Seat open within the Shark Cage! Qualify today.

What would you rather do? "Dive right into a" or "appear on" Shark Cage?

Unless you're a type of adrenaline types, and in case you are reading this while tightrope walking the Grand Canyon that's you, you'll be thinking that we've lost our minds, that the poker is the more appealing option. A POSSIBILITY to play the sport you like against pros and celebrities, on television, on an island in Paradise? There is not any discussion available.

I was thinking this as I watched the primary episode a couple of days ago.

In the primary show, which featured Lex Veldhuis, Tony Dunst, Phil Laak, Jennifer Harman and Jason Alexander, players were routinely dismissed, condemned to the Shark Cage and an excessively public humiliation. Out there, alone, with a minimum of two cameras occupied with their face--the fool who either tried to bluff or did not catch one. Impulsively the wet-suit and chum option seemed quite appealing.

Oh sure, it looks fun now...

Perhaps that's slightly an exaggeration. Personally I MIGHT should be chased by a pack of sharks before I climbed right into a shark cage. But when you are the type who likes the spotlight, likes a challenge, and likes the theory of some huge cash on the end of it, then now could be some time -- for qualifying events for Season 2 ofShark Cage begin today.

This is your chance to win considered one of three seats available for the primary three heats of Shark Cage Season 2. Win one and you will get four nights stay on the Atlantis Resort within the Bahamas throughout the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, plus flights and $800 spending money. What's more you'll be able to bring someone in conjunction with you, an eye-witness who can corroborate your stories whilst you come back home.

In case you're new to the entire concept or just found this page by Googling "near death experiences", Shark Cage is the show where poker legends from world wide compete in heats for a seat on the final. It's an innovative format which incorporates a 30-second shot clock (to maintain the action moving), and naturally the all-important bluff button. If a player pulls off a bluff at the river, the loser gets sent to the Shark Cage to overlook an orbit. The bluffer meanwhile gets bonus chips in the event that they make it to the general. If the bluff gets called, it is the bluffer who's incarcerated, and the player who called gets the bonus chips.

Atlantis Resort, where you'll be able to come head to head with sharks both inside and outside

Each of those heats has a seat open for a PokerStars player. Here's the way you could fill it. The primary of those new heats will happen through the 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in January--not a nasty trip although events on the table go badly. You can start the method of qualifying today, with tournaments going down online daily at 12:05 ET, 14:05 ET and 16:05 ET, running until November 9.

As well as there being an added prize pool of $1,500, the highest 20 finishers in each qualifier will advance to the casting stage, essentially the audition stage for the television show (shrinking violets look away now).

It's at this point where we'll ask you to submit a two minute video, where you get to inform us your story. It will need to be a snappy, fun and enthusiastic presentation of your personality. And when you is also thinking "I CAN express my personality using nothing but dance", that's fine, I guess, but we adore videos to be in English. After you have it perfect, load it onto YouTube and email the link to sharkcage@pokerstars.com no later than 23:59 ET, November 16.

Still interested? Well that's great. All you have to do to start is deposit $30 (€23/£18) or more, before 16:00 ET on November 9, using bonus code 'SHARKPCA' for ten free tickets. You'll then use these to go into any of the Shark Cage qualifier tournaments.

That's all there's to it. Still need to test yourself on one in every of pokers toughest and unique environments? Then it is time to start. For an entire list of terms and conditions, in addition to everything it's a must to learn about Shark Cage itself, take a look at the Shark Cage webpage.

Good luck. And whilst you stir up the video camera, I'm off to shop for a snorkel and flippers.

Stephen Bartley is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog.

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