Despite a 30% decrease in attendance for the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event the tournament series as a whole was quite a success, with Viktor Isildur1 Blom capturing his first major tournament title, 2010 WSOP Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel overcoming some personal hardships to book over $1 million in prize-money over the course of the PCA, and a tough final table for the Main Event, eventually won by amateur poker player John Dibella.
PCA Super-High-Roller
The 2012 PCA began with the $100k buy-in Super-High-Roller event which drew 29 players (down just three players from last years tournament). As is typically the case when 29 high-rollers get together, there were very few weak spots at the final table, which included Jonathan Duhamel, 2011 PCA Champ Galen Hall, Daniel Negreanu (who made his second consecutive final table in this event), Scott Seiver, Mike McDonald, and Humberto Brenes. Oh yeah, and the eventual Champion, online phenom Viktor Isildur1 Blom!
Here is a look at the final table payouts for the 2012 $100k PCA Super-High-Roller tournament:
1. Viktor Isildur1 Blom – $1,254,400
2. Dan Shak – $846,700
3. Galen Hall – $470,400
4. Jonathan Duhamel – $313,600
5. Daniel Negreanu – $250,900
6. Scott Seiver $0
7. Mike Timex McDonald $0
8. Humberto Brenes $0
PCA Main Event
There were plenty of storylines developing at the final table as Faraz Jaka sought his first major win, and Xuan Liu was attempting to become the first woman to win the PCA Main Event. But in the end it was the amateur at the table, 40-sometihng year-old stockbroker John Dibella who would capture the title and the $2 million first-place prize.
Here is a look at the final table payouts for the 2012 PCA Main Event:
1. John Dibella – $2,000,000
2. Kyle Julius – $1,275,000
3. Faraz Jaka - $755,000
4. Xuan Liu – $600,000
5. Mike Drover – $488,000
6. Anthony Gregg – $348,000
7. David Bernstein – $260,000
8. Ruben Visser - $156,400
PCA High-Roller
Closing out the 2012 PCA was the $25k High-Roller tournament, which once again featured Jonathan Duhamel at the final table (Duhamel also won a $5k side event at the PCA this year). Despite taking a substantial chip-lead into heads-up play, Duhamel was unable to eliminate Russian pro Leonid Bilokur and would have to settle for second place. Dont feel too bad for Duhamel, considering the $634k in prize-money put his PCA haul at over $1.2 million!
Here is a look at the final table payouts for the 2012 $25k PCA High Roller tournament:
1. Leonid Bilokur $1,134,930
2. Jonathan Duhamel $634,550
3. Isaac Haxton $380,730
4. Jason Koon $271,950
5. Nicolas Fierro $217,560
6. Govert Metaal $181,300
7. Michael Telker $145,040
8. Randy Lew $108,780
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