Seen on:
as known from New York Timesas known from USA Todayas known from yahoo!
VA
The Grueling Truth - Where Legends Speak / Latest Sports News & Rumors: Tailored for You / WPT: Event at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa reaches $1 million guarantee

WPT: Event at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa reaches $1 million guarantee

Publish Date: 09/04/2022
Fact checked by: Mike Goodpaster

The World Poker Tour at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa recently announced that the main tour event had reached the $1 million guarantee prior to the players taking their initial break in the $3,500 buy-in. The news was made public by the WPT executive tour director Matt Savage.

In less than an hour following the disclosure of the $1 million guarantee, 50 additional gamers have reportedly signed up. The competition will end with a six-player final table on Wednesday, September 7.

The World Poker Tour Legends of Poker event, which Joshua Pollock won for $573,350 at Parkwest Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, has concluded on Thursday, only less than a day after it began.

As a result, some of the 642 participants in the Legends of Poker event are presumably making their way to Florida for the Seminole Hard Rock tournament.

According to PokerNews, Savage wanted the field to reach 1,000 participants, which would increase the prize fund to more than $3,2 million.

Brian Altman, the defending winner of this competition, got off to an anticipated strong start. On Thursday, Altman quickly increased his initial chip stack of 50,000 to 80,000.

Altman is also the only player who has triumphed in three WPT competitions held in the same state. Therefore, he is seeking to become only the second four-time World Poker Tour champion.

In 2015 and 2020, he won the Hollywood and Florida’s Lucky Hearts Poker Open. In addition, he also earned $613,225 in June 2021 in the inaugural WPT tournament held at the Central Florida card room.

The WPT Wynn World Championship, the first $15 million guaranteed tournament in live poker history, will also take place in December as part of the World Poker Tour’s 20th season celebration. Additionally, other significant events are also scheduled for the remainder of the year.

Read Also
1986 NLCS Deep Dive: Mets vs. Astros — Chaos in the Dome and Glory at Shea
Matchup: New York Mets (108–54) vs. Houston Astros (96–66) Series result: Mets ...
1984 NBA Finals: Celtics vs. Lakers — The Battle That Changed Basketball Forever
For over a decade, the NBA's greatest rivalry had been dormant. The ...
Bet365 Promo
🏀 Top 10 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Games of All Time
Context: Houston’s “Phi Slama Jama” (Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler) was heavily favored. ...
Top 10 Texas Tech Men’s Basketball Players of All Time
Here’s a countdown of the Top 10 Texas Tech Men's Basketball Players ...
Top 10 Arkansas Razorbacks Men’s Basketball Players of All Time!
Arkansas has a rich basketball history, producing some of the best players ...
Esteban de Jesus, Roberto Duran y AIDS (1972-89)
Many of us dream of celebrity sports fame, but only cruel individuals ...
Indiana Basketball Weekly
Welcome to Indiana Basketball Weekly, your dedicated podcast for all things Indiana ...
Peter Maher: An Irish Tribute
INTRO: I was seriously ill in 2018 with 7 nights in the ...
Ranking the top 200 players in the NFL ahead of the 2021 season
This list isn’t based solely on performances from the 2020 NFL season. ...
Top 100 NFL free agents entering the 2021 offseason
Below is a list of the top 100 free agents available this ...
Top Brands
Top Bonuses
Real Prize
Real Prize
Real Prize Review
4.8/5
Stake.us
Stake.us
Stake.us Review
4.6/5
McLuck
4.5/5
MegaBonanza
MegaBonanza
MegaBonanza Review
4.4/5
Jackpota
Jackpota
Jackpota Review
4.3/5
High5Casino
High5Casino
High5Casino Review
4.2/5
Wow Vegas
Wow Vegas
Wow Vegas Review
4.2/5
CrownCoinsCasino
CrownCoinsCasino
CrownCoinsCasino Review
4.2/5
Spree
4.1/5
The Money Factory
The Money Factory
The Money Factory Review
4.1/5
Real Prize
Real Prize Promo
625K Golden Coins + Up to 125 SC FREE + 1250 VIP Points
T&Cs apply
4.8/5
Stake.us
Stake.us Promo
56 Stake Cash + 560K Gold Coins + 5% Rakeback
T&Cs apply
4.6/5
McLuck
McLuck Promo
27.5 SC FREE and 57.5K Gold Coins
T&Cs apply
4.5/5
MegaBonanza
MegaBonanza Promo
150% Purchase Offer: 25 SC FREE and 50K GC
T&Cs apply
4.4/5
Jackpota
Jackpota Promo
27.5 SC FREE and 57.5K Gold Coins
T&Cs apply
4.3/5
High5Casino
High5Casino Promo
245% Extra up to 60 SC FREE + 700 Gold Coins and 400 Diamonds!
T&Cs apply
4.2/5
Wow Vegas
Wow Vegas Promo
35 SC FREE and 1.75M WOW Coins
T&Cs apply
4.2/5
CrownCoinsCasino
CrownCoinsCasino Promo
Get 200% More Coins on First Purchase - 1.5M CC + 75 SC
T&Cs apply
4.2/5
Spree
Spree Promo
200% Extra Coins: 30 SC FREE + 30K Gold Coins
T&Cs apply
4.1/5
The Money Factory
The Money Factory Promo
300% Extra: 32 SC FREE + 32K Gold Coins
T&Cs apply
4.1/5
Our Team
Mike GoodpasterJosh SchwartzSimon BriffaMark LewisSamuel Teets
+8
Mike Goodpaster
Mike Goodpaster
Chief Editor
Josh Schwartz
Josh Schwartz
Editor
Simon Briffa
Simon Briffa
Sports Editor
Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis
Editor
Samuel Teets
Samuel Teets
US Sports Veteran
Author Icon
drjaygee
Editor
Find out what the legends have to say about sports this week....
Find out what the legends have to say about sports this week....

21+ and present in VA. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

This site is using Cloudflare and adheres to the Google Safe Browsing Program. We adapted Google's Privacy Guidelines to keep your data safe at all times.
Virginia Town HallCloudflareSSL
Close
Our Sports Pros recommend these awesome sports betting sites this week:
DraftKings
DraftKings Promo
Bet $5 and Get $150 in Bonus Bets Instantly!
T&Cs and 21+ apply
Code:
Open DraftKings
Get Bonus
FanDuel
FanDuel Promo
Bet $5 Get $250 in Bonus Bets IF YOU WIN
T&Cs and 21+ apply
Code:
Open FanDuel
Get Bonus
BetMGM
BetMGM Promo
Up To $1500 in Bonus Bets Paid Back if your First Bet Does Not Win
T&Cs and 21+ apply
Code:
Open BetMGM
Get Bonus
×
Your Promo Code:
The bonus offer of was already opened in an additional window. If not, you can open it also by clicking the following link:
Play now