A unique event has been added to the schedule of the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The Fish and Chips Showdown will test players’ skills in fishing and poker over the course of two days, all in the picturesque setting of the Bahamas.
January 6th marks Day 1 of the event, which begins at 7:00am local time with the fishing portion. The weigh-in will take place six-and-a-half hours later and the poker tournament follows. The final table of the poker portion will occur on January 7th at 13:00, with a party taking place at 21:00 that night that includes the trophy presentation.
The hybrid fishing and poker tournament comes with a $2,300 buy-in, which is divvied up into three different prize pools. $400 will go to the fishing portion, while $900 will be allocated to the poker tournament. The final $1,000 will go towards paying off the event’s overall winner. PokerStars is dishing out $3,425 packages online, which include three nights at the Atlantis Resort along with the $2,300 price tag for the Fish and Chips spectacular.
Here’s a breakdown of the event as given in a press release sent by PokerStars: “Players will set out fishing within a 50-mile radius of the Paradise Island Marina, with all boats sailing out and returning for weigh-in at the same time. The challenge then resumes at the poker tables with players battling for the poker share of the Fish and Chips Showdown. The overall champion will be determined by a ratio of one-third fishing, two-thirds poker.” Even in a combination event, poker reigns supreme.
Now, let’s review some of the ground rules. Players are responsible for providing their own bait, whether dead or alive. Up to six rods and four teasers can be employed to catch as many fish as possible and sailfish, marlin, dorado, yellow fin tuna, and wahoo are all acceptable species of fish to catch. IFGA rules will be in effect throughout the event. Participants are encouraged to check out PokerStars’ website, where a lengthy discussion of the fishing contest’s rules can be found.
Among those participating in the PokerStars Fish and Chips Showdown is 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker, who commented in the same press release, “I jumped at the chance to play such an unusual and unique event. Most poker tournaments take place indoors, which is fine, but I can’t imagine a better way to enjoy paradise than to go fishing on the Caribbean Sea and follow that with poker action at the tables.” Moneymaker edged out Sammy Farha seven years ago in the Main Event, igniting the modern poker boom.
Also starting on January 6th as part of the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is a No Limit Hold’em Super High Roller event that will be filmed for television. The tournament has a colossal $100,000 buy-in and will crown a champion the next day. The Fish and Chips Showdown and Super High Roller events will serve as run-ups to the Main Event of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, which kicks off on January 8th with the first of two starting days. A winner will be determined on January 14th.
You can buy into a number of PokerStars Caribbean Adventure tournaments through the PokerStars client. Just click on “Events” and “PCA” and then start registering. PokerStars is the world’s largest online poker site and happily accepts action from USA players.