It's official, the Hollywood Seminole Hard Rock confirmed it is holding a $10 million guarantee tournament in August. This is definitely not one of my favorite rooms. Last year they cancelled a tournament guarantee (where there was likely going to be overlay) and blamed it on an impending hurricane (which in reality only created a drizzle). So they are now scheduling a giant guarantee tournament in the middle of hurricane season.
It's not official (I don't see anything on their website or twitter account) but my sources are saying that it will be a $5k buy-in with 3 starting days. It makes sense that people would know this because they announced that they're opening up registration on 4/15 (today), so people in the area should be able to find out this information. I sort of doubt that they'll be able to get 2,000 people to show up for a $5k, but it could be one of the softest $5ks regardless. When I first heard about this tournament I assumed it would be a $10k and I didn't have interest in playing it. But if it's a $5k I might have to go for it, or at least try to satellite in to it.
As far as I know, it is not affiliated with the WPT or the WSOP. They're simply calling it "Inaugural Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open"