Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Summer Poker Series Schedule Released
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The schedule for the summer poker series at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, one of Florida’s top poker rooms, is now available, and it’s huge. Play begins June 9 and the upcoming series is highlighted by a $2 million guaranteed World Poker Tour event.
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa will have a packed house this coming summer. (Image: World Poker Tour)
Florida is showing that Las Vegas isn’t the only place for big poker events this coming summer. Thousands of players are expected to pack both the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa and its sister property, the Seminole Hard Rock, which recently hosted a record-setting WPT event.
After a year-long delay, Veerab Zakarian won the World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Winter Poker Open for $674,840. Brian Altman had to settle for third place.
World Poker Tour Adds Virtual Collectibles to Season XVIII Plans
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The World Poker Tour’s 18th season debut on Sunday, April 18 will bring a new wrinkle, as the WPT will provide its fans and viewers with the opportunity to purchase unique, digitally authenticated virtual collectibles. In partnership with Theta Labs, a blockchain-based video delivery network, the WPT will be introducing collectible and authenticated video “Moments” and digital trading cards through Theta’s NFT (non-fungible token) marketplace.
The World Poker Tour hopes to cash in the growing digital-collectibles craze. (Image: ThetaDrop)
The “Moments,” which are brief video clips of famous scenes in World Poker Tour history, will be announced during each episode and will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. The first such video Moment will feature legendary WPT broadcaster and Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton, who passed away from cancer last September.