The temperature outside might be below freezing, but the poker action will be hotter than ever! Running from February 27 to March 10, 2015, Playground Poker Club is hosting the first Playground Winter Festival.
The festival kicks off with "The Wild $150," a reentry event with four starting flights and a $100,000 guarantee. It continues with 14 other events including a $330 two-day Freeze, a mixed hold’em/Omaha event, and a $220 Survivor tourney.
The $1,100 Main Event will begin on Friday, March 6 and feature two Day 1s (next-day reentry), and it has a massive $500,000 guaranteed prize pool!
Joe Ford just put a short-stacked player at risk with preflop from the cutoff. His opponent in the blinds had a little less than 4,000 and held , pairing up on the flop. Ford needed a seven or runner-runner, and he was able to find the on the river to make a winning straight.
Ford got off to a great start a couple of weeks ago at Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces before fizzling out in the money when he took a couple of rough beats. Perhaps he'll have better luck finishing strong this time.
Two players have made quads early on to take down big pots.
Blake Bohn said he made quad fives with one five in his hand, getting paid off on a big overbet on the river when he put 14,000 into an 8,000 pot.
At another table, Greg Wilson made quads to bust Larry Ormson, who looked less than pleased as he got up from the table. Ormson immediately reentered the tournament.
Will Stone bet 700 from early position on a flop, and Rob Wazwaz check-raised to 2,700 from the big blind. Stone made it 6,700, and Wazwaz responded with a four-bet to 12,700. Stone moved in, and Wazwaz quickly called.
Wazwaz:
Stone:
Stone's set was good, but a turn meant the possibility of a chop loomed. No straight or king appeared on the river, and Stone grabbed a nice double. Despite the setback, Wazwaz still has about the starting stack.
Chad Holloway check-called 2,500 from the small blind on a board of against a cutoff opponent. On the river, Holloway gather all of his chips in a stack and slid them forward, 4,975. His opponent thought things over for a few minutes, saying he had blockers to the straight. Ultimately, he decided to call. Holloway flipped for the underfull, and he took the pot down to get back above the starting stack.
The $3,500 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Championship will take place starting Thursday, April 16, 2015.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., announced that the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, now in its fifth year, will return April 6-22, 2015. Held in the resort ballrooms, the 17-day series will feature the $3,500 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed WPT Seminole Hard Rock Championship with three starting flights beginning Thursday, April 16 at 12 p.m. local time.
Last year's Championship was the largest WPT playing field in history with 1,795 entries. Players may play any or all starting flights and choose their best stack. Reentry will be allowed for six levels, and the televised final table will be take place on Wednesday, April 22 in Hard Rock Live located in Seminole Paradise, with live coverage available on www.SHRPO.com.
The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown will open with a $250 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed no-limit hold'em tournament with six starting flights starting at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. on April 6 and April 7. The poker action will continue with a $570 buy-in, $1 million guaranteed deep-stack no-limit hold'em event with six starting flights April 9-12.
The WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship final table will be aired on Fox Sports. Broadcast schedule will be released at a later date. On-site registration for all Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown events is available 24/7 at the poker room. To participate, players must obtain a free "Wild Card" at the player's club or in the resort’s poker room located in Seminole Paradise. Visit www.SHRPO.com.
Enter to win a seat in to the $5 million WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship by visiting www.SHRPO.com/winaseat. Satellite events for the Championship will be held at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood starting February 22, 2015. To review the entire series and satellite schedule, please visit www.SHRPO.com; follow the event on Twitter at @SHRPO, hashtag #SHRPO.
preflop from the cutoff. His opponent in the blinds had a little less than 4,000 and held 
, pairing up on the 
flop. Ford needed a seven or runner-runner, and he was able to find the 
on the river to make a winning straight.
flop, and Rob Wazwaz check-raised to 2,700 from the big blind. Stone made it 6,700, and Wazwaz responded with a four-bet to 12,700. Stone moved in, and Wazwaz quickly called.
turn meant the possibility of a chop loomed. No straight or king appeared on the river, and Stone grabbed a nice double. Despite the setback, Wazwaz still has about the starting stack.
against a cutoff opponent. On the 
for the underfull, and he took the pot down to get back above the starting stack.
