Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” (RRPO) Announces Series Kick Off November 19 – December 2, 2015 Carrying a $2 Million Guaranteed Championship

RRPO Schedule Brings Highlight Tournaments: A Miami Beach Jewish Community Center Celebrity Charity Tournament and Poker Night in America Live Streamed and Televised Championship

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (October 6, 2015) – Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” (RRPO) returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. November 19 – December 2, 2015 carrying a $3,500 buy-in $2 Million Guaranteed RRPO Championship. Held in the resort’s ballrooms, the series will feature 14 events with several secondary events and qualifiers. The exciting poker action culminates with the live streamed and televised RRPO Championship final table in Paradise Live theater. RRPO schedule can be found at www.SHRPO.com.

The RRPO Championship taking place from November 27 – December 2, will feature a $3,500 buy-in, $2 million guaranteed prize pool, with a 30,000 starting stack and two starting flights starting Friday, Nov. 27.  Players may play either starting flight or both if they are eliminated. Unlimited re-entry will be allowed until the start of level 7 for each fight.

Highlight events include series kick-off on Thursday, Nov. 19 with a $350 buy-in Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em event featuring a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool and a $570 buy-in No Limit Hold’em with a $250,000 guarantee on Monday, Nov. 23.

In addition, on Sunday, Nov. 29, at 4 p.m. the Galbut Family Miami Beach JCC (MBJCC) on the Simkins Family Campus will host a Texas Hold’em poker fundraiser. The event will kick-off with an exclusive meet and greet for charity tournament players and special celebrity guests. The $10,000 buy-in tournament begins at 5 p.m. A portion of the prize pool will be donated to charity. For more information, call 305-534-3206 x231.

Poker Night in America, a nationally-televised poker show, will film high-stakes gaming action during the final weekend of the series. Three cash games, which include a “Ladies Night”, will be aired on CBS Sports Network in Spring 2016. The RRPO $2 million guaranteed championship final table televised for “Poker Night: The Tour” will also air on CBS Network. Broadcast schedule will be released at a later date.

Satellite events for the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” Championship will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood starting October 2015.

Enter to win a seat in to the $2 Million Seminole Hard Rock “Rock “N” Roll Poker Open” Championship. Visit www.SHRPO.com/winaseat.

Registration is currently open. To participate, players must obtain a free Wild Card at the Player’s Club or in the poker room. More information, schedule and contest rules can be found at www.SHRPO.com.

About Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, located minutes from Fort Lauderdale’s world-famous beach, features a AAA Four Diamond resort with 469 luxury rooms and suites, award-winning restaurants, high-energy nightlife, a lagoon-style pool and Beach Club, a Hard Rock-inspired spa, and premium meeting and convention space. As South Florida’s premier entertainment destination, Seminole Hard Rock hosts top-name acts at its 5,500–seat Hard Rock Live concert arena and offers more than 100 table games, 2,000 of the most popular slots and a stand-alone poker room. Fine dining options include Council Oak Steaks & Seafood, the resort’s signature steakhouse, and Kuro, a luxe and socially vibrant restaurant offering new-style Japanese cuisine. The resort also features contemporary and casual eateries, including Blue Plate, the hotel’s 24-hour diner-inspired restaurant; Constant Grind, a gourmet coffee and pastry shop; and the ever-famous Hard Rock Cafe – Hollywood, part of Hard Rock’s 155 globally recognized rock ‘n’ roll restaurants.

For more information, call 954-327-ROCK or 800-937-0010, visit us online at www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com, or follow us on Facebook: @SeminoleHardRockHollywood, Twitter: @HardRockHolly, Instagram: @HardRockHolly

About Poker Night in America

“Poker Night in America” is an edgy new television series and window into behind-the-scenes reality that has never been attempted before.  Part real-life poker coverage, part unscripted reality television, Poker Night in America is the first program ever to show what really goes on away from the tables and behind the cameras.  Poker players and cast members are followed around airports, casinos, golf courses, bars, restaurants, or wherever a compelling story takes place.

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