the final TV edit, but this will show exactly how top-level players go about winning a massive tournament. There's so much money on the line – it's going to be gripping." added PokerStars.net North America Regional Marketing Director, Joe Versaci.