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Rock n’ Roll Poker Open – Event 4 Results

November 19, 2013 @ 12:02PM by Mayte Eme

Seminole Hard Rock, Rock n’ Roll Poker Open
Event 4: $300 No Limit Hold’em
November 18, 2013
Entries: 133
Prize Pool: $34,580

PLACE	NAME	FROM	WINNINGS
1	NORBERT KARA	LAKITELEK	$7,000
2	ZOLTAN CZINKOTA	DAVIE, FL	$4,916
3	EDWIN VASCONCELOS	PORT ORANGE, FL	$4,916
4	ROBERTO BERROCAL	MIAMI, FL	$4,916
5	ONEAL DOWARD	MIRAMAR, FL	$4,915
6	GEORGES BOYADJIAN	TAMARAC, FL	$1,710
7	AVRAHAM KALMIS	PLANTATION, FL	$1,350
8	LAWRENCE CONE	MIAMI, FL	$1,000
9	PAUL STANECHEWSKI	TAMPA, FL	$692
10	BRIAN RAIK	CORAL SPRINGS, FL	$571
11	WILLIAM WILSON	BOCA RATON, FL	$571
12	SCOTT JORDAN	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	$571
13	YGAL BENICHAY	MIAMI, FL	$484
14	NANCY THOMAS	LAUD BY SEA, FL	$484
15	ONEIL MC CALLA	MIRAMAR, FL	$484

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Rock n’ Roll Poker Open – Event 3 Results

November 19, 2013 @ 11:57AM by Mayte Eme

Seminole Hard Rock, Rock n’ Roll Poker Open
Event 3: $240 Omaha Eight or Better
November 18, 2013
Entries: 53
Prize Pool: $12,000

PLACE	NAME	FROM	WINNINGS
1	ADAM BRANCATO	HOLLYWOOD, FL	$2,580
2	SERGIO CORTELLA	HOLLYWOOD, FL	$2,580
3	PAUL RUNKLES	CLEWISTON, FL	$2,580
4	VITO POLERA	CORAL SPRINGS, FL	$2,580
5	JOEY PROSPER	MIAMI, FL	$960
6	ROBERT VINCENT MANGINO	PLANTATION, FL	$720

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Rock n’ Roll Poker Open – Event 2 Results

November 19, 2013 @ 11:51AM by Mayte Eme

Seminole Hard Rock, Rock n’ Roll Poker Open
Event 2: $150 Double Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em
November 17, 2013
Entries: 140
Prize Pool: $16,800

PLACE	NAME	FROM	WINNINGS
1	LANCE GOLDENBERG	PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL	$5,377
2	GEORGES BOYADJIAN	TAMARAC, FL	$3,108
3	WILLIS PRIETO	MIAMI, FL	$2,016
4	EDWARD MEDOFF	MARGATE, FL	$1,386
5	JONATHAN OUNJIAN	DELRAY BEACH, FL	$1,067
6	LARRY JACOBS	EDISON, NJ	$832
7	ROBERT BROBYN	CONCH KEY, FL	$655
8	BRIAN LEVINE	POMPANO BEACH, FL	$487
9	MUSTAFA LOBUT	MIAMI, FL	$336
10	HARI SUKHU	MIRAMAR, FL	$277
11	ANNA CALDER	UXBRIDGE, ON	$277
12	JEFFREY TRUDEAU	ORLANDO, FL	$277
13	HOWARD GOODSITE	WESTON, FL	$235
14	ALAN FELLER	HOLLYWOOD, FL	$235
15	FAMEA LUCA	MILANO	$235

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Rock n’ Roll Poker Open – Event 1 Results

November 18, 2013 @ 8:14PM by Mayte Eme

Seminole Hard Rock, Rock n’ Roll Poker Open
Event 1: $125 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
November 13 – 17, 2013
Entries: 2,098
Prize Pool: $209,800

