LAS VEGAS, May 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Penn National Gaming,
Inc. (Nasdaq: PENN) is proud to host
professional and amateur poker players from across the globe for
Season Two of its Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) tournament and the
$500,000 guaranteed Championship Main
Event taking place at the at the M Resort Spa Casino in
Las Vegas this June. World
poker champion Chris Moneymaker is
ambassador of the HPO and will be competing alongside players in
the Championship Main Event.
The 2014 Season Two Championship will see even more seat winners
participating with the addition of new regional stops (there were
six HPO regionals in total) and increased local promotions at Penn
National Gaming properties that have awarded championship seats
over the past eight months. In 2013, Penn National Gaming's
properties sent more than 200 seat winners to the Championship Main
Event where they competed for a prize pool that reached over
$1.4 million.
"We had strong momentum following a successful Season One of the
Hollywood Poker Open last year, and that has continued with each
regional event this year," said Gaye
Gullo, Vice President of Marketing for Penn National Gaming.
"Our players value the numerous opportunities to get in on the
action for the Hollywood Poker Open. Offering a Las Vegas
Championship is icing on the cake for what's grown to be a
well-respected tournament series, and we're proud of
that."
Direct buy-ins will also be accepted for the $2,500 Championship and the other events on the
schedule.
Tournament Director Bill Bruce
noted, "We've added to the schedule of the Championship this year.
There are two full days of Mega Satellites on Wednesday and
Thursday (June 25-26) right before
the Championship Main Event and on Saturday (June 28) there is a $1,800 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha tournament. These
new additions to the schedule promise to attract even more players
and make for an exciting finale to a very successful HPO Season
Two."
Additionally, there will be Single Table Satellites available
for both the $2,500 HPO Championship
and the $1,800 Pot Limit Omaha
starting Wednesday, June 25 at the M
Resort and there will also be Mega satellites scheduled at The
Cannery in Las Vegas June 23-24.
Day One of the HPO Championship Event begins at 12 p.m. on Friday, June
27. Satellite events vary in time, players should visit the
HPO website for details.
For pre-registration, schedules and more information visit
www.hollywoodpokeropen.com or call the M Resort at 702-797-1777.
Players and fans can also keep up with the action on Facebook,
Twitter or Instagram at @HollywoodPokerOpen and using hashtag
#HPO2014.
About M Resort Spa Casino
M Resort Spa Casino is a Forbes Travel Guide Four Star rated resort
located on over 90 acres at 12300 Las Vegas Blvd. S. on the
southeast corner of St. Rose Parkway and Las Vegas Boulevard.
Situated higher in elevation than other resort-casinos on the Las
Vegas Strip, the M Resort provides optimal views of the
world-famous Las Vegas skyline
from its guest rooms, suites, conference center and restaurants.
The resort offers 390 guest rooms and suites, over 92,000 square
feet of gaming, multiple restaurants and bars, more than 92,000
square feet of meeting and conference space, a state-of-the-art spa
and fitness center and a 100,000 square foot events piazza. M
Resort is operated by Penn National Gaming, Inc. For more
information, visit www.theMresort.com.
About Penn National Gaming
Penn National Gaming, through its subsidiaries, owns, operates or
has ownership interests in gaming and racing facilities with a
focus on slot machine entertainment. The Company presently operates
twenty-seven facilities in eighteen jurisdictions, including
Florida, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New
Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Texas, West
Virginia, and Ontario. In aggregate, Penn National's
operated facilities feature approximately 31,000 gaming machines,
800 table games and 2,900 hotel rooms.
MEDIA CONTACT
Madeline
Caldwell
TBC for Penn National Gaming
410-986-1275
410-746-4456 – ON SITE
mcaldwell@tbc.us
SOURCE Penn National Gaming, Inc.