The World Poker Tour (WPT) $3,500 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO) has attracted 1,541 entrants from around the world to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. One such competitor was Kurt Jewell, who tops the all-time money list in Kentucky with $1.96 million according to the Hendon Mob.
What’s more, Jewell is fresh off a career-high score of $257,922 for winning a $1,600 no-limit hold’em event at the Wynn Fall Classic. Jewell, who has results dating back to 2007 and is a five-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring winner, had a career year in 2017 and followed it up with another big one in 2018.