PLACE	NAME	FROM	WINNINGS
1	LEE STEWART	HOLLYWOOD, FL	$21,573
2	KIMANI MCKOY	MIAMI, FL	$21,573
3	GEHRIG "LOU" WHITE	CHARLOTTE, NC	$21,573
4	WILLIE WIGGINS	HOLLYWOOD, FL	$21,572
5	JEFFREY DOAN	DAVIE, FL	$17,000
6	ALLAN BIELER	SUNRISE, FL	$17,000
7	RONNY APARICIO	WEST MIAMI, FL	$5,350
8	BRETT BADER	WEST MIAMI, FL	$3,925
9	CRYSTAL UTLEY	MORGANFIELD, KY	$2,810
10	GEORGE DAVIS	ORLANDO, FL	$2,014
11	BRET GREBOW	DELRAY BEACH, FL	$2,014
12	JIAN ZHAO	HOBE SOUND, FL	$2,014
13	SHEA SMITH	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	$1,574
14	FRANK TRAINO	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	$1,574
15	DAVID SOLOMON	HOLLYWOOD, FL	$1,574
16	VICKI HOLMES	MARINETTE, WI	$1,322
17	SAMUEL MORILLO	MIAMI, FL	$1,322
18	FRANK GIL	KENDALL, FL	$1,322
19	JESSICA ROSADO	ORANGE PARK, FL	$1,112
20	LOU OJEDA	MIAMI, FL	$1,112
21	JUSTIN PROSSER	FORT MYERS, FL	$1,112
22	ALAN DOBROW	MELVILLE, NY	$1,112
23	MARLA CRUMPLER	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	$1,112
24	DWAYNE BARCLAY	SUNRISE, FL	$1,112
25	JUAN MUBARAK PERALTA	HIALEAH, FL	$1,112
26	ALAIN RODRIGUEZ	KEY WEST, FL	$1,112
27	PARASKEVAS PATSATSIS	PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL	$1,112
28	ESTEBAN GARCIA	PEMBROKE PINES, FL	$944
29	JOEY PROSPER	MIAMI, FL	$944
30	DEREK BUONANO	DELRAY BEACH, FL	$944
31	SHAWN VRENNA	DAVIE, FL	$944
32	JULIET YARINA	WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI	$944
33	MICHAEL TUFARO	FORT MYERS, FL	$944
34	ZACHARY GUERIN	JUPITER, FL	$944
35	MICHAEL MILZ	MIAMI, FL	$944
36	LUIS ARGUELLO	MIAMI, FL	$944
37	LUIS SANTONI	PEMBROKE PNES, FL	$797
38	JOHN IGLESIAS	MIAMI LAKES, FL	$797
39	ALPER UNSOY	HALLANDALE BEACH, FL	$797
40	JOSE GALVEZ	HIALEAH, FL	$797
41	JASON IBRAHIM	MIAMI, FL	$797
42	ALERT KUSAKU	COCONUT GROVE, FL	$797
43	JULIO ACOSTA	MIAMI, FL	$797
44	JEFFREY K COHEN	PARKLAND, FL	$797
45	FRANK SIMMS	CARROLLTON, TX	$797
46	MICHAEL ORTIZ	HIALEAH, FL	$692
47	ANTHONY OCAMPO	MIAMI, FL	$692
48	MOSHE TARICH	N MIAMI BEACH, FL	$692
49	EFTHIMIOS PIPERAKIS	PEMBROKE PINES, FL	$692
50	EBONY JOHNSON	MIAMI, FL	$692
51	JOHN UTLEY	MORGANFIELD, KY	$692
52	MICHAEL GOLDFARB	PARKLAND, FL	$692
53	ROBERT BASS	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	$692
54	STEVEN PETERSON	DAVIE, FL	$692
55	DOMINIC FRISBY	BALTIMORE, MD	$608
56	DAVID POCES	BOCA RATON, FL	$608
57	DAVID JACOBS	WEST PALM BCH, FL	$608
58	ALBERT VANDERBILT	NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL	$608
59	PAUL PANTOJA	WEST PALM BEACH, FL	$608
60	DAGOBERTO BORBOLLA	MIRAMAR, FL	$608
61	STEVE YAGUDAEV	AVENTURA, FL	$608
62	ROBERT LEVIN	WILMETTE, IL	$608
