Poker Stars Americas Cup
PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker – play poker for your country Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, USA and Venezuela.
Help get your country into the live final event which takes place at Iguazu Falls, Argentina. Poker Stars qualifiers run from 15 March – 14 April 2010 there are three different tournaments (freeroll, $0.11, $1.10) which can be played to help earn points for your country.
The top 4 point earners from each country will play in the Americas Cup of Poker final live event which has a prize pool of $150,000
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PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker
Play Poker for your country, help your country qualify for the PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker final live event. There will be 9 rounds of qualifying online tournaments where 10 countries will versus each other to determine a winner. There are three tournaments in each round, a freeroll and $0.11 buy-in and $1.10 buy-in the top 100 players in each round will earn points for their country.
Six Countries will qualify for the final event through points earned in the weekly qualifying rounds, the four teams who fail to qualify will have another chance in the playoffs where the winning two teams go through to the final live event.
The qualifying 8 countries will all meet for a final live tournament, each country will have a team that will be the top four players who earned the most points for their country and a Team PokerStars Pro.
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PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker Schedule
Round 1
| Week 1 Date: 15 – 17 March 2010 | Freeroll Time | $0.11 Tourney | $1.10 Tourney |
| USA verses Canada | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Brazil verses Venezuela | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Argentina verses Chile | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Mexico verses Latin America | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Colombia verses Peru | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
Round 2
| Week 1 Date: 18 – 21 March 2010 | Freeroll Time | $0.11 Tourney | $1.10 Tourney |
| Peru verses Mexico | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Latin America verses Argentina | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Chile verses Brazil | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Venezuela verses USA | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Canada verses Colombia | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
Round 3
| Week 2 Date: 22 – 24 March 2010 | Freeroll Time | $0.11 Tourney | $1.10 Tourney |
| USA verses Chile | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Brazil verses Latin America | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Argentina verses Peru | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Mexico verses Colombia | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Canada verses Venezuela | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
Round 4
| Week 2 Date: 25 – 28 March 2010 | Freeroll Time | $0.11 Tourney | $1.10 Tourney |
| Peru verses Brazil | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Latin America verses USA | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Chile verses Venezuela | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Mexico verses Canada | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Colombia verses Argentina | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
Round 5
| Week 3 Date: 29 – 31 March 2010 | Freeroll Time | $0.11 Tourney | $1.10 Tourney |
| USA verses Peru | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Brazil verses Colombia | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Argentina verses Mexico | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Venezuela verses Latin America | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Canada verses Chile | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
Round 6
| Week 3 Date: 1,2 & 4 April 2010 | Freeroll Time | $0.11 Tourney | $1.10 Tourney |
| Peru verses Venezuela | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Latin America verses Chile | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Argentina verses Canada | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Mexico verses Brazil | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Colombia verses USA | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
Round 7
| Week 4 Date: 5 – 7 April 2010 | Freeroll Time | $0.11 Tourney | $1.10 Tourney |
| USA verses Mexico | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Brazil verses Argentina | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Chile verses Peru | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Venezuela verses Colombia | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Canada verses Latin America | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
Round 8
| Week 4 Date: 8,9,11 April 2010 | Freeroll Time | $0.11 Tourney | $1.10 Tourney |
| Peru verses Latin America | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Brazil verses Canada | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Argentina verses USA | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Mexico verses Venezuela | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
| Colombia verses Chile | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
Round 9
| Week 5 Date: 12 – 14 April 2010 | Freeroll Time | $0.11 Tourney | $1.10 Tourney |
| Latin America verses Colombia | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Chile verses Mexico | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Venezuela verses Argentina | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Canada verses Peru | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 |
PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker Playoff
The four Countries who don’t qualify through the weekly rounds will have a second chance to get to the final event, these teams will playoff till only two remain.
| Play-offs Date: 16-18 April 2010 | Freeroll | $0.11 | $1.10 |
| Play-off Match 1 | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Play-off Match 2 | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Play-off Match 3 | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker Final
The 8 qualifying countries will play a live poker event with $150,000 prize pool, there will be a field of 40 players which consists of the top four point earners for their country and Poker Stars Pro. The final takes place at the beautiful Iguazu Falls in Argentina.
Live Event Payout
- $50,000
- $35,000
- $20,000
- $15,000
- $10,000
- $10,000
- $5,000
- $5,000
