The poker room at Creek Entertainment Gretna opened its doors in December with a grand-opening party that packed the house with an excited player base.
The Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood (Fla.) will host the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open from Jan. 29-Feb. 14. Players can win more than $1,000,000
By Dave Lemmon With comedian Jimmy “JJ” Walker bringing his “Dyn-O-Mite” personality to the proceedings as a hilarious emcee, the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek held
Many of this country’s longest-running cardrooms have been attached to casinos, away from the distractions of the casino floor. In Florida, poker rooms were allowed at existing parimutuels as an addition to their betting operations beginning in 1996. So to maintain the attraction to their races and jai-alai games, TVs displaying that action remained a […]
By Christopher Cosenza The Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood kicked off the World Poker Tour’s unprecedented four-stop Florida tour in late October with the 18-event Rock N’ Roll Open, which culminated with the $2,500 main event that attracted 331 players and some of the finest poker talent in the country. Farhan Madhani of Miami won […]
We all know about Vegas, Los Angeles and Atlantic City when it comes to poker hot spots, but what do you know about Jacksonville? In November the city jumped into the poker universe’s spotlight as the World Poker Tour came to town for the WPT Jacksonville Fall Series at the Orange Park Poker Room. This […]
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa hosted its first World Poker Tour regional event with the Winter Poker Open, which ran Dec.
Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. in partnership with the Miami Poker Society will host the Betting for Justice charity tournament on Jan. 21 at noon at the Paradise Poker Room. The event will feature world-renowned poker superstar Vanessa Rousso. Co-hosted by Derek Jackson of the Marlins, the tournament will award a $10,000 cash prize […]
Seminole Casino Immokalee (near Naples, Fla.) will find out who has what it takes to earn a chance at $1 million during the “WPT Point Challenge” on Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. The first of three tournaments will welcome players to battle it out to accumulate the most points and win a seat in Florida’s […]
The All In For Charity Poker Tournament to benefit domestic violence and children’s charities is Jan. 8 at the Isle Casino Pompano in Pompano Beach, Fla.
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