HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (December 5, 2024) – After this month’s “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” (RRPO) at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., it’s Dylan Smith of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. who walks away with $662,200 after winning first place in the $3,500 World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship.
Smith bested 1,435 entries in the series finale, winning his first major live tournament title. This year, he broke through with a major victory in a live tournament, defeating Matthew Beinner in a heads-up battle on Wednesday night to win the RRPO Championship. The tournament generated a prize pool worth over $4.5 million easily eclipsing the $3 million guarantee.
Championship Final Table Results:
1st: Dylan Smith (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) $651,800 + $10,400 WPT World Championship Seat
2nd: Matthew Beinner (New York, Fla.) $440,000
3rd: Florian Ribouchon (La Trinité, France) $325,000
4th: Landon Tice (Boca Raton, Fla.) $245,000
5th: Francis Anderson (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) $184,000
6th: Paul Domb (Key Biscayne, Fla.) $140,000
The 49 primary events RRPO kicked off on Wednesday, Nov. 20 with a $400 Deep Stack NLH. The series opener drew 6,480. The event concluded with Eric Yanovsky of Brooklyn, N.Y. winning $261,920.
In addition to Smith, other signature event winners include:
- Luke Brereton (Prestbury, UK.), won the $1,100 Triple Stack NLH for $78,030
- Daniel Neilson (Sydney, Australia), won the $5,000 Deep Stack NLH for $201,500
- Faraz Jaka (Las Vegas, NV.), won the $10,000 Deep Stack NLH for $313,495
- Brandon Wilson (Chicago, IL.), won the $25,500 High Roller NLH for $602,900
Poker action will return to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. in the New Year with the Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, through Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, headlined by the Deep Stack NLH 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.