HOLLYWOOD, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) will celebrate its top tournament play at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL. SHRPO will kick off Wednesday, July 27 with the $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em series opener featuring a $1 million guarantee.Â
Unique to South Florida, SHRPO is known for its one-of-a-kind finisher, The Big 4, a collection of four-tournament finales that feature staggered structures, timed so the events play down simultaneously. The Big 4 Championship will be filmed for TV and live-streamed by Poker Night in America Tuesday, August 9. Carrying combined prize pools of $6.5 million, The Big 4 events include:
- $5,300 SHRPO NLH Championship, $3 Million Guarantee, starts at 11am on Friday, August 5
- $2,700 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em, $1 Million Guarantee, starts at 2pm on Sunday, August 7
- $1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em, $500,000 Guarantee, starts at 11am on Monday, August 8
- $25,500 High Roller NLH, $2 Million Guarantee, starts at noon on Monday, August 8
Other events surrounding The Big 4 include the Big Stack No Limit Hold’em highlighting a $200,000 guarantee, starting Monday, Aug. 1 at 11am, and a Deep Stack Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em event starting on Tuesday, August 9 at noon, highlighting a $500,000 guarantee.
SHRPO’s footprint boasts a capacity for more than 70 tables providing plenty of space for poker tournament players from around the globe. In 2021, SHRPO’s The Big 4 total cash payout exceeded the guarantees, topping out at more than $9.7 million. Boasting the third-largest championship field in SHRPO history, the 2021 championship also saw 1,180 total entries, for a total prize pool of $5.7 million.
