Although there are still several high-profile tournaments left in 2010, PokerStars is already looking towards 2011 and the first big tournament of the year, the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. The world’s largest online poker site is offering players a chance to earn their way to the Bahamas to take on the current World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel and earn their way into the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event.
The latest promotion from PokerStars, Jonathan Duhamel’s Caribbean Adventure, started on Thursday and, through a series of tournaments, will send six people to the Atlantis Resort come January. Qualifiers will participate in a special seven-player sit and go, with the winner of the tournament earning a seat at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event. For those looking for a respite from the winter’s chill, the Jonathan Duhamel Caribbean Adventure could be just what the doctor ordered.
Running daily through December 17th are two different multi-table tournaments, one a freeroll and the other a $2.20 satellite. For those looking to use their Silver Star status, freerolls will be offered on Mondays at 10:30pm ET. Each of these daily tournaments has different ways of sending players on a quest for their trip to the Bahamas.
From these daily satellite tournaments, the top nine finishers in the freeroll, the top 45 players in the buy-in tournament, and the top 100 players in the Silver Star freeroll will earn their way into the semifinals of the Jonathan Duhamel Caribbean Adventure. The semifinals will be held on two dates, December 4th and the 18th, with the top nine players from each of the regions (U.S., Canada, and World) moving on to the final phase of the competition.
On December 5th and 19th, the single-table tournament finals will play out for those who have finished in the top nine of the semifinals. PokerStars is putting up $3,300 for these finalists to divvy up, along with the trip to the Caribbean for two. Of course, the first place finisher takes the trip, with second place earning $1,000; the top nine will finish in the money. The six champions of the Jonathan Duhamel Caribbean Adventure will be whisked off to the Bahamas and do battle with the 2010 World Champion in a sit and go for a seat at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event.
After winning the WSOP Main Event earlier this month, Duhamel has become the latest poster boy for the Team PokerStars Pro stable. In addition to this special promotion, Duhamel has also committed to playing in the Canadian Championships of Online Poker, which begin on Sunday and will play out over a week’s time. Duhamel has eagerly embraced his role as poker’s latest goodwill ambassador, continuing to do a multitude of interviews after his historic victory.
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