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

$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

2018 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event #7
$1,100 NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries: 170
Prize Pool: $164,900
November 18, 2018

1st: $43,341 + Trophy
2nd: $28,767
3rd: $16,910
4th: $10,290
5th: $7,940
6th: $6,580
7th: $5,689
8th: $4,978
9th: $4,334
10th-12th: $3,694
13th-15th: $3,125
16th-18th: $2,597
19th-21st: $2,102
22nd: $1,608

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Entries: 49

In the shadow of the huge $360/$1,000,000 guarantee bubble, Event 7 of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open kicked off in the back of the Hard Rock Event Center. Freshly underway (began at 3pm) and awarding a trophy, Event 7 is a $1,100 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Re-entry tournament. It boasts 15,000 starting chips, 30-minute levels and is structured to play to completion during the early morning hours of Monday.

Here are the details:

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

With a $1,367,400 prize pool up for grabs in the $360/$1,000,000 guarantee, much of our live reporting efforts will be concentrated there. For the $1,100, we’ll provide the prize pool when final, the final table seating chart when they get there and the complete results along with a final report and winner photo when action concludes.

Good luck, $1,100 players!

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)

• Event 1 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 1 Day 2 Table/Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Payouts

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