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- The new year will mark the return of major tournament poker series to the Seminole Hard Rock. The 2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open begins on January 14 and runs through the 27th, with tournament buy-ins ranging from $150 to $5,000 and more than $2 million in guarantees.
- Season XIV of the World Poker Tour will be coming to the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Hotel and Casino this March and April as the poker tour begins its Showdown series. The first tour stop in Florida will be the $3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship followed by the $10,000 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Fin.
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If you have about $100,000 sitting around waiting to burn -- and who doesn't, right? -- and you fancy yourself a card stud, South Florida is ready to give you a game. A new international tournament series for 'super high rollers' is getting ready to kick off with a late-summer event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.
It's the first tournament series of its kind. And although the news is shooting excitement through the industry, some poker experts are wondering if the card world can handle so many big-pocket events.
Such $100,000 buy-in events are usually one-off high-roller exhibitions -- inherently big, glitzy draws thanks to the money involved but not feasible as extended tours. But the World Poker Tour is betting (puns!) to change that with the new tournament, dubbed Alpha 8.
The setup features a $100,000 buy-in with $200 and $400 starting blinds and the chance for reentry. Hoping to draw in high-roller excitement, the tournament is already scheduled for TV broadcast on Fox Sports 1 starting in March 2014.
The Hard Rock will host the inaugural Alpha 8 on August 26 as part of the casino's own Poker Open -- a main-event game that features a $5,000 entry and a guaranteed prize pool of $10 million. According to word on the street, the Alpha 8 will feature a Carmen Sandiago-ish worldwide reach, with stops in Europe, Asia, and South Africa -- although organizers are mum on those specifics right now.
When New Times reached out to the World Poker Tour about who's playing in the Hard Rock event, the organization was still keeping its cards to its chest (boom, count it -- more puns). 'We're not ready to announce the names of any players as of yet,' WPT's Jon Katkin told us in an email. 'We'll look to do this within a couple weeks, however, to help build more momentum for the tournament.'
But some big thinkers in the poker world are looking at the Alpha 8 with suspicion. How many, they're asking, six-figure buy-ins can the poker industry possibly support? With that kind of coin needed, we're not talking about the sunglasses-and-Kangol crowd you see burning down afternoons at the $5 tables. Logically, there are only so many deep-pocketed businessmen or oil sheiks or trust-fund babies who can afford to throw in. Too many events scatters the market.
At least, that's PokerNews' Editor-in-Chief Donnie Peterson's take. In his Five Thoughts column this week, he addressed the Alpha 8.
'When you factor in all of the other super high roller events around the world on the European Poker Tour, the WSOP and at the Aussie Millions, how much money does the WPT expect players to have?' Peterson wrote. 'The new WPT Alpha8 stops are only going to create more congestion amongst an already saturated poker tournament market. Just look at the first one, which butts right up against the EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller at the end of August.'
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As part of its $1.5 billion expansionproject, Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is now home to a total of 1,271 luxuryguestrooms and suites, including 638 rooms in The Guitar Hotel, 168 rooms inthe seven-story Oasis Tower at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywoodand 465 newly renovated guestrooms in the existing Hard Rock Tower. For latestrates, packages and reservations, guests can contact Customer Care at (866)502-7529 or visit hardrockholly.com.
In addition, Seminole Hard Rock Gift Cardscan be purchased at various locations on property. Gift Cards can be usedtoward slot play, dining, hotel accommodations, entertainment, retail and spa.Visit our FAQs page for more information and a complete listof Seminole Hard Rock outlets that accept gift cards.
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Thenew casino gaming floor boasts nearly 200 table games and more than 3,000 slotmachines. The 195,000-square-foot casino includes a new High Limit Slots roomwith denominations ranging from $1 to $1,000, and a new non-smoking gamingroom.
New Members Play For A Buffet
Beginning Jan. 8, players who register for a Seminole Wild Card can earn one complimentary lunch buffet at Fresh Harvest by earning two Comp Dollars playing slots or table games.
$100,000 New Year’s Day Giveaway
Wednesday, Jan. 1, from 4 to 8:30 p.m.
Duringthe $100,000 New Year’s Day Giveaway on Wednesday, Jan. 1, five players willwin $2,020 Free Play every thirty minutes from 4 to 8:30 p.m. See Player’s Clubfor details.
AppletonRum Giveaway
Thursday,Jan. 2, from 3 to 9 p.m.
Playerswho earn 10 Comp Dollars playing slots from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan.2, will be eligible to receive a bottle of Appleton Rum. This gift must bepicked up between 3 and 9 p.m. at Hard Rock Event Center. One gift per person.See Player’s Club for details.
