Leading online poker site Pokerstars.com is gearing up for the first Poker Stars Americas Cup of Poker, a new tournament series that will give regular players the chance to represent their homelands and compete for a $250,000.00 prizepool.

 

The action starts on July 27^th with the first weekly round. Players from the following countries have the chance to compete and help their nation make it to the live final: USA, Mexico, Ecuador, Canada, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. Players from these countries will be able to play in any of the Americas Cup of Poker daily tournaments. In addition to these countries, a wildcard catergory is available for members of all countries not included on the list.

 

The list of countries taking part in the tournament is divided into groups and each will face-off against each other week by week. During each weekly round, players can take part in any or all of the daily freerolls, $0.20 or $5.50 tournaments. Players will have to score as many points as they can for their respective teams. Each country will play against the other teams in their group in a series of weekly rounds. Each round will last for one week, and once all the group matches are complete, the two countries with the most wins in each group will go on to the live final set to take place at a ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina.

 

A total of eight teams will advance from the group stages to the live final in Argentina. Each team will be made up of the five players that won the most points for their team during the group stage. The eight finalist countries will then battle for their share of the $250,000 prize pool, and to increase your country's probabilities of winning the big cash, PokerStars will add a member of Team PokerStars Pro to each team.

 

For more information on the Americas Cup of Poker, please visit Pokerstars.com.