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Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showndown Scheduled For March 27 - April 16

$5 Million Guarantee Largest Ever For A $3,500 Buy-In Tournament

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Seminole Hard Rock CasinoSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood’s fourth annual Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown tournament series will run March 27 – April 16, 2014 with the championship held April 10 – 16. The series will take place in the resort ballrooms with the televised Championship Final Table held at Hard Rock Live.

The 21-day tournament series kicks-off on Thursday, March 27 at 11a.m. with a $1 million guaranteed deep stack no limit hold’em tournament featuring a $560 buy-in. The televised WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship event featuring a $5 million guarantee, the largest ever for a $3,500 buy-in, will start Thursday, April 10 at noon through final table filming on Wednesday, April 16. Players may play any or all starting flights and choose their best stack. Re-entry will be allowed for three levels.

“Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown’s $5 million guaranteed prize pool for the $3,500 buy-in championship event is the first of its kind, providing the accessibility for players to come to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood and compete in a high-profile televised tournament. First place for this event will win over $1 million,” said Ray Stefanelli, director of poker marketing for Seminole Gaming.

The $5 million guaranteed championship will also have satellite events taking place at five Seminole Gaming properties – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Seminole Casino Brighton, and Seminole Casino Immokalee.

To participate in tournament events, players must obtain a free “Wild Card” at the Player’s Club or in the poker room at Seminole Hard Rock.

For more information, call (954) 327-ROCK, 1 800-937-0010. To review the entire schedule, please visit the series website. Follow us on Twitter at @SHRPO