CuisinartKitchen Tool Set Giveaway
Sunday,Jan. 5, from 2 to 8 p.m.
Playerswho earn 10 Comp Dollars playing slots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5,will be eligible to receive a Cuisinart kitchen tool set. This gift must bepicked up between 2 and 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Event Center. One gift per person.See Player’s Club for details.
$125,000 SlotTournament Series
$25,000Day 1
Tuesday, Jan.7, from 4 to 9 p.m.
During the$25,000 Slot Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 7, from 4 to 9 p.m., players can enterto win a $2,000 grand prize or their share of $25,000. Plus, the top-10 pointearners will advance to a Top 40 Bonus Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 10p.m., to win their share of an additional $20,000. Guests can receive a seat inthe tournament by earning three or more Comp Dollars playing slots on Tuesday,Jan. 7, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
$125,000 SlotTournament Series
$25,000Day 2
Tuesday, Jan.14, from 4 to 9 p.m.
During the$25,000 Slot Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 14, from 4 to 9 p.m., players canenter to win a $2,000 grand prize or their share of $25,000. Plus, the top-10 pointearners will advance to a Top 40 Bonus Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 10p.m., to win their share of an additional $20,000. Guests can receive a seat inthe tournament by earning three or more Comp Dollars playing slots on Tuesday,Jan. 14, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
$125,000 SlotTournament Series
$25,000Day 3
Tuesday, Jan.21, from 4 to 9 p.m.
During the$25,000 Slot Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 4 to 9 p.m., players canenter to win a $2,000 grand prize or their share of $25,000. Plus, the top-10 pointearners will advance to a Top 40 Bonus Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 10p.m., to win their share of an additional $20,000. Guests can receive a seat inthe tournament by earning three or more Comp Dollars playing slots on Tuesday,Jan. 14, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
$125,000 SlotTournament Series
$25,000Day 4
Tuesday, Jan.28, from 4 to 9 p.m.
During the$25,000 Slot Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 4 to 9 p.m., players canenter to win a $2,000 grand prize or their share of $25,000. Plus, the top-10 pointearners will advance to the Top 40 Bonus Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 10p.m., to win their share of an additional $20,000. Guests can receive a seat inthe tournament by earning three or more Comp Dollars playing slots on Tuesday,Jan. 28, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
U-SpinBonusing
Wednesday,Jan. 8, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Playerswho earn five Comp Dollars on their favorite reel slot machine on Wednesday,Jan. 8, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. will be eligible to participate in U-SpinBonusing. Upon reaching five Comp Dollars, tap the U-Spin icon to spin and winup to $250. Excludes video poker and electronic table games.
Gift CardPick’em & Win
Thursday,Jan. 9, from 2 to 8 p.m.
Playerswho earn 10 Comp Dollars playing slots on Thursday, Jan. 9, from 7 a.m. to 7p.m. will be eligible to receive a $15 gift card, and will have a chance to beone of five winners to earn a $1,000 gift card at 9 p.m. This gift must bepicked up between 2 and 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Event Center.
$100,000Mega Jackpot Winners Bonus Drawings
Friday,Jan. 10, from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Playerswho won a jackpot of $1,200 or more using their Seminole Wild Card from July 1,2019 through December 31, 2019 will receive an entry to the $100,000 MegaJackpot Winners Bonus Drawings on Friday, Jan. 10, from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.Players can win $500 to $25,000 in cash or Free Play every 30 minutes.
Hard Rock Casino Hollywood Florida Poker Tournament Schedule
Cuisinart3-in-1 Fruit & Vegetable Chopper Giveaway
Sunday,Jan. 12, from 2 to 8 p.m.
Playerswho earn 10 Comp Dollars playing slots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan.12, will be eligible to receive a Cuisinart 3-in-1 Fruit & VegetableChopper. This gift must be picked up between 2 and 8 p.m. at Hard Rock EventCenter. One gift per person. See Player’s Club for details.
$25,000 SuperRockin’ Bonus Times Tournament
Wednesday,Jan. 15, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Duringthe $25,000 Super Rockin’ Bonus Times Tournament on Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 10a.m. to 10 p.m., players can win a $5,000 grand prize or their share of$25,000. Players can earn entries at the rate of one entry per five Comp Dollarsearned on reel slot machines featuring the Bonus Times Tournament logo.Tournament excludes video poker and electronic table games.
PatronTequila Giveaway
Friday,Jan. 17, from 2 to 8 p.m.
Playerswho earn 10 Comp Dollars playing slots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan.17, will be eligible to receive a bottle of Patron tequila. This gift must bepicked up between 2 and 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Live. One gift per person. SeePlayer’s Club for details.