63	RAYMOND WADE	SAINT PETERSBURG, FL	$608
64	NICHOLAS VISCONTI	BOCA RATON, FL	$545
65	VIC VASA	AUBURN, WA	$545
66	ARTURO NUNEZ	MIAMI, FL	$545
67	MICHAEL SARACENI	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	$545
68	MICHAEL BELKIN	AVENTURA, FL	$545
69	BRIAN DARROW	COCONUT CREEK, FL	$545
70	SAMUEL BAEZ	HIALEAH, FL	$545
71	ANNA CALDER	UXBRIDGE, ON	$545
72	SEAN BAUERSCHMIDT	COOPER CITY, FL	$545
73	STEVEN SPIEGELMAN	POMPANO BEACH, FL	$483
74	BRANDON JACQUES	LOXAHATCHEE, FL	$483
75	EUGENE KLEYMAN	BROOKLYN, NY	$483
76	RONALD ARENA	BOYNTON BEACH, FL	$483
77	JAIRO VELASQUEZ	MIAMI, FL	$483
78	STEVEN CARDARELLI	BOYNTON BEACH, FL	$483
79	MUZAFFER YESILCE	BOCA RATON, FL	$483
80	BRUCE RAWDIN	TAMARAC, FL	$483
81	PHILIP BRILL	MIRAMAR, FL	$483
82	MAX JONES	ORLANDO, FL	$441
83	RUDY SCHULTZ	CORAL SPRINGS, FL	$441
84	STEVEN BENNETT	DEERFIELD BCH, FL	$441
85	ANWAR SHAWN	HOLLYWOOD, FL	$441
86	MATTHEW YORRA	MIAMI, FL	$441
87	JONATHAN SIMON	MOUNT KISCO, NY	$441
88	MARK FRISCH	HOLLYWOOD, FL	$441
89	ROBERTO BERROCAL	MIAMI, FL	$441
90	JACK BATTAGLIA	STATEN ISLAND, NY	$441
91	ALAN AGO	MARGATE, FL	$399
92	RENEE BOELLOENI	SAINT LOUIS, MO	$399
93	BRETT TAYLOR	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	$399
94	ROBERTO MARIN MARTINEZ	AVENTURA, FL	$399
95	DANIEL LOPEZ	MIRAMAR, FL	$399
96	JACOB GARON	SUNNY ISLES, FL	$399
97	MICHAEL LOPEZ	MIRAMAR, FL	$399
98	DAVID WALKER	HOUSTON, TX	$399
99	DAVID MILLER	SUNRISE, FL	$399
100	DAVID GANTZ	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	$336
101	RICHARD SEMANDER	PEMBROKE PINES, FL	$336
102	EDWIN VASCONCELOS	PORT ORANGE, FL	$336
103	JAMES SALMON	DAVIE, FL	$336
104	MARGARITA SERRANO	HOLLYWOOD, FL	$336
105	RAYMOND WEAVER	MCDONOUGH, GA	$336
106	NICHOLAS MAHABEE	MIAMI, FL	$336
107	STEPHEN DAVIDSON	MIAMI BEACH, FL	$336
108	ANDRES SARRIA	HOMESTEAD, FL	$336
109	PAUL PANTOJA	HIALEAH, FL	$315
110	CASEY COHEN	PLANTATION, FL	$315
111	GEVORK SHAGINYAN	MOSCOW, RUS	$315
112	VLADIMIR NIKHMAN	MIAMI GARDENS, FL	$315
113	ANDRES HERNANDEZ	HIALEAH, FL	$315
114	MIGUEL PEDRERA	HIALEAH, FL	$315
115	ROBERT GASTHALTER	HOLLYWOOD, FL	$315
116	VLADIMIR DAVYDOV	TORONTO, CAN	$315
117	DIMITRI DEJEAN	MIRAMAR, FL	$315
118	DENNIS ARNOLD	DEERFIELD BCH, FL	$294
119	RICHARD ANDERSON	WESTON, FL	$294
120	ALAIN ALVARADO	MIAMI, FL	$294
121	ADIANY PEREZ	MIAMI, FL	$294
122	ISRAEL DE LA CERDA	ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL	$294
123	MICHAEL FRASCOIA	BRISTOW, VA	$294
124	RYAN READER	ESTERO, FL	$294
125	JENNIFER DAVID	HIALEAH, FL	$294
126	PIERRE EMMANUEL	NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL	$294

