Hundreds of Seats Up for Grabs in Live Satellites at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL
Hot on the heels of the Season XIII California Swing, the World Poker Tour® returns to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL for the televised WPT® Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship. Located in the ballrooms, this $3,500 buy-in event kicks off on April 16 with three starting flights, and carries a massive $5 million guarantee. In April alone, more than 100 seats will be up for grabs at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Qualify for the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Players can qualify for the $5 million guaranteed WPT Main Tour event in one of many live satellites at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Notable dates include:
10-Seat Guarantees
April 14 at 5 p.m. ($385)
April 15 at 5 p.m. ($385)
April 16 at 3 p.m. ($385)
April 17 at 3 p.m. ($385)
25-Seat Guarantees
April 14 at 11 a.m. ($385)
April 15 at 11 a.m. ($385)
Players can also win a seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship by entering a contest on www.HardRockPoker.com. The entry period ends Tuesday, April 14 at 11:59 p.m. EST, and one lucky winner will be selected at midnight to play in the event. For official rules, click here.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Festival
The 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown kicks off on April 6 with a $250 buy-in no-limit hold’em event featuring six starting flights and a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. The action heats up on April 9 with the $570 buy-in Deep Stack $1 million guarantee, which also features six starting flights.
Rob Wazwaz opened to 35,000 on the button and James Livingston three-bet to 75,000. Wazwaz pushed forward a tall tower of orange T10,000 chips, and Livingston thought for a few minutes before saying he was all in.
"Nice hand," Wazwaz said. "You're ahead. I call."
Wazwaz:
Livingston:
A flop meant Wazwaz was nearly dead, and the ended it on the turn, filling Livingston up.
After a Harry Finnimore open and a Glenda Gouveia call, Brian Cox made it 130,000 to go. Harry Finnimore shoved all in for only 16,000 more, folding out Gouveia, leading to an eventual call from Cox.
"You have aces?" Cox asked with dread, tabling .
"Nines," Finnimore said, showing .
The board came through fourth street, but Finnimore hit the nine he needed as a arrived on the river.