$50,000After Hours Giveaway
Saturday,Jan. 18, from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Duringthe $50,000 After Hours Giveaway on Saturday, Jan. 18, 25 players will win $250Free Play every fifteen minutes from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. See Player’s Club fordetails.
CuisinartCheese Grater Giveaway
Sunday,Jan. 19, from 2 to 8 p.m.
Playerswho earn 10 Comp Dollars playing slots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan.19, will be eligible to receive a Cuisinart cheese grater. This gift must bepicked up between 2 and 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Event Center. One gift per person.See Player’s Club for details.
UnderArmour Backpack Giveaway
Monday,Jan. 20, from 2 to 8 p.m.
Playerswho earn 10 Comp Dollars playing slots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan.20, will be eligible to receive an Under Armour backpack. This gift must bepicked up between 2 and 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Event Center. One gift per person.See Player’s Club for details.
PublixGift Card Giveaway
Thursday,Jan. 23, from 3 to 9 p.m.
Playerswho earn 10 Comp Dollars playing slots from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan.23, will be eligible to receive a $15 Publix Gift Card. This gift must bepicked up between 3 and 9 p.m. at Hard Rock Live. One gift per person. SeePlayer’s Club for details.
GreyGoose Vodka Giveaway
Saturday,Jan. 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Playerswho earn 10 Comp Dollars playing slots from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan.25, will be eligible to receive a bottle of Grey Goose vodka. This gift must bepicked up between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Hard Rock Event Center. One gift perperson. See Player’s Club for details.
$50,000Jackpot Winners Bonus Drawings
Saturday,Jan. 25, from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Playerswho won a jackpot of $1,200 or more using their Seminole Wild Card throughoutDecember will receive an entry to the $50,000 Jackpot Winners Bonus Drawings onSaturday, Jan. 25, from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. Players can win $500 to $10,000 in cashor Free Play every 30 minutes.
CuisinartSandwich Grill Giveaway
Sunday,Jan. 26, from 2 to 8 p.m.
Playerswho earn 10 Comp Dollars playing slots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan.26, will be eligible to receive a Cuisinart sandwich grill. This gift must bepicked up between 2 and 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Event Center. One gift per person.See Player’s Club for details.
Poker
Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood’s new45-table Poker Room features a more than 50 65” HD TVs to catch all the sportsaction. Poker Room amenities include a private cage with five windows foraccessibility and delicious food selections for players on the go. The PokerRoom is open 24 hours a day/seven days a week and can be accessed from theresort’s retail promenade.
Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Hard Rock Casino Hollywood Florida Poker Tournament
Thursday, Jan. 9 through Wednesday, Jan,22
The 2019/2020 Seminole Hard Rock Pokerseason continues Jan. 9 with the Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO). Primary eventskick off with the $1,100 buy-in WPTDeepStacks (Single Re-Entry Per Day) openerfeaturing a $1 million guaranteed prize pool, while the series culminates witha $3,500 buy-in WPT NLH Championship boasting a $2 million guarantee. Inaddition to awarding two of the biggest prize pools during the LHPO, the $1,100buy-in WPTDeepStacks final table on Monday, Jan. 13, and $3,500 buy-in WPT NLHChampionship on Wednesday, Jan. 22, will live stream on WPT.com.
For more information on the January pokertournament schedule and promotions, visit SHRPO.com.
Hard Rock Live
The new 7,000-person capacity Hard RockLive hosts state-of-the art technical capabilities to support A-list celebrityperformances as well as award shows, sporting events and nationally televisedprograms. Hard Rock Live is equipped with state-of-the-art in-house sound andlightning, in addition to clamshell-style seating giving guests an intimateexperience. For more information and tickets to HardRock Live Shows, please visit www.myhrl.com.
The Comedy Club
Hard Rock Casino Hollywood Florida Poker Tournaments
The Comedy Club is South Florida’s premiervenue for stand-up comedy that will host acclaimed comedians weekly, includingtop-name talent recognized on TV and streaming platforms. The new 400-seatvenue offers a variety of seating including plush couches, family-style tablesand highboys, and a full bar with light food options. For more information onticket prices or to purchase tickets, please visit www.hrcomedyclub.com.
Rock Spa & Salon
The 42,000-square-foot luxury spa, salon andstate-of-the-art fitness center is one of the largest wellness venues in SouthFlorida, offering rejuvenating services, beauty-enhancing treatments and arelaxing retreat for local visitors and guests staying at the resort. TheRock Spa & Salon is a wellness-focused enclave offering 18 individualtreatment rooms and three private couples suites with special guestamenities, treatments, hot tub and shower; ladies and men’s locker roomswith steam, sauna, hot tubs and relaxation areas; as well as a co-ed atriumwith lap pool, hot & cold plunge pools, sauna and a Himalayan salt room.
