The WPT Poker Showdown Championship boasted the largest field in WPT Main Tour history in 2021. It's back again for another round in 2022 at the Seminole Hard Rock.
The WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown's main event will again highlight a major three-week experience that will feature several major events that boast three events with more than $1 million guaranteed each.
The action will culminate with a televised championship between six finalists from the WPT Poker Showdown Championship in Las Vegas in May that will be for a $3 million guaranteed pool.
The Sporting News explains everything you need to know about the major poker event coming up in April.
When is the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown?
The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown runs from March 24 until April 12. However, the main event will only run from April 8 until April 12.
Where will Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown be held?
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, will be the site of the annual poker tournament.
This will be the second time the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel hosts a WPT Main Tour event this year after it hosted the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship in January, won by Alex Yen.
What is the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown main event?
The main event at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown will be the $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship, which will begin on April 8. From that event, the final six players remaining will meet up again at the HyperX eSports Arena in Las Vegas on May 25 for a final table that will be televised.
The championship is scheduled to take place over five different days from April 8 until April 12. Last year's winner was Brek Schutten, and he won in a crowded field of 2,432 players, the largest in the history of the WPT Main Tour history.
What is the tournament schedule for Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown?
There will be 50 events held over the course of the 20-day period, which began on March 24. The tournaments range from freezeouts, turbos, bounties, mega stacks and more.
The biggest buy-in of the tournaments will be the $50,000 super high roller no limit hold'em, which is scheduled to begin on April 6 and end on April 7.
A full schedule of tournaments can be found here.
What is the World Poker Tour season 20 schedule for 2022?
| Dates | Event | Buy-In (USD) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29 -Apr 1 | DeepStacks Amsterdam | $1,372 | Holland Casino Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| Apr 7-11 | DeepStacks Sydney | $1,092 | The Star Sydney (Sydney, Australia) |
| Apr 8-12 | Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | $3,500 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Hollywood, Fla.) |
| Apr 28-May 1 | DeepStacks Thunder Valley | $1,500 | Thunder Valley Casino Resort (Lincoln, California) |
| May 13-16 | Choctaw | $3,800 | Choctaw Casino and Resort (Durant, Oklahoma) |
More Season 20 events will be announced at a later date.