2026 Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open Tournament Guide

The 2026 Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open is scheduled for November 17 through December 2, 2026, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida. The series is held in the Grand Ballroom and features a large multi-event schedule built around no-limit hold'em, Omaha, mixed games, bounty events, multi-flight tournaments, and a $3,500 championship event.

The 2026 edition is also part of Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood's partnership with MSPT, with the $3,500 Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open Championship carrying a $2 million guarantee.

Players should confirm event times, structures, registration details, and any updates directly through the official schedule before traveling or buying in. View the official 2026 Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open schedule.

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2026 Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open Overview

The 2026 Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open runs for more than two weeks and gives players a wide range of tournament options before and during the championship portion of the series.

Confirmed schedule highlights include:

• November 17 through December 2, 2026 series dates

• Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood as the host venue

• Grand Ballroom tournament location

• $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em opener with a $1 million guarantee across eight starting flights

• $1,100 Platinum Stack No Limit Hold'em with a $300,000 guarantee

• $3,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship with a $2 million guarantee

• Multiple Omaha, mixed-game, bounty, turbo, seniors, and short-handed events

• $10,000 Deep Stack Six-Max No Limit Hold'em and multiple $5,000 buy-in events late in the series

The schedule gives players several entry points. Lower buy-in events begin early in the series, while the largest championship events are concentrated around Thanksgiving weekend and the final days of the festival.

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Venue and Location

The Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open is played at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida. The 2026 upcoming-events listing identifies the series as being held in the Grand Ballroom.

The property also operates a poker room with more than 40 tables, 24/7 live poker, and regular tournament activity. During major series, players should expect tournament operations to center on the ballroom rather than only the regular poker room.

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Main Event and Championship Details

The featured championship event is Event 34, the $3,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship with a $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

The confirmed championship schedule is:

• Flight A: Friday, November 27 at 11 a.m.

• Flight B: Saturday, November 28 at 11 a.m.

• Day 2: Sunday, November 29 at 12 p.m.

• Day 3: Monday, November 30 at 12 p.m.

• Day 4: Tuesday, December 1 at 12 p.m.

• Day 5: Wednesday, December 2 at 2 p.m.

The championship is listed as a re-entry event on the official schedule. Players planning to play the championship should review the official structure sheet when it is posted or confirmed for registration windows, stack sizes, blind levels, payout procedures, and re-entry limits.

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Important Schedule Highlights

The 2026 Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open schedule opens with Event 1, a $300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack No Limit Hold'em tournament with a $100,000 guarantee on Tuesday, November 17.

The first major multi-flight tournament is Event 2, a $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em event with a $1,000,000 guarantee. Flights run from Wednesday, November 18 through Saturday, November 21, followed by Day 2 on Sunday, November 22 and Day 3 on Monday, November 23.

Other notable confirmed events include:

• $600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold'em with a $50,000 guarantee

• $1,100 Deep Stack 5 Card PLO

• $200 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em with a $30,000 guarantee and a $3,500 RRPO Championship seat added

• $1,100 Platinum Stack No Limit Hold'em with a $300,000 guarantee

• $200 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em with a $150,000 guarantee

• $300 Holiday Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em with a $50,000 guarantee and a $3,500 Championship seat added

• $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em with a $100,000 guarantee

• $1,700 Deep Stack Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em with a $100,000 guarantee

• $600 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em with a $200,000 guarantee

• $5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No Limit Hold'em with a $250,000 guarantee

• $300 Curtain Call Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em with a $30,000 guarantee and a $3,500 Showdown seat

The official schedule includes the full event-by-event listing, and players should use it as the final reference for start times and event numbers.

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Tournament Formats

The series is not limited to standard no-limit hold'em. The official schedule includes a wide mix of formats, including:

• No-limit hold'em

• Pot-limit Omaha

• 5 Card PLO

• Omaha 8 or Better

• PLO8

• Big O

• H.O.R.S.E.

• T.O.R.S.E.

• 10 Game Mix

• Big Bet Mixed Dealers Choice

• Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

• Six-max events

• Bounty events

• Turbo events

• Bomb pot PLO events

• Seniors 50+ events

That variety makes the Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open useful for both no-limit hold'em players and mixed-game specialists. Players who want the biggest prize pools should focus on the multi-flight no-limit hold'em events and the $3,500 Championship.

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Registration, Re-Entry, and Structures

The official primary schedule confirms buy-ins, guarantees, dates, and event start times. It also identifies the $3,500 Championship as a re-entry event.

Players should check Seminole Hard Rock Poker's official tournament pages for the most current structure sheets and tournament procedures before registering. Structure sheets are the best source for starting stacks, blind-level duration, late-registration windows, re-entry limits, and break schedules.

For multi-flight events, players should also confirm how many flights they may enter, whether players who advance may play additional flights, and how the venue handles duplicate bags.

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Planning Tips for Players

Players traveling for the full Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open should map out their schedule before arriving. The series has overlapping events on many days, including morning, afternoon, evening, and late-night starts.

A practical approach is to decide in advance whether the trip is built around the $3,500 Championship, the $400 opening multi-flight event, mixed games, or one-day side events. That helps avoid schedule conflicts and makes it easier to manage rest, bankroll, and registration timing.

Players focused on the Championship may want to arrive before Thanksgiving weekend so they can play warm-up events, satellites or seat-added events if available, and the Championship flights on November 27 and November 28. Players focused on lower buy-ins will find many options before the Championship begins.

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Parking and Player Logistics

Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is a large casino resort property, and major poker series can draw heavy traffic around peak start times. Players should allow extra time for parking, walking to the Grand Ballroom, registering, and finding their assigned table.

Because the series is scheduled around Thanksgiving weekend, players should plan for heavier travel conditions in South Florida and check the official casino and poker channels for current property, parking, and tournament-operation updates before arrival.