RockSpa & Salon Gifts for the New Year
Refreshfor the new year with a Natura Bisee Facial and receive a LuxuryEye Set (includes deluxe sizes of Diamond Extreme Eye, Diamond Infusion RetinolEye Serum and Diamond Cocoon Sheer Eye), while supplies last. Guests whopurchase two Natura Bisse products will receive a deluxe size travel sample.
*NaturaBisse is the official skincare line recognized by Forbes Travel Guide.
Guests who experience the Elemis Anti-AgingHands On Treatment (50 minutes or longer) will receive a Papaya Enzyme Peel whilesupplies last.
*Elemis has been recognized as the No. 1 British skincare brand.
*Elemis has been recognized as the No. 1 British skincare brand.
To reserve a spa treatment, please call(866) 502-7529. Spa services are subject to availability. No other discountsmay be applied.
Special Events
Junior Achievement Uncorked
Saturday, Jan. 18, at 6:30 p.m.
JA World Huizenga Center
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & CasinoHollywood is the proud title sponsor of JA Uncorked— Junior Achievement ofSouth Florida’s Circle of Wise Women’s signature culinary event. An indoor foodand spirits festival, this event features tantalizing bites and indulgentdesserts from some of South Florida’s finest restaurants and a vast selectionof premier wines, champagne, spirits and craft beers from Breakthru BeverageFlorida and Funky Buddha Brewery. For more information or to purchase ticketsvisit www.jasouthflorida.org/events/ja-world-uncorked/.
The 6thAnnual Culinary Kickoff
Thursday,Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m.
DAER Dayclub atSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
Seminole HardRock Hotel & Casino Hollywood will host the sixth annual Culinary Kickoff™ January 30, 2020 to benefit theCulinary Kickoff™ Scholarship Fundat The Culinary Institute of America. The event will take place at DAERDayclub, the hotel’s new outdoor venue and part of the recent $1.5 billionexpansion, where celebrated Chefs Charlie Palmer, Michael Mina, Thomas Keller,Michael Voltaggio, Adam Sobel and Scott Romano join hotel Executive ChefsRobert Ciborowski, Alex Becker, Tito Vargas, and Ross Evans for the annualkick-off to the Big Game.
The notablechefs, paired with elite wineries, and celebrities, celebrate this event eachyear to help raise money for the Culinary Kickoff™ Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships for futureculinarians and is designed to develop culinary artistry, creativity, andexcellence in students during their college studies.
This year, hostchefs will be helming individual culinary stations offering two versions of adish. Each station will include a pairing with wine partners including: SilverOak, Twomey, Charles Woodson, JaM Cellars, John Anthony Vineyards, HogwashRose, JCB by Jean-Charles Boisset. Sample menu items include. Visit CulinaryKickoff™ LaneOneWebsite topurchase tickets.
About Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & CasinoHollywood
SeminoleHard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is the flagship casino resort of HardRock International, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. This world-renownedentertainment, gaming and hospitality destination unveiled a $1.5 billionexpansion on Oct. 24, 2019. New offerings include 638 upscale guestroomsin the first-ever Guitar Hotel, 168 luxury guestrooms and unique swim-upsuites in the adjacent Oasis Tower at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & CasinoHollywood, and 465 newly redesigned guestrooms in Hard Rock Hotel for acombined room count of 1,271 throughout the resort. Additional amenitiesinclude the lush, “Bora Bora” style lagoon with private cabanas and butlerservice; a 42,000 square-foot Rock Spa® & Salon; a 13.5-acre recreationalwater experience for swimming, kayaking and paddle boarding; 19 dining outletsand 20 bars and lounges; an expansive gaming floor with 3,100 slots, 195 tablegames and a 45-table poker room; 120,000 square feet of premier meeting andconvention space including a 38,000 square-foot, carpeted exhibition hall; anda 26,000 square-foot retail promenade. The highly anticipated Hard Rock Liveentertainment venue with a 7,000-person capacity, will showcase A-listentertainers, comedy acts, Broadway performances, sporting events and livebroadcast productions. The integrated resort is located on 87 acres of theHollywood SeminoleReservation along State Road 7 (U.S. Highway 441),and is 10 minutes from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport and 30minutes from downtown Miami and Miami International Airport. For moreinformation, visit us online at www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com,call 800-937-0010 or follow us: Facebook: SeminoleHardRockHollywood, Twitter:@HardRockHolly, Instagram: @HardRockHolly.