Event Buy-in Information

If you reserve a seat in advance, you can collect your ticket from a Ticket Collection station at the event from 14:00 the day before a tournament starts, until the end of the late registration period. PSPC and PCA Main Event ticket collections are available from 17:00 on January 5.

Please Note: if you do not arrive to collect your ticket and have not informed us of your un-registration BEFORE the start of the tournament, your funds will be added to the prize pool and you will not be entitled to a refund.

Onsite registration for Main Event will be open from 17:00 on January 5 until the end of the late registration period.  For Side Events, registration will be open at 17:00 the day before the tournament, until the end of the late registration period for each tournament. 

Please Note: you are unable to un-register and receive a refund after the tournament start time.

You can buy in onsite using any of the following options by visiting the registrations desk, please note that we cannot accept part payment of one payment type with another.

• CASH
• CHIPS

Simply visit the registrations team with valid personal identification to register. Any questions? Email the Live Team for help with tournament entry options.

Wire transfers for the PCA can be made directly to Atlantis Casino for tournament buy-ins and cash games. Please follow the instructions below carefully if you wish to make a wire transfer, and make sure you have read and understood all corresponding rules and procedures included in the wire transfer process.

• Open an Atlantis Front Money Account here
• We strongly suggest you print and complete a Bank Wire Information Authorization form (English only) and bring this form with you to the PCA. Atlantis Casino can return wired funds to the account from which they were wired after the event
• Wait for a Front Money Account confirmation email from Atlantis Casino (DO NOT WIRE FUNDS UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS CONFIRMATION)
• Choose the correct banking details from one of the two options below;
  • My wire transfer is coming from within the USA - click here to download PDF (English only)
  • My wire transfer is coming from outside the USA - click here to download PDF (English only)
• Arrange the wire transfer with your banking institution

If you sent a wire transfer to Atlantis Casino for PCA 2018, note you already have a Front Money Account with them. Please contact the Casino and ask them for your Front Money Account number. Once you have this number, feel free to use the correct wire instructions as per above, and initiate your wire transfer.

There will be NO currency exchange service active during the PCA event. It is your responsibility to ensure that you bring US dollars to use on-site. There are several banks just off property that do offer a limited currency exchange (up to $500 a day maximum).

We do NOT accept credit or debit cards to buy in to tournaments at the PCA.

Please note that the PS Cashier (formerly known as the PCA Bank) will NOT be operating at the PCA. Players will NO LONGER be able to withdraw funds from their Stars Accounts in chips that could be used for cash games etc.

Players have a variety of payout options open to them including cash, wire transfer and deposit to Stars Account. There are restrictions that apply to certain payout options depending on the status of your account, and there may be limits to the amount a player can receive in cash. 

You can choose to be credited your winnings by one payment method or by a combination of different payment methods.

• CASH – A Cash Maximum may apply
• WIRE TRANSFER VIA FRONT MONEY ACCOUNT – Players must have an Atlantis Front Money account to be able to have funds wired back to them. Please see Wire Transfer section above for more information.