On Tuesday, mGamingWatch learned that Penn National Gaming will begin the second season of the Hollywood Poker Open tournament series at Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg on November 15th.
On the heels of the first Hollywood Poker Open Championship Event, which culminated this past June at the M Resort Casino & Spa, Penn National Gaming is continuing with season 2.
According to event organizers, the new season is expected to attract poker players from across the world to compete for the HPO title and a piece of the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.
This season, the first Regional 10-day series will be held in Lawrenceburg, IN at the Hollywood Casino property from Friday, November 15 and culminating on Monday, November 25.
At least two of the tournaments in this series will qualify players for seats at the 2014 HPO Championship Event. The Championship Event will be returning to the M Resort Casino & Spa in late June 2014. From November 2013 until June 2014, the Hollywood Poker Open will hold Regional and Local tournaments at their many properties to qualify players for seats at the Championship Event in June 2014. The Regional series will be mostly be 10-day events and the Local series will last anywhere from 3-5 days.
To learn more, check out the official HPO website here.
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