Best Poker Tournament in South Florida

Where is the best poker tournament in South Florida? We welcome our our texas holdem tournament locals to tell our readers where the find the best poker tournaments in South Florida, based on number of entries, blind structure, starting chips, and prize distribution. The Tuesday night tournament at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood seems decent. The buy in is $120 + $30, but I'm unsure how many people sign up on average. Any help out there? Where do you think the best poker tournament in south Florida is?

Does Orlando have poker?

Summer vacation is here, and as many families make the pilgrimage down to Florida, they ask themselves, "Does Orlando have poker?". Well if your looking for poker in Orlando, I have bad news for now. It makes no sense, why doesn't the state and the city governments want to cash in on casinos. They could give Las Vegas the final blow, with Disney World for the kids during the day, and poker and slots for mom and dad at night! Not to mention all additional people who would attend conventions if they added poker in Orlando. My belief is that Disney wants to keep their family oriented image, and has been blocking the addition of poker in Orlando. But, as the recession hits this tourist destination city hard, Orlando may soon be looking for sources of extra revenue, and poker just may be their solution.

New Gulfstream Casino

Has anybody been watching the new Gulfstream Casino construction project? They are building quite a monument over here. I wonder what shops will be in the new Gulfstream construction project? I hear they are adding lots of cool restaurants and even a movie theater. If anybody has any inside information on what shops will be added to the Gulfstream racetrack or when the grand opening will be, please share with our readers.

When will the limits in poker go up on Florida?

Poker players in Florida want to know when will the limits in poker go up in Florida? That is a great question. From my "inside" sources, it seems that there is a deal pending with the Seminole Indians. If the Seminole Indians do not approve this deal, then everything stays the same and the limits will NOT go up in Florida poker. Basically, they say that the deal where our beloved governor gave the Seminole Indians blackjack was overturned by the Florida Supreme Court. Therefore the fact that the Seminoles are still offering blackjack at the Hardrock casino is technically illegal. The deal has been reworked and approved by Florida legislators, but has not been signed off on yet by the Indians. In a nutshell, the new deal extends the Seminole Indians the right to offer blackjack, and allows the Florida poker rooms to extend their hours to 18 hours per day, and increased buy-ins on poker. Each Florida casino will have their own house rules as to the buy in of each game, however most will offer a $200 to $300 buy-in on the $1 -$2 no limit, $500 - $1,000 on the $2, $5 no limit, and up to $5,000 on the $5 - $10 no limit games. Tournaments will also get larger, as they will no longer be capped at $850 buyins. Look for the WPT to come to Florida with buyins at $10,000. Come on Seminoles, sign the paperwork!