2018 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em  
Entries: 170
Prize Pool: $164,900 
November 18, 2018 

Raminder Singh’s trophy case is full of trophies from poker tournaments he has won. From looking at his results, he owns nearly two dozen of them.

In the early hours of Monday morning, he earned another one in the $1,100 no-limit hold’em. In a heads-up chop with Travis Jackson, Singh came out on top of the 170-entry field and earned $37,706 for his efforts, along with the hardware.

Some players love trophies to show off to their friends and family. They validate their skill on the felt. Singh has another motivation for taking the trophies back to his South Florida home.

They are to continually push his daughter to be a better athelete.

“My daughter, Sonya, she’s into ice skating and she wins a lot of trophies too,” said Singh. “She wins some in ice skating and I win some in poker. This is to inspire her. When I take a new trophy home, she is quite inspired to win more in ice skating and do well. That is a great inspiration as a dad.”

Singh is a family man through and through. His mile-long list of victories, including a WSOP Circuit ring from a main event victory, all come from South Florida. He rarely leaves the area, let alone the state to play a poker tournament.

Every single victory he has to his name have all come in South Florida. With multiple businesses to run and two kids to raise, he sticks to local tournaments in order to be there for his family.

In the last six weeks alone, he’s won three tournaments before his victory at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

“Those are all amateur trophies, I call it,” said Singh. ” I call myself a true amateur in the Slum Donkey Poker Community.”

Singh is part of a larger group of poker players that formed the Slum Donkey Poker Community. They share hand histories and results with each other. Singh is an amateur by definition, but his skills rival most pros.

“I’m one of the decent amateurs,” said Singh. “I’ll describe it like that, but I enjoy poker in my free time.”

Singh expertly navigated the final table. He came into the unofficial final table near the top of chips, bunched together with a few other big stacks.

He opted to get a feel for the table before really turning up the pressure.

“I tried to sit back and take some time as a decent stack,” said the Delray Beach native. “And try to observe the final table. There were players combined from various tables. Later on, when I had a good handle on the play of the various players, I decided to change my game and play accordingly.”

As the table got shorter, Singh started to accumulate chips at a rapid pace. He was the chip leader three-handed when chop talks arose. They were nixed by the short stack, Lucas Braga, who ended up busting in third and left Singh heads-up with Jackson.

After looking at the ICM numbers, the two players agreed to a chop. Singh had the larger stack and got the slightly bigger payout, giving him credit for the win.

He noted that he doesn’t usually chop, but there were events on Monday’s schedule that he wanted to be rested to play.

The 170-entry field paid the top 24 spots. Here are the full results:

1st: Raminder Singh – $37,706*
2nd: Travis Jackson – $34,311*
3rd: Lucas Braga – $16,910
4th: Sherrie Williams – $10,290
5th: David Jackson – $7,940
6th: Edward McNamara – $6,580
7th: Ann Coffen – $5,689
8th: Jason Budish – $4,978
9th: Derek Bowers – $4,434
10th: Gavin O’Rourke – $3,694
11th: Guy Naimi – $3,694
12th: Vitor Coelho – $3,694
13th: Hiren Dharani – $3,125
14th: Hyndi Khomutetsky – $3,125
15th: Dovid Goldfischer – $3,125
16th: Kathryn Lindsey – $2,597
17th: Sukhjinder Hare – $2,597
18th: Chris Moorman – $2,597
19th: Roberto Bendeck – $2,102
20th: Paul Domb – $2,102
21st: Jordan Joeckel – $2,102
22nd: Scott Wright – $1,608

* Reflects adjusted payouts from a deal

2018 Rock N’ Roll Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$360 No-Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty 
Entries: 219
Prize Pool: $43,800
Bounty Prize Pool: $21,900
November 18, 2018 

Tyler Dietz made the trek down to South Florida from Niagara Falls, NY to play the $360 deep stack no-limit hold’em with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool.

He fired a few bullets in that event, busted before the money and didn’t earn the six-figure payout he had hoped for. He will, however, bring a trophy back to Western New York. After falling short in his desired event to win, he hopped in the $360 no-limit hold’em black chip bounty.

The 22-year-old defeated a 219-entry field and earned $10,446 for his efforts, as well as $100 for every player he knocked out.

“I busted that one a few times and took it over here,” said Dietz after his victory. “And I won it.”