2013 RRPO Live Updates

2013 Rock ‘N’ Roll Schedule

November 12, 2013 @ 1:01AM by Mayte Eme

Event	Date	Time	Tournament	Guarantees	Buy-In
1-A	Wed, Nov 13	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 1A	Event # 1 $150,000	$125	Results
1-B	Wed, Nov 13	7:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 1B		$125
1-C	Thu, Nov 14	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 1C		$125
1-D	Thu, Nov 14	7:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 1D		$125
1-E	Fri, Nov 15	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 1E		$125
1-F	Fri, Nov 15	7:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 1F		$125
1-G	Sat, Nov 16	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 1G		$125
1-H	Sat, Nov 16	7:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 1H		$125
1-2	Sun, Nov 17	1:00 PM	Event # 1 Day 2
2	Sun, Nov 17	6:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em (Double Stack Turbo)	$15,000	$150	Results
3	Mon, Nov 18	12:00 PM	Omaha Eight or Better	$12,000	$240	Results
4	Mon, Nov 18	6:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em	#30.000	$300	Results
5	Tue, Nov 19	12:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Double Stack Turbo	$20,000	$240	Results
6	Tue, Nov 19	6:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em	$20,000	$150	Results
7	Wed, Nov 20	12:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack	$50,000	$560	Results
8	Wed, Nov 20	6:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Black Chip Bounty	$15,000	$240	Results
9	Thu, Nov 21	12:00 PM	PLO Double Stack	$15,000	$350	Results
10-A	Thu, Nov 21	7:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 1A	Event #10 $250,000 Guarantee	$350	Results
10-B	Fri, Nov 22	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 1B		$350
10-C	Fri, Nov 22	7:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 1C		$350
10-D	Sat, Nov 23	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 1D		$350
10-E	Sat, Nov 23	7:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 1E		$350
10-2	Sun, Nov 24	1:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Day 2
11	Sun, Nov 24	6:00 PM	No Limit Hold (Double Green Chip Bounty)	$20,000	$240	Results
12	Mon, Nov 25	12:00 PM	PLO High Low	$10,000	$240	Results
13	Mon, Nov 25	6:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em	$30,000	$300	Results
14	Tue, Nov 26	12:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Seniors	$15,000	$350	Results
15	Tue, Nov 26	6:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em	$20,000	$150	Results
16	Wed, Nov 27	12:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em (Six Max - Deep Stack Turbo)	$20,000	$350	Results
17	Wed, Nov 27	6:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em (Double Stack Turbo)	$15,000	$150	Results
18-A	Fri, Nov 29	12:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Championship Event Day 1A	Event # 18 $500,000 Guarantee	$1,650	Results
18-B	Sat, Nov 30	12:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Championship Event Day 1B	Event # 18 $500,000 Guarantee	$1,650
18-2	Sun, Dec 01	1:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Championship Event Day 2
19	Sun, Dec 01	6:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em (Double Stack Turbo)	$15,000	$150	Results
18-3	Mon, Dec 02	1:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Championship Event Final Day
20	Mon, Dec 02	6:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em	$30,000	$300	Results

RRPO Press Releases

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Challenges Players November 13 – December 2

October 17, 2013 @ 5:46PM by Mayte Eme

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (October 2, 2013) – Time to tune-up the poker strategies for the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open returning November 13 – December 2, 2013. During this World Poker Tour^®(WPT^®) Regional event, players can win their share of over $1,250,000 in guaranteed prize pools in a challenging 20-event series that will take place in The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood.

The series opens with a $125 buy-in No-limit Hold ‘em Deep Stack event featuring a $150,000 guarantee. The No-limit Hold ‘em Championship Event will be held November 29 – December 2 with a $1,650 buy-in for a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.

The Rock ’n’ Roll Poker Open will have the added bonus of a leader board with added prizes for the top 20 point earners during the series. First place will receive a $5,300 entry into the $10,000,000 Guaranteed Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Main Event in April 2014, a two-night stay at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood and a $200 gift certificate to Council Oak Steaks & Seafood; second place will receive a $5,300 entry into the Showdown Main Event; third through 20^th place will receive a $575 entry for a Showdown Main Event Mega to be used during the month of December.

