The top three players will receive a free entry into the June 26 th HPO Championship from HPO Ambassador and poker champion Chris Moneymaker. HPO Regional Events will also have a Season 3 Leaderboard this year. The top five on the leaderboard at the end of the season will receive a free entry into the Seniors Championship.

New additions for Season 3 include a $555 buy-in Seniors Championship on June 27 and a Season 3 Seniors Leaderboard that will track points for Seniors events played at the HPO Regional Events around the country. Hollywood and Penn properties nationwide will once again send hundreds of promotional seat winners to the HPO Championship, where they will experience a big-time tournament atmosphere, which includes a payoff estimated to be close to $2,000,000 this year. This year's event will be the culmination of seven HPO Regional 10-day Tournament Series stops and local promotions at Penn Gaming properties across the country. (Nasdaq: PENN) Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) Season 3 Championship Weekend will take place June 25-28, 2015 at the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - The Penn National Gaming, Inc.