Dietz came into the final table with an overwhelming chip lead, but ran into a few bumps in the road along the way. In the end, they just delayed the inevitable – Dietz’s first Hard Rock trophy.

“I was putting a little pressure on and I ran into a few hands,” said Dietz about the final table action. “I got it in ahead and got rivered about three or four times. Got pretty low and then just won some flips.”

In the end, it was Dietz heads-up for the title against Patrick Spence. Spence was eliminated in second for $7,306 and Dietz picked up Spence’s bounty and kept his own.

The bounty aspect encouraged a little more action than in a normal no-limit hold’em tournament. It made the experience more enjoyable for the eventual winner.

“I definitely called some all ins light and other people called all ins light,” said Dietz. “It made it better when I picked up a hand or when someone else picked up a hand. It was pretty cool.”

Unfortunately for the business major at Niagara Community College, the five-figure score and the victory will be the last of the series for him. He has school commitments back in New York and won’t be able to compete in the rest of the series.

“I got to go back to school this week,” said Dietz. “So, I’m going home.”

The 219-entry field paid out the top 28 spots. Here are the full results:

1st: Tyler Dietz – $10,446
2nd: Patrick Spence – $7,306
3rd: Nick Ahmadi – $4,490
4th: Beau Dickinson – $2,731
5th: Michael Merisier – $2,109
6th: Joseph Orsino – $1,748
7th: Dmitriy Konikov – $1,489
8th: Carlos Medina Chintan – $1,270
9th: Jake Embres – $1,045
10th: Charles Gomez – $920
11th: Elias Nassif – $920
12th: Cameron Collins – $920
13th: Peter Hsu – $788
14th: Daniel Kasper – $788
15th: Timothy Tackett – $788
16th: Ryan Jaworski – $657
17th: Fabio Santos – $657
18th: Juan O’Campo – $657
19th: Randy Marker – $526
20th: Edison Barrera – $526
21st: Cory Litke – $526
22nd: Henry Miller – $405
23rd: Ethiel Garcia – $405
24th: Dwight Barclay – $405
25th: Vontz Burke – $325
26th: Donald Scheib – $325
27th: Robert Logan – $325
28th: Carlo Rodriguez – $303

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
End of Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 BB ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 4,558

After finishing level 32, the final 16 players hit the hard stop at 3 a.m. and have bagged up their chips. They will return at 2 p.m. on Monday to play down to a winner.

They will all be chasing Devond Marshall, who finished the day with 10,750,000, just edging out Kharlin Sued for the chip lead. Sued finished with 10,025,000.

When they return, everybody is guaranteed a cash of at least $6,085, but the eventual winner will take home $218,794.

Here’s a look at the seat draw and chip counts for the final 16 players.

Table 7

Seat 1: Larry Hirschfield – 7,150,000
Seat 2: David Maslowski – 3,775,000
Seat 3: Pavlos Kasselouris – 7,525,000
Seat 4: Rick Boyle – 8,850,000
Seat 5: —Empty–
Seat 6: Neil Zonenashvili – 1,425,000
Seat 7: Devond Marshall – 10,750,000
Seat 8: Justin Guzman – 2,150,000
Seat 9: Kharlin Sued – 10,025,000

Table 14 

Seat 1: Cory Blum – 2,150,000
Seat 2: James Lloyd – 3,750,000
Seat 3: Trung Pham – 6,375,000
Seat 4: Samir Mehmel – 3,425,000
Seat 5: Carlos Loving – 5,525,000
Seat 6: David Laufer – 4,075,000
Seat 7: Loreel Pascual – 8,025,000
Seat 8: –Empty–
Seat 9: Peter Udovik – 5,700,000

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 BB ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 4,558

Here are the most recent batch of payouts:

27th: Nissim Gozlan – $4,786
26th: David Brookman – $4,786
25th: Lukas Pribyl – $4,786
24th: Gary Fitzgerald – $4,786
23rd: Richard Saunders – $4,786
22nd: Bryan Munoz  $4,786
21st: Peter Fellows – $4,786
20th: Paulius Bikus – $4,786
19th: Christopher Dillard – $4,786
18th: Daniel Quesada – $6,085
17th: Matt Bretzfield – $6,085

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 BB ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 4,558

There were two more eliminations after Peter Fellows was eliminated in 21st place and the final 18 players have seats at the final two tables.

