Which card game is this? Texas Hold 'em or War?

Two Broward County card rooms have booked a series of poker tournaments that, not coincidentally, both start June 12.

The Isle Casino & Racing is conducing the Florida State Poker Championships, seven events with $300,000 in guaranteed prize money.

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has scheduled the Summer Open Poker Series, nine events with $270,000 guaranteed.

Last year, the Isle embarked on a poker tournament schedule aimed at four major events a year. The first was its Florida State Poker Championships, which started June 16. The dates were picked to give poker players who didn't go to the World Series of Poker events in Las Vegas something here locally to do, said the Isle's Mike Smith, director of poker operations.

The Isle announced its dates late last year; the Hard Rock's came out this spring.

"Interesting," said Hard Rock president Philip Madow. He added the Hard Rock wanted an event around the time of its $3,000 charity tournament held last year, which was May 30. Also, they wanted an event to mark the anniversary of blackjack at the Hard Rock, which began on June 22, 2008.

Said Avi Indik, a regular player at both casinos: "Sometimes I think if the Isle has a sneeze the Hard Rock is afraid they might catch a cold. Instead of full cooperation with the two best poker rooms in South Florida we got something like the cold war."

Poker players, any comments?

The Isle events: $300 six-handed tournament, 2 p.m. June 12; $175 Florida Ladies Championship, 7 p.m. June 12; $200 No-Limit tournament, 2 p.m. June 13; $300 No-Limit bounty tournament, 1 p.m. June 14; $175 Florida Poker Room employees, 1 p.m. June 15; $60 satellites for $550 event, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. June 16; $550 No-Limit tournament, 1 p.m. June 17; $60 satellites for Florida State Championship, 2 and 7 p.m. June 18; $800 Florida State Championship, with two starting days, at 2:30 p.m. June 19 and 20, continuing through June 22 or 23.

More info: 954-972-2000, ext. 5123 or 5124.

Hard Rock events: $150 No-Limit tournament, 11 a.m. June 12; $150 tournament, 1 p.m. June 13; $75 tournament, 6:30 p.m. June 14; $75 tournament, 11 a.m. June 15; $300 tournament, 6:30 p.m. June 15; $150 tournament, 6:30 p.m. June 16; $75 tournament, 6:30 p.m. June 17; $150 satellites into main event, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. June 18, and $50 satellite at 7:30 p.m. June 18; $1,100 main event, with two starting days, at 11 a.m. June 19 and 20, continuing on June 21.

More info: 954-327-ROCK or www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com