(PRESS RELEASE) -- Poker tournament action returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida with Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown kicking off on Wednesday, 19 March with the $400 Deep Stack series opener featuring a $1 Million Guaranteed prize pool. As a main stop for the World Poker Tour, the tournament will culminate with the $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship starting on Friday, 4 April. The championship event boasts a $3 Million Guarantee. The final six players of the championship will reconvene in May in Las Vegas for a televised final table.
Other highlight events in this year’s Poker Showdown schedule include:
- $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $2,000,000 Guaranteed, Wednesday, 26 March – Monday, 31 March
- $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed, Wednesday, 2 April – Thursday, 3 April
- $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $1 Million Guaranteed, Sunday, 6 April – Monday, 7 April
- $25,500 High-Roller NLH (Re-Entry) $1 Million Guaranteed, Monday, 7 April – Tuesday, 8 April
- $5,000 Deep Stack Eight Handed NLH (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed, Tuesday, 8 April
Last year’s Poker Showdown saw Josh Reichard win the WPT Poker Showdown Championship for more than $839,000 besting a field of 1,869 entries.