Tyler Dietz Takes Bounty Title Back to Niagara Falls

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 wins $360 Black Chip Bounty

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

Event 6: Tyler Dietz Leads Final 10 Players

$360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,600 BB ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 219

With about 25 minutes remaining in the current level, the $360 no-limit hold’em bounty event reached the final 10 players and they have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table.

Everybody is guaranteed a cash of at least $920, but the eventual winner will earn $10,446 and the trophy. Here is a look at the seat draw for the final 10 players:

Seat 1: Patrick Spence – 170,000
Seat 2: Carlos Medina – 220,000
Seat 3: Tyler Dietz – 950,000
Seat 4: Joseph Orsino – 404,000
Seat 5: Nick Ahmadi – 345,000
Seat 6: Charles Gomez – 82,000
Seat 7: Beau Dickinson – 440,000
Seat 8: Jake Embres – 188,000
Seat 9: Michael Merisier – 306,000
Seat 10: Dmitriy Konikov – 236,000

Event 6: Prize Pool and Payouts with $10,446 to the Bounty Champ

$360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 219

Not all of today’s action is taking place in the Hard Rock Event Center. Since all 76 tables were needed for the Event 1 restart, the Black Chip Bounty event is playing out across the hall in Salon East.

They cruised through eight levels and closed registration with another huge number. The $360 buy-in tournament had a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool that was more than doubled between the regular and bounty pools.

The 219 entries created a combined prize pool of $65,700 with $21,900 of it being paid out in the form of bounties. The last 28 spots will be paid with the winner taking home $10,446 along with the trophy and all their black cash bounty chips.

1st: $10,446 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,306
3rd: $4,490
4th: $2,731
5th: $2,109
6th: $1,748
7th: $1,489
8th: $1,270
9th: $1,045
10th-12th: $920
13th-15th: $788
16th-18th: $657
19th-21st: $526
22nd-24th: $405
25th-27th: $325
28th: $303

Event 6: Big Bounty Time

$360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

It will be another busy day in the Hard Rock Event Center with a lot of players coming back for Day 2 of the $1,000,000 Guarantee opening event but not everyone could make it through. For those who didn’t and want to Sunday afternoon poker, we have a $360 Black Chip Bounty for you.

Event 6 has a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool and it will attract players looking for a one-day event with some bounty money available from the start.

Players will start with 15,000 stacks and all levels last 30 minutes long. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30pm but players are limited to a single re-entry if they bust out. They will have a dinner break at 6pm and return to play it out for the trophy.

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
  • Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

RRPO Day 5 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 6 – $360 Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
  • Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

3PM: Event 7 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
  • Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 32 – $80 Event 8 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into $250,000 GTD RRPO Event 8
  • Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 32 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 33 – $390 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 5 seats guaranteed into $2 Million GTD WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 33 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 34 – $390 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into $2 Million GTD WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 34 Structure Sheet