Season 3 of Hollywood Poker Open Continues Feb. 26 in Tunica

Chad Holloway PR & Media Manager

Feb 25, 2015 3 min read Last updated Mar 18, 2015

Season 3 of the Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) continues this week in Tunica, Mississippi. The Hollywood Poker Open Tunica will host a dozen “featured events” from Feb. 26 through March 8, culminating with the two-day $1,115 HPO Regional Main Event on Saturday, March 7 at 12:00 p.m. local time. PokerNews will be on hand to bring you all the action from that event in our Live Reporting Section.

"Tunica has been a staple on the tournament poker circuit for many years, generating big fields and large prize pools. Couple that with the momentum gained thanks to the largest Hollywood Poker Open Regional to date in Toledo, and this is a highly-anticipated event," said PokerNews Editor in Chief Donnie Peters. "PokerNews is extremely excited to witness the growth of the HPO as it continues to provide players with what they want from a poker series."

Located just 35 miles south of Memphis, Tenn., Hollywood Casino Tunica offers award-winning service and 54,000 square feet of action-packed gaming, not to mention a 494-room luxury hotel and first-class restaurants. As they say: "you'll discover a new level of gaming and entertainment."

Last year, the HPO Tunica saw Toby Mathews top both Jonathan Taylor (runner-up) and Chris Moneymaker (third place) to win the title, a $15,040 payday, and a $2,500 seat into the season-ending championship at the M Resort Casino Spa in Las Vegas. Speaking of Moneymaker, the 2003 World Series of Poker champ and HPO ambassador is expected to be in action.

The third stop of the season comes on the heels of two very successful events. Late last year, the Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg Main Event attracted a record-setting HPO field of 207 players and saw Jesse McEuen emerge victorious to capture the $49,676 first-place prize, and then earlier this month Charles Maxcy took down the HPO Toledo after a six-way deal.

Obviously, the HPO is looking to keep the ball rolling in Tunica.

Here's a look at the complete HPO Tunica schedule:

Day	Date/Time	Event	Buy-In
Thu	2/26 - 3pm	1	NL Hold'em Deepstack
Thu	2/26 - 7pm	2	No Limit ($2,000 Guarantee)
Fri	2/27 - 12pm	3	NL Hold'em Deepstack
Fri	2/27 - 5pm	4	Mega Satellite (Main Event Seat Guarantee)
Fri	2/27 - 7pm	5	No Limit ($2,000 Guarantee)
Sat	2/28 - 12pm	6a	NLH Deepstack Flight A
Sat	2/28 - 5pm	6b	NLH Deepstack Flight B
Sat	2/28 - 7pm	7	No Limit ($2,000 Guarantee)
Sun	3/1 - 11am	8	Seniors No Limit (age 50 & older)
Sun	3/1 - 12pm	6	Merge/Restart Event #6
Sun	3/1 - 3pm	9	NL Hold'em Deepstack
Sun	3/1 - 7pm	10	No Limit ($2,000 Guarantee)
Mon	3/2 - 12pm	11	Satellite (Guaranteed Seat to Event #12)
Mon	3/2 - 3pm	12	NL Hold'em Deepstack
Mon	3/2 - 7pm	13	No Limit ($2,000 Guarantee)
Tue	3/3 - 12pm	14	Satellite (Guaranteed Seat to Event #15)
Tue	3/3 - 3pm	15	Pot Limit Omaha
Tue	3/3 - 7pm	16	No Limit ($2,000 Guarantee)
Wed	3/4 - 12pm	17	Satellite (Guaranteed Seat to Event #18)
Wed	3/4 - 3pm	18	NL Hold'em Deepstack
Wed	3/4 - 7pm	19	No Limit ($2,000 Guarantee)
Thu	3/5 - 12pm	20	Satellite (Guaranteed Seat to Event #21)
Thu	3/5 - 3pm	21	NL Hold'em Deepstack Flight A
Thu	3/5 - 7pm	22	NL Hold'em Deepstack Flight B
Thu	3/5 - 10pm	23	Turbo Satellite (Main Event Seat Guaranteed)
Fri	3/6 - 12pm	-	Merge/Restart Flights
Fri	3/6 - 1pm	24	NL Hold'em Deepstack
Fri	3/6 - 3pm	25	Mega Satellite (Main Event Seat Guaranteed)
Fri	3/6 - 5pm	26	Turbo Satellite (Main Event Seat Guaranteed)
Fri	3/6 - 7pm	27	Mega Satellite (Main Event Seat Guaranteed)
Fri	3/6 - 10pm	28	Turbo Satellite (Main Event Seat Guaranteed)
Sat	3/7 - 10am	29	Mega Satellite (Main Event Seat Guaranteed)
Sat	3/7 - 12pm	30	HPO REGIONAL MAIN EVENT
Sat	3/7 - 5pm	31	Ladies No Limit Hold'em
Sat	3/7 - 7pm	32	No Limit ($2,000 Guarantee)
Sun	3/8 - 11am	33	Seniors No Limit 2 (age 50 & older)
Sun	3/8 - 12pm	30	Main Event Restart
Sun	3/8 - 3pm	34	NL Hold'em Deepstack