Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood announces winners of the 2024 Rock 'N' Roll Poker Open

(PRESS RELEASE) -- After this month’s “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida, it’s Dylan Smith of Fort Lauderdale, Florida who walks away with $662,200 after winning first place in the $3,500 World Poker Tour 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, 20 November 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, 9 January 2025, through Tuesday, 21 January 2025, headlined by the Deep Stack NLH series opener with a $1 million guarantee and the WPT NLH Championship boasting a $2 million guarantee.