Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open taking place at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Hollywood
19 June 2026(PRESS RELEASE) -- Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open will celebrate its highly-anticipated, top tournament series at South Florida’s iconic entertainment destination Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida. SHRPO will kick off Tuesday, 28 July with the one-day $300 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em ‘Slater Scoops’ opener, featuring a $100,000 guarantee. The $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em, featuring a $1 million guarantee, begins Wednesday, 29 July.
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 with staggered structures, timed so the final tables are played simultaneously. Carrying combined prize pools of $4.75 million. The Big 4 events include:
- $5,300 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry Per Day), $3 Million Guarantee, starts Friday, 7 August at 11 a.m.
- $3,000 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), $500,000 Guarantee, Sunday, 9 August at 2 p.m.
- $1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), $250,000 Guarantee, starts Monday, 10 August at 1 p.m.
- $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), $1 Million Guarantee, Monday, 10 August at 1 p.m.
Other events surrounding The Big 4 include the $800 Platinum Stack highlighting a $250,000 guarantee, starting Tuesday, 4 August at 11 a.m., and closing it all out with a $10,000 Eight-Handed event beginning on Tuesday, 11 August at noon, with a $500,000 guarantee.
SHRPO’s footprint has a capacity for more than 100 tables providing plenty of space for poker tournament players from around the globe. In 2025, SHRPO’s The Big 4 total cash payout exceeded the guarantees, topping more than $6.3 million. Last year, Jake Cody won the SHRPO Championship for $510,850.
Poker hotel rates during SHRPO are available.