Hollywood, FL (Dec. 4, 2024) – Dylan Smith secures his first World Poker Tour® title by conquering a significant field at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in the WPT® Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship. Smith took home a grand prize of $662,000, which includes a seat in the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas this December, as well as a Golden Passport to the ClubWPT™ Gold* $5M Invitational Freeroll.
“It feels phenomenal,” Smith said when asked how it feels to finally close the deal at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood. “I didn’t know when I would get a chance at redemption, and I am really grateful that I was able to do it so quickly.”
The championship event attracted 1,435 entrants from two starting flights, creating a prize pool of $4,492,000. A payout was awarded to the top 180 finishers.
“Congratulations to Dylan Smith for earning his spot in the WPT Champions Club and the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup,” said WPT CEO Adam Pliska. “And thank you to our partners at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood for putting on such a great festival. The excitement continues as we move into our season-ending WPT World Championship.”
Matthew Beinner finished as the runner-up, earning $440,000. He was preceded by Florian Ribouchon (3rd place – $325,000), Landon Tice (4th place – $245,000), Francis Anderson (5th place – $184,000), and Paul Domb (6th place – $140,000).
Other notable players to earn a cash were WPT Champions Darryll Fish (7th place) and Matthew Wantman (8th place), WPT Alpha8 Champion Ren Lin (22nd place), Joe McKeehen (26th place), Jesse Lonis (29th place), 2022 WPT Prime Championship winner Stephen Song (45th place), WPT Alpha8 Champion Jason Mercier (61st place), WPT Global Ambassador Brad Owen (119th place), and current WPT Player of the Year Leader Yunkyu Song (163rd place), adding 75 points for a new points total of 2,275.
Photos from the WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship can be accessed via the WPT Flickr Page.
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