After having had such a great trip to cover the 2017 World Poker Tour Tournament of Champions festivities, I thought it would be fun to put together a trip recap post from a more personal angle. Below, you’ll find a short vlog as well as a photo essay with some of my favorite pictures from the trip. Included are some images from what I would certainly call “behind the scenes”. I hope you enjoy vicariously consuming the sights and sounds I experienced at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
VLOG
PHOTO ESSAY
![Miami](https://cdn.cardplayerlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Miami-e1493069205912.png)
Springtime in Miami doesn’t get much more beautiful. We were blessed with awesome weather throughout.
![Seminole Hard Rock - Hollywood, Florida](https://cdn.cardplayerlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Hard-Rock.png)
Lest one be uncertain where they were 🙂 , there were signs all over the place indicating that you’d arrived at the Seminole Hard Rock – Hollywood, Florida
![Poker Media Robbie](https://cdn.cardplayerlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Media-Robbie.png)
There’s me hard at work, alone in media row… I was one of the first to arrive. Or, maybe I was just posing for the picture…. I’ll let you be the judge 🙂
![WPT Media](https://cdn.cardplayerlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/WPT-Media-e1493069155866.png)
The WPT media crew hard at work (bottom right), a poker media powwow (left), and good times amongst media members at the Vince Van Patten roast (top right).
![full poker room](https://cdn.cardplayerlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ballroom1.png)
Have to include a “standard” picture of a huge ballroom full of tournament poker players…
![WPT $10K Final Table - Ryan Riess](https://cdn.cardplayerlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Final-table-wpt-e1493068980738.png)
Watching the action unfold at the WPT $10K event final table, eventually won by Ryan Riess
![Seminole Hard Rock - Hollywood, Florida - Poolside](https://cdn.cardplayerlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Poolside-e1493066282161.png)
Have I mentioned that the weather was awesome? Picturesque palms poolside, with the hotel tower in the background.
![WPT cast](https://cdn.cardplayerlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/WPT-cast-e1493066575887.png)
Adam Pliska, together with members of the World Poker Tour cast and tournament officials, announcing the start of the Tournament of Champions.
![Lunch with Eli Elezra](https://cdn.cardplayerlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Lunch-with-Eli-Elezra-e1493069122225.png)
Enjoying a delicious shwarma lunch with Eli Elezra
![WPT Trophy](https://cdn.cardplayerlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/WPT-Trophy-e1493068212478.png)
The unmistakable WPT trophy aside some of the sponsor-added prizes received by the Tournament of Champions winner (Jason Mercier).
![Robbie & Jesse Sylvia](https://cdn.cardplayerlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Jesse-Sylvia.png)
Me and Jesse Sylvia enjoying the players party
![pool party](https://cdn.cardplayerlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pool-party-e1493072858222.png)
A couple of shots from the WPT players party, by the pool
Hope you’ve enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed putting it together for you!