Tampa Bay Downs is the only Thoroughbred race track on the West Coast of Florida, and is known as one of America's oldest and most well-maintained racetracks.
Tampa Bay Downs first opened its doors in 1926 under the name of Tampa Downs, and has since had a long and colorful history. Aside from The Silks Poker Room, track has a unique golf practice facility, which allows patrons to practice their swing while viewing and wagering on simulcast racing.
The Silks Poker Room
The Silks Poker Room, an elegant air-conditioned room, is completely non-smoking and includes 30 poker tables that feature 8 different types of live action games:
The Silks Poker Room remains closed until further notice, while The Downs Golf Practice Facility is open for business during normal hours. Fans can wager on the races through various account-wagering sites such as NYRA Bets, DRF Bets and TVG, and they can watch the races on the website. In the Silks Poker Room at Tampa Bay Downs this October, players can win some big-money treats at Silks' Annual Halloween Tournament! Silks is scaring up a guaranteed $50,000 prize pool for this Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, and there are several ways for players to get in on the action, with a satellite tournament and even entries available to high hand winners. Silks Poker Room at the Tampa Bay Downs race track is one of the Florida panhandle’s most popular card rooms for poker players. It’s proximity to the city and coast allow easy access for both local residents and travelers. The Silks Poker Room features 23 tables that are used for both cash games and daily poker tournaments. THE SILKS BAR AND GRILLE You don’t have to be a serious poker player to sample the menu in The Silks Bar & Grille where novices, aspiring card sharks and touring professionals gather to fatten their bankrolls.
- Seven Card Stud
- Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
- Texas Hold'em
- 'Action' Texas Hold'em
- Omaha Hi-Lo
- 'Action' Omaha Hi-Lo
- Omaha Hi Only
- Crazy Pineapple
Multi-table and single-table tournaments are held daily. There are over 50 plasma TV's and roaming tellers, so fans can watch, wager and win on all the horseracing, simulcast action, and sporting events right from the comfort of the poker tables. Tableside beverage service is also offered.
The Racetrack
In 1998, Tampa Bay Downs added its 7/8th mile grass track, complete with a ¼ mile chute. Since then, it has become one of the most popular turf courses in North America.
Live horse racing is usually held every Tuesday and Thursday through Sunday from January through March; and Saturday through Tuesday for April.
Meanwhile, simulcast racing is broadcast throughout the track on new flat-screen plasma or LCD televisions. Gates open at 11:00 AM and post time for the first race is 12:25 pm.
Driving Directions to Tampa Bay Downs and Silks Poker Room
From I-275, take Tampa Airport exit. Follow signs to Veterans Expressway. Take Expressway to exit # 4 (Hillsborough Ave). Make Left on Hillsborough Ave (west). Approximately 10 miles to Race Track Road. Make right on Race Track Road 1 mile to Tampa Bay Downs.
From Pinellas County, on Route 19, go to the intersection with Route 580 at Countryside Mall; go east on Route 580 six miles to stoplight at Race Track Road; go left on Race Track Road one mile to Tampa Bay Downs.
From St. Petersburg, take the Bayside Bridge north to McMullen Booth Road; go east on Route 580 four miles to stoplight at Race Track Road; go left on Race Track Road one mile to Tampa Bay Downs.
From Pasco County, on Route 19, go to the intersection with Tampa Road (Route 584); go east on Tampa Road seven miles to the stoplight at Race Track Road; go left on Race Track Road one mile to Tampa Bay Downs.
From New Tampa, go west on Bearrs Avenue. Bearrs Avenue turns into Ehrlich Road after Dale Mabry Highway. Make a left onto Gunn Highway (going southbound); then right onto Linebaugh Avenue. Travel west on Linebaugh for approximately 9 miles; then make a left onto Race Track Road.
Tampa Bay Downs and Silks Poker Room Contact Information
| Address: | Tampa Bay Downs and Poker Room 11225 Race Track Road Tampa Bay, FL 33626 USA |
| Phone: | +1 (813) 855-4401 |
| Fax: | +1 (813) 855-3539 |
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In the Silks Poker Room at Tampa Bay Downs this October, players can win some big-money treats at Silks' Annual Halloween Tournament! Silks is scaring up a guaranteed $50,000 prize pool for this Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, and there are several ways for players to get in on the action, with a satellite tournament and even entries available to high hand winners.
The Annual Halloween Tournament runs from October 18-21. The buy-in is $175, with an optional $10 add-on available to double your opening stack from 10,000 to 20,000 chips. The tournament will use the new BB Ante format, where the big blind in each hand pays the antes and blinds for the entire table.
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There are six 'Day 1' sessions to help fit the tournament into anyone's schedule. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (October 18-20), cards will be dealt out beginning at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Everyone who makes it to the end of any Day 1 session will move on to Sunday's Day 2. (You can buy into one than one Day 1 -- if you survive more than one session, your best stack will come with you to Day 2.) Play will resume at 1:00 p.m. on October 21st and continue until there's a winner.
You can also win your way into the Annual Halloween Tournament. On Tuesday, October 16th, Silks will hold a Halloween Satellite tournament where you can win your way into the main event for just $50. (You can spend another $20, payable directly to the prize pool, to double your opening stack from 4,000 to 8,000 chips.) The satellite begins at 7:00 p.m., and play continues until either 12% of the original field remains, or the end of Level 14, whichever comes first. When play stops, everyone who still has chips left gets a $175 ticket for the main event!
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There are even ways to get into the main event on a single hand! If you have the highest winning hand during Level 3 of the Halloween Satellite, you'll win a $175 main event ticket. Also any straight flush or royal flush in any tournament between October 1-17 will win you an entry to the Annual Halloween Tournament. (On top of that, a royal flush wins you an entry into Silks' $10,000 guaranteed BB ante tournaments, held every other Monday night.) Finally, if you're playing in Silks' weekly $1,000 Mega Stack tournament on Tuesday, October 16, you can win an entry into that night's Halloween Satellite. The three highest winning hands in Level 2 of the afternoon tournament will win a $50 satellite entry.
The winning isn't just for tournaments at Silks. During the month of October, Silks will offer daily high hand bonuses, with the Friday bonuses worth $500! And if you join a cash game while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in action on October 14th, 21st, and 28th, you can win up to $599 when the Bucs score. Times and rules for the Bucs promo are posted in the Silks Poker Room.
As always, the best poker action in Tampa will be found at Silks Poker Room this October. Sharpen your game and come out to try and claim your piece of a guaranteed $50,000 prize pool in the Annual Halloween Tournament!
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