There are 15 minutes left in the level and then they will bag up chips for the night and come back at 2 p.m. on Monday to play down to a winner.

Here’s a look at the seat draw of the final 18 players:

Table 1

Seat 1: Larry Hirschfield – 5,650,000
Seat 2: Matt Bretzfield – 1,500,000
Seat 3: Pavlos Kasselouris – 8,200,000
Seat 4: Rick Boyle – 7,800,000
Seat 5: Daniel Quesada – 2,600,000
Seat 6: Neil Zonenashvili – 6,300,000
Seat 7: Devond Marshall – 4,400,000
Seat 8: Justin Guzman – 2,550,000
Seat 9: Kharlin Sued – 7,800,000

Table 2 

Seat 1: Cory Blum – 2,400,000
Seat 2: Jim Lloyd – 3,100,000
Seat 3: Trung Pham – 6,350,000
Seat 4: Samir Mehmel – 3,900,000
Seat 5: Carlos Loving – 6,300,000
Seat 6: David Laufer – 3,800,000
Seat 7: Lorrell Pascual – 6,400,000
Seat 8: David Maslowski – 4,300,000
Seat 9: Peter Udovik – 4,600,000

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 BB ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 4,558

Peter Udovik moved all in from the hijack for about 3,300,000 and Peter Fellow calls for about 2,200,000 from the cutoff.

It’s a flip with Udovik’s up against Fellows’ .

The board ran out and Udovik won the flip to eliminate Fellows in 21st place for $4,786.

“Isn’t it crazy that you were just all in and struggling and now you’ve got like six million?” asked Carlos Loving.

Udovik nodded in agreement and now has just over 30 big blinds.

Peter Udovik – 6,050,000 (30 bb)
Peter Fellows – Eliminated 

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 BB ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 4,558

Richard Saunders raised to 425,000 from under the gun and Lorell Pascual called from middle position. Lukas Pribyl moved all in out of the big blind for 1,050,000 and Saunders moved all in as well, barely covering Pascual.

Pascual went deep into the tank for a couple of minutes.

“I was in the situation before and he had queens,” said Pascual while mulling over his decision.

Pascual eventually pushed forward a call and was all in for 2,950,000.

He showed , Saunders tabled and Pribyl needed help with his .

The board ran out and Pribyl was eliminated in 25th place for $4,786. Saunders is left with a big blind and Pascual shoots up the chip counts, and is easily a top-five stack.

Lorrell Pascual – 7,300,000 (47 bb)
Richard Saunders – 150,000 (1 bb)
Lukas Pribyl – Eliminated 

$1,100 No-Limit Hold’em 
$100,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 BB ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 170

With about seven minutes remaining in the level, the $1,100 no-limit hold’em reached its final 10 players and they have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table.

Everybody is guaranteed a cash of at least $3,694, but the winner will walk away with $43,341.

Here’s a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts of the final 10 players:

Seat 1: Sherrie Williams – 251,000
Seat 2: Lucas Braga – 338,000
Seat 3: Ann Coffen – 146,000
Seat 4: Jason Budish – 235,000
Seat 5: Gavin O’Rourke – 62,000
Seat 6: David Jackson – 229,000
Seat 7: Raminder Singh – 340,000
Seat 8: Derek Bowers – 183,000
Seat 9: Travis Jackson – 389,000
Seat 10: Ted McNamara – 425,000

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with an 75,000 BB ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 4,558

Here are the latest players to collect their winnings after busting just prior to the three-table redraw.

46th: Justin Slavin – $3,077
45th: Mark Manesh – $3,350
44th: Harjinder Chawla – $3,350
43rd: Iman Dan – $3,350
42nd: Tracy Potter – $3,350
41st: Rafael Calero – $3,350
40th: Zachary Vankeuren – $3,350
39th: Ricardo Eyzaguirre – $3,350
38th: Rodney Tullock – $3,350
37th: David Shmuel – $3,350
36th: Marlon Ramos – $3,726
35th: Mohammad Saadeghvaziri – $3,726
34th: Franck Garot – $3,726
33rd: Duane Haughton – $3,726
32nd: Wilson Molina – $3,726
31st: Ismael Cabrera – $3,726
30th: Chan Kim – $3,726
29th: Jordan Russell – $3,726
28th: Femi Fashakin – $3,726