Only 36 Players Survive Shootout at the PCA
The 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure hosted the $5,000 + $250 Bounty Shootout on Thursday with 216 players spread out among 36 tables. By the end of Day 1, each of those tables crowned a single winner who'll return tomorrow for Round 2. Some of the more notable names who advanced were PokerStars Team Pros Dario Minieri (Italy), Greg Debora (Canada), Barry Greenstein (USA), George Lind III (Online), Ville Wahlbeck (Finland), and Jude Ainsworth (Ireland).
Some other players that'll be joining them are Faraz Jaka, Nick Binger, Michael Binger, Brandon Adams, David "ODB" Baker, Jeff Madsen, Shaun Deeb, and Amnon Filippi. While all of these players were fortunate enough win their respective tables, not everyone was so lucky. Five out of every six players hit the rail for a total of 180 eliminations. Among them were Daniel Negreanu, Scott Seiver, Sorel Mizzi, Andrew Lichtenberger, Jason Mercier, Eric Baldwin, Dwyte Pilgrim, Bertrand Grospellier, Viktor Blom, Joe Hachem, Greg Raymer, Jonathan Duhamel, and Melanie Weisner, just to name a few.
The remaining 36 players will return tomorrow to play in one of two heats. The first heat will begin at 12 P.M. EST and will feature Tables 1-3; Tables 4-6 will then return at 7 P.M. EST. By the end of Day 2, only six players will remain to determine the final table of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Bounty Shootout. Be sure to join us then as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team brings you all the action and eliminations from the Bahamas.