PokerStars announces plans to go back to Sochi, Russia, and brings the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) out of retirement after player feedback.

There is a battle going on in the poker world.

Two of the largest online poker companies are in the ring; neither particularly open about the exchange of blows. Up until now, most of the shots have been to the body, but I see a knockout punch coming, and it’s going to find a chin hosting an event in Sochi, Russia.

In March, partypoker LIVE became the first big player in the live tournament market to set up camp in the Sochi Casino & Resort, Russia. The premier event was a $1,100 buy-in partypoker LIVE Million Main Event. 1,170 entrants created a prize pool of $1.1m, and Dmitry Chop took home the $225,000 first prize.