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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (March 18, 2026) – Poker tournament action returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., with Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown kicking off on Wednesday, April 8, with the $400 Deep Stack series opener featuring a $1 Million Guaranteed prize pool. As a main stop for the World Poker Tour (WPT), the tournament will culminate with the $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship starting on Friday, April 24.
The championship event boasts a $3 Million Guarantee. The final six players of the championship will return on Wednesday, April 29, for a televised final table.
Other highlight events in this year’s Poker Showdown schedule include:
$800 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed, Wednesday, April 15 – Monday, April 20
$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed, Sunday, April 19 – Wednesday, April 22
$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed, Wednesday, April 22 – Thursday, April 23
$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed, Sunday, April 26 – Monday, April 27
$5,000 Deep Stack Eight Handed NLH (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed, Tuesday, April 28
Last year’s Poker Showdown saw Art Peacock win the WPT Poker Showdown Championship for $776,000, besting a field of 1,755 entries.
Poker hotel rates during the Poker Showdown are available. To make hotel reservations and for more information about the series, including the full schedule, please visit SHRPO.com. Follow us on X at @SHRPO.
About Seminole Hard Rock Poker
Seminole Hard Rock Poker encompasses four major poker series held annually at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. In August 2013, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) was introduced to poker players around the world and featured a $10 million guarantee championship, the largest guarantee in history. In addition to the SHRPO, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker series’ includes the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (January), Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (April) and Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll” Poker Open (November). All four series fall under the SHRPO umbrella with tournament news, live updates and championship live streaming. Visit www.SHRPO.com. Join the conversation at #SHRPO, and tag us @SHRPO.
About Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is the flagship-integrated resort of Hard Rock International, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The renowned entertainment, gaming and hospitality destination unveiled a $1.5 billion expansion in 2019, highlighting the debut of the world’s first and only Guitar Hotel. Between three hotel towers, the resort boasts 1,271 luxury guestrooms. Amenities include a 42,000 square-foot Rock Spa® & Salon; an 18-acre recreational water experience; private “Bora Bora” style cabanas; more than 20 food and beverage outlets; a 26,000 square-foot retail promenade; 120,000 square feet of premier meeting and convention space; and an expansive gaming floor with more than 2,500 slots, more than 200 table games and a 45-table poker room. In 2023, the casino launched live craps, roulette and retail sports betting, offering 10 craps tables, 20 roulette tables, and sports betting locations including both electronic kiosks and kiosks with live sports betting agents. Introducing the new games is a historic milestone that immediately puts Florida in the same league as the world’s great gaming destinations. Hard Rock Live, ranked No. 4 worldwide in 2024 gross revenue for Pollstar Magazine, highlights A-list entertainers and performers, sporting events and live broadcast productions in an intimate 7,000-person capacity setting. Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is located on 87 acres of the Hollywood Seminole Reservation along State Road 7 (U.S. Highway 441). For more information, visit us online at www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com call 1 (800) 937-0010 or follow us: Facebook: @HardRockHolly, X: @HardRockHolly, Instagram: @HardRockHolly.