On-site registration is already open for all of the events. (Registration fee is non-refundable.) To participate, players must be 18 and obtain a free “Wild Card” at the Player’s Club or in The Poker Room at Seminole Paradise.

The full schedule of events can be found at World Poker Tour Regional Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open.

WPT and Seminole Hard Rock Casinos have a multi-year partnership that includes several WPT branded events and the development of official WPT Poker Rooms inside select Seminole Hard Rock Casinos. To register, book a hotel package or get more information on this event, please call 954-327-ROCK (7625) or visit www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com/poker or www.WorldPokerTour.com.

2013 SHRPO Live Updates

Hands #201-205: Blair Hinkle Retakes the Lead With a 17.55M Pot

August 28, 2013 @ 8:43PM by Mayte Eme

Hand #201 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,800,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes , Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 1,400,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn is the , and both players check. The river is the , and they check again. Bonomo shows Q-8 for queen high, but Hinkle turns over to win the pot with ace high.

Justin Bonomo – 37,150,000
Blair Hinkle – 34,275,000

Hand #202 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,400,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 37,825,000
Blair Hinkle – 33,600,000

Hand #203 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,600,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of , Bonomo bets 2,400,000, and Hinkle folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 39,500,000
Blair Hinkle – 31,925,000

Hand #204 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,400,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 40,175,000
Blair Hinkle – 31,250,000

Hand #205 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,600,000, Justin Bonomo reraises to 5,000,000, and Hinkle thinks for a bit before he four-bets it to 8,700,000. Bonomo thinks for nearly a minute before he calls.

The flop comes , Bonomo checks, Hinkle moves all in, and Bonomo quickly folds. Hinkle retakes the lead.

Pot Size: 17,550,000

Justin Bonomo – 31,400,000
Blair Hinkle – 40,025,000

SHRPO Press Releases

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Brings Live Streaming and Live Updates to Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) and $10 Million Guaranteed Championship Event August 8 – 29

July 30, 2013 @ 6:40PM by Mayte Eme

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (July 31, 2013) – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has announced the addition of a Live Updates Team to its Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) that runs run August 8 – 29 with the $10 Million Guaranteed Championship Event August 22 – 28. The Live Updates Team, comprised of some of the poker industry’s finest in live streaming and reporting, will be bringing all of the action to SHRPO’s reading and viewing audience.

Throughout the 33-event series, inclusive of the $10 Million Guaranteed Championship Event, the Live Updates Team will keep followers posted from the tournament floor via a live featured table web stream by Rob Perelman, coupled with live updates, blog posts, photos, videos and social media covered by Jay “Whojedi” Newnum, BJ Nemeth, Ryan Lucchesi, Diana Cox, Mickey Doft and Will Thomas.

Live streaming with chat function, live updates and blog posts are available at the official SHRPO website www.SeminoleHardRockPokerOpen.com. Engagement on social media will be accessible through The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock’s Twitter feed at @SHRPO.

“Bringing together this dynamic, well-respected team of poker professionals to report on and provide a window into the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open will allow fans to see their favorite players live and read about the action as it happens,” said William Mason, director of poker for Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. “This opportunity will also engage the global poker community in the fun as they immerse themselves in the real-time poker viewing experience.”

Perelman is a semi-professional poker player whose technology experience powers all of the tournament web streams at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, Foxwoods Casino in Conn. and Bay 101 in San Jose. His eight years of poker TV experience include work on shows such as “World Series of Poker,” “High Stakes Poker,” “Poker After Dark” and “NBC National Heads-Up Championship.” He has also won an Emmy for the TV program entitled “The Pokerdome.”

With over 43 years of combined poker industry experience, Newnum, Nemeth, Lucchesi, Cox, Doft and Thomas will cover everything from chip counts and daily summaries to player interviews and photos. One or more of the members of the team has worked for BLUFF magazine, PokerNews, Card Player magazine, World Poker Tour, Card Player Poker Tour, World Series of Poker, European Poker Tour, PokerStars.tv, and Full Tilt Poker, not only in the United States, but on multiple continents. Newnum and Nemeth were both featured in the recent documentary film, “Bet Raise Fold.”

