There is a spot on the end of the world, where snow falls in August, where the ladies can fell governments, and pork is eaten with such fervor that the speculation of a boneless, skinless chicken breast is, at best, quaint. Patagonia, this mythical sounding place in southwest of Argentina, will soon be home for a battle of the ages. There, within the land of beef and summer snow, the Americas will decide which country is deserving of the Americas Cup.

Today, countries from all around the Americas started fighting for his or her rightful spot on the final fight in Argentina. The Americas Cup goes to place online qualifiers along side Team PokerStars Pro for a live poker event like you've never seen before. At the line is national pride for 13 different countries and no small amount of money...$250,000 to be exact.

As if that wasn't enough, individuals who make it to the live final get a possibility to take one heckuva a ski vacation on the end of August and beginning of September. Seriously...there aren't a large number of things that you will do within the next two months you will enjoy more.

Qualifiers are running now on PokerStars. If you need to look the entire rules, see how one can get on a team, and notice how the Americas Cup works, we advise you head on over to the PokerStars Americas Cup home page.

In the meantime, we are going to be fantasizing a couple of juicy steak and fresh powder.

Photo by Luca Galuzzi

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