HOLLYWOOD, Fla., June 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Seminole
Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) will celebrate its seventh season
of highly anticipated, top tournament play at South Florida's iconic entertainment
destination Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in
Hollywood, Fla. SHRPO will
kick off Thursday, Aug. 1 with
the $600 Deep Stack No
Limit Hold'em (NLH) series opener highlighting a
$1 Million Guarantee.
Unique to South Florida, SHRPO
is known for its one-of-a-kind finisher – The Big 4. The Big
4 is a collection of four-tournament finales that feature staggered
structures, timed so the events play down simultaneously in front
of a live audience. Filmed by Poker Night in America and televised
on CBS Sports Network, The Big 4 will be played at the resort's
Hard Rock Event Center on Tuesday, Aug.
13. All of the synchronized poker action will be live
streamed on SHRPO.com.
"SHRPO is our flagship series and has put South Florida front and center on the poker
map since the first $10 million
guarantee in August 2013," said
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Tournament Director
Tony Burns. "The tournament attracts
a global audience and we've amped up this year's series with new
pricepoints as well as the return of The Big 4, a finisher unlike
any other in the industry."
Carrying combined prize pools of $6.5
million, The Big 4 premium events include:
- $5,250 SHRPO
Championship NLH (Single Re-Entry), $3 Million Guarantee, starts at
11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9
- $2,650 NLH (Single
Re-Entry), $1 Million
Guarantee, starts at 2 p.m. on
Sunday, Aug. 11
- $1,100
NLH (Re-Entry), $500,000
Guarantee, starts at 11 a.m.
on Monday, Aug. 12
- $25,500 High
Roller (Re-Entry), $2 Million
Guarantee, starts at noon on Monday, Aug. 12
Other events surrounding The Big 4 include the $50,000 Super High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
highlighting a $1 Million
Guarantee, which starts on Thursday,
Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. and a
$10,000 One-Day NLH event
starting on Tuesday, Aug. 13
highlighting a $500,000
guarantee.
The resort's Hard Rock Event Center will serve as the primary
tournament space during the 13-day series. SHRPO's footprint boasts
capacity for more than 90 tables providing plenty of space for
poker tournament players from around the globe.
Last year's SHRPO Championship saw Brandon Eisen best 914 entries for more than
$770,000, while The Big 4 events saw
2,099 combined entries awarding more than $9.2 million in prize money – a figure that
easily surpassed the $6.5 million
guaranteed.
On Wednesday, Aug. 7, Seminole
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino again hosts the Jeff Conine
Celebrity Poker Classic benefitting the Joe DiMaggio Children's
Hospital Foundation. The charity event will kick off with an
exclusive VIP player party in the Terrace Ballroom at Hard Rock
Event Center from 5:30 – 7 p.m. prior
to the tournament's start time at 7
p.m. Guests will enjoy live music, cocktails, hors d'
oeuvres and a chance to win a variety of prizes including a seat in
the SHRPO Championship. Buy-in for the charity event is
$300 and players can re-enter
throughout the evening. Former major league baseball player
Jeff Conine will be in attendance
along with other celebrities.
Tournament promotions include Seminole Gaming's signature "Win a
Seat" program. Participants can visit HardRockPoker.com to enter
for a chance to win entries into major poker tournaments at
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, Seminole Casino
Coconut Creek and Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, including three
winners of a $5,250 entry into the
SHRPO Championship.
Poker hotel rates during SHRPO will start at $139 on weekdays and $189 on weekends. For more information and to
view the series schedule, future tournament details and make hotel
reservations, please visit SHRPO.com. Follow us on Twitter at
@SHRPO and @SHRThePokerRoom.
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