The World Poker Tour, which has been added to the SHRPO tournament schedule with the new WPT Alpha8™ Florida Super High-Roller $100,000 buy-in, will be live streaming the $10 Million Guaranteed Championship Event in Paradise Live on August 28 starting at noon on www.SeminoleHardRockPokerOpen.com.

SHRPO Press Releases

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Announces the Addition of World Poker Tour® WPT Alpha8™ Florida Super High-Roller Tournament to the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Series Schedule

July 18, 2013 @ 4:07PM by Mayte Eme

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (July 18, 2013) – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has added the World Poker Tour^® WPT Alpha8™ Florida Super High-Roller Tournament to its Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) series schedule running August 8 – 29, 2013. The new $100,000 buy-in Event #23 will start on August 26 at noon at Hard Rock Live. Viewers will be able to watch the WPT Alpha8 Florida final table before it airs on TV streamed live on www.WPT.com on August 27. The SHRPO $10 Million Guaranteed Championship Event will run August 22-28.

WPT Alpha8™ is an all-new, global series of super high-roller poker tournaments to be broadcast on FOX Sports 1 beginning in March 2014. Held in some of the world’s most prestigious venues in North America, Europe, Asia, and South Africa, each event will feature a buy-in of at least $100,000. Tournament structures designed by WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage will ensure plenty of play at all levels throughout the event and allow World Poker Tour to provide four hours of televised action where viewers can watch the game’s very best players compete for millions of dollars in prize money and unprecedented bragging rights.

“By offering the largest guaranteed championship in tournament poker, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open is a game changer. To increase the excitement, we are welcoming our long-time partners, the World Poker Tour, and are happy to host the first ever Alpha8 exclusive, super-high roller series at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino” said Larry Mullin, Seminole Gaming COO. “The WPT Alpha8 tournament raises the volume on this already highly anticipated series.”

As a frequent host of many WPT Main Event and Regional tournaments in the burgeoning Florida poker market over the past 11 seasons, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has earned a reputation as one of the region’s elite casino properties, making it an ideal home for WPT’s newest and most exclusive event.

“Showcasing the world’s poker elite and featuring multimillion dollar prize pools, Alpha8 represents the highest televised treatment of super high roller tournament poker to date. Playing out over a global stage, this series will give audiences insight into the intensity and skill demanded at the sport’s highest levels,” said Adam Pliska, WPT president.

SHRPO’s $5,300 buy-in Championship Event, running August 22 – 28, offers players the chance to cash-in one of the guaranteed top 300 places in order to share in the $10 million prize pool. At the minimum, the winner of the SHRPO Championship Event will receive $1.5 million, and another $1 million is guaranteed for the second-place finisher. A total of $5.15 million of the total is guaranteed for the nine final table players.

Beginning August 8, viewers will be able to watch live streaming action of the SHRPO series at www.seminolehardrockpokeropen.com and can take-in all of the excitement of the Championship Event in Paradise Live on August 28 starting at noon, where players will compete for the title and the winner’s share of a guaranteed $10 million prize pool.

Satellites will be running at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, as well as Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek and Seminole Casino Immokalee. Players can gain satellite entry for as little as $115 and become part of poker history.

Anyone age 18 or over is welcome to obtain a free “Wild Card” at the Player’s Club or in the Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock and participate in the SHRPO. Local players and those attending from around the globe may play in any of the 33 tournaments, as well as in the numerous satellites available.

Registered poker players will receive 20% off the regular Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino room rate. Offer is valid based on availability and must be booked seven days prior to arrival. To book a reservation, call 866-502-PLAY. Partnering hotels will also be offering discounts.

Registration is now open onsite at The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock located at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, One Seminole Way, Hollywood, FL 33314. For more information call (954) 585-5111. Visit www.seminolehardrockpokeropen.com for the schedule, Championship Event payout structure, and live updates.

2013 SHRPO Live Updates

$100K bi new to SHRPO schedule

July 11, 2013 @ 2:12PM by Mayte Eme

NEWS UPDATE: A $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller tournament has been added to the SHRPO series schedule. Event #23 will take place on August 26, 2013 during the SHRPO $10 million guarantee championship event. Check us out on Facebook, Twitter and on our SHRPO Blog for more updates.