Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker Open

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The popular and spacious Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood poker room is finally set to reopen. On June 12, the South Florida card room will open its doors.

Bulgaria’s Milen Stefanov Wins Championship for $545,070

At the conclusion of the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock‘N’ Roll Poker Open” (RRPO), it’s Milen Stefanov of Varna, Bulgaria who walksaway with $545,070 after winning first place in the $3,500 World Poker Tour(WPT) Championship. Stefanov bested 988 total entries in the seriesfinale, taking home the trophy and a $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions entryin what marked the largest Championship tournament in RRPO history. The playersgenerated a prize pool worth $3,161,600, eclipsing the guarantee by more than$1 million.

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $10 Million Guarantee Championship Event came to a close on Wednesday, and the winner was professional Blair Hinkle.With the win, Hinkle now has over $3.5 million. HOLLYWOOD — Poker players from around the globe descended on the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in August for the world’s richest poker tournament. The $10-million guaranteed payout was the largest offered at any tournament worldwide. The three-week Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open broke Florida records for participation with the first event and broke.

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Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker Open

“Itfeels amazing, it’s almost like it’s catching me off guard,” Stefanov saidafter his win. “The emotions are running rampant, like even more than when Iwas playing. To be a champion finally of the WPT, it feels amazing. It’s an understatement.”

Championship Final TableResults:

1st:Milen Stefanov (Varna, Bulgaria) $545,070

2nd:Fabian Gumz (Germany) $353,380

3rd:David Novosel (Cincinnati, Ohio) $260,845

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4th:Roman Korenev (Krasnoyarsk, Russia) $194,605

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5th:Cesar Fuentes (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) $146,760

6th:Francis Anderson (Arlington, Ky.) $111,895

The 27-event RRPO kicked off on Wednesday, Nov. 20with a $400 buy-in Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry). Theseries opener drew 4,699 entries easily surpassing the $1 million guaranteedprize pool.

Inaddition to Stefanov, other signature event winners include:

  • Benjamin Boston (Mansfield, Tex.), winning the$400 buy-in Deep Stack NLH for $133,918
  • Schahin Ghiai (Marietta, Ga.), winning the$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH for $34,105
  • Michael Tureniec (Stockholm, Sweden), winningthe $600 Deep Stack NLH for $100,700
  • Manig Loeser (Bad Homburg, Germany), winningthe $5,000 Eight-Handed NLH for $86,581
  • Juan Endara (Miami, Fla.), winning the $150 NLHfor $37,828
  • Bryn Kenney (Henderson, Nev.), winning the$25,500 High Roller NLH for $354,565
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Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker Openings

Poker action will return to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. in the new year with the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) on Jan. 7 – Jan. 22, 2020, headlined by the WPTDeepStacks series opener with a $1 million guarantee and the WPT NLH Championship boasting a $2 Million Guarantee.

Future tournament information and poker hotel rates are available at SHRPO.com.

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Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker Open

About Seminole Hard Rock Poker

Seminole Hard Rock Pokerencompasses four major poker series held annually at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel& Casino in Hollywood, Florida. In August 2013, the Seminole Hard RockPoker Open (SHRPO) was introduced to poker players around the world and featureda $10 million guarantee championship, the largest guarantee in history. Inaddition to the SHRPO, Seminole Hard Rock Poker series’ includes the SeminoleHard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (January), Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown(April) and Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll” Poker Open (November). All fourseries fall under the SHRPO umbrella with tournament news, live updates andchampionship live streaming. Visit www.SHRPO.com. Join the conversation at#SHRPO, and tag us @SHRPO.

AboutSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &Casino Hollywood is the flagship casino resort of Hard Rock International,owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. This world-renowned entertainment,gaming and hospitality destination unveiled a $1.5 billion expansion on Oct.24, 2019. New offerings include 638 upscale guestrooms in thefirst-ever Guitar Hotel, 168 luxury guestrooms and unique swim-up suitesin the adjacent Oasis Tower at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood,and 465 newly redesigned guestrooms in Hard Rock Hotel for a combined roomcount of 1,271 throughout the resort. Additional amenities include thelush, “Bora Bora” style lagoon with private cabanas and butler service; a42,000 square-foot Rock Spa® & Salon; a 13.5-acre recreational waterexperience for swimming, kayaking and paddle boarding; 19 dining outlets and 20bars and lounges; an expansive gaming floor with 3,100 slots, 195 table gamesand a 45-table poker room; 120,000 square feet of premier meeting andconvention space including a 38,000 square-foot, carpeted exhibition hall; anda 26,000 square-foot retail promenade. The highly anticipated Hard Rock Liveentertainment venue with a 7,000-person capacity, will showcase A-list entertainers,comedy acts, Broadway performances, sporting events and live broadcastproductions. The integrated resort is located on 87 acres of the HollywoodSeminoleReservation along State Road 7 (U.S. Highway 441), and is 10minutes from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport and 30 minutesfrom downtown Miami and Miami International Airport. For more information,visit us online at www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com,call 800-937-0010 or follow us: Facebook: SeminoleHardRockHollywood, Twitter:@HardRockHolly, Instagram: @HardRockHolly.