Out-Chipped 11-to-1 Heads-Up, Raminder Singh Comes Back to Win His Sixth Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Trophy

2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 13
$600 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Entries:  183
Prize Pool:  $96,990
January 14, 2020

Event 13 Champion Raminder Singh
Event 13 Champion Raminder Singh

“It feels special. Every trophy is special.”

Raminder Singh won his sixth Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood trophy on Tuesday, and he did it in dramatic fashion after being out-chipped 11-to-1 when heads-up play began.

Singh was poised to knock out eventual runner-up Ramon Munoz when they were three-handed, as Munoz was all in with Ah2d against Singh’s AsQs. If Singh’s hand held there, he’d be going into heads-up play with a solid chip lead. But Munoz caught a deuce on the turn to double up and knock Singh down to the short stack.

A short while later, Singh caught a bit of a break.

“Luckily, [Munoz] knocked out the other guy while I had about eight big blinds behind,” said Singh. “And heads-up, anything is possible.”

Munoz had an 11-to-1 chip lead over Singh at the start of heads-up play, but Singh went on to win every hand of consequence, starting off with three come-from-behind double-ups in the first five minutes of heads-up play.

In the final hand, Munoz was all in with As10d, and he needed it to hold against Singh’s KsJh. But Singh spiked a king on the river to cap off his amazing comeback and take home his sixth Seminole Hard Rock trophy.

Singh is now second on the all-time leaderboard for most Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood titles, behind David Prociak.

“David Prociak is one of my very good friends as part of Slumdonkey Poker Group, said Singh. “We have a WhatsApp group on Slumdonkey Poker, and we talk poker strategy and PLO all the time. So I’m very happy for him. I’ll happily take the second spot behind David, and let him have the lead.”

Singh finished his post-victory interview by singing the praises of Tony Burns, who helped build up the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood tournaments into what they are.

“I love this place,” said Singh. “It’s really the people, the staff, and the environment. Starting with Tony Burns, and what he has created. Since Tony Burns came here, he has made all the difference in my mind. The way these things are run, it’s phenomenal.”


Final Table Results:

1st:  Raminder Singh  –  $22,520 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Ramon Munoz  –  $15,215
3rd:  Christopher Suarez  –  $10,490
4th:  David Moreno  –  $7,385
5th:  Vladimir Vasilyev  –  $5,315
6th:  Jordan Semel  –  $3,910
7th:  Christopher Howard  –  $2,940

Event 13: Raminder Singh Wins ($22,520); Ramon Munoz Finishes as Runner-Up ($15,215)

$600 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 183

Raminder Singh
Raminder Singh

Level 23 came to an end, and Level 24 began with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 ante. Play continued without a break.

A few minutes later, Ramon Munoz limped from the button for 30,000, Raminder Singh raised from the big blind to 95,000, and Munoz called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of AhKd7h8d, Singh bet 105,000, and Munoz called.

The river card was the 4h, and both players checked. Singh quickly showed AsAd to win the pot with a flopped set of aces, and Munoz mucked.

Raminder Singh  –  1,975,000  (66 bb)
Ramon Munoz  –  770,000  (26 bb)

Ramon Miquel Munoz
Once heads-up play began, nothing went right for Ramon Miquel Munoz.

A few minutes later, Raminder Singh moved all in from the button, and Ramon Munoz called with As10d. Singh turned over KsJh, and Munoz needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Qc8d6c6dKh, and Singh spiked a king on the river to win the pot — and the trophy — with two pair, kings and sixes.

Stay tuned for a recap from this event, which will be posted later tonight.

1st:  Raminder Singh  –  $22,520 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Ramon Munoz  –  $15,215
3rd:  Christopher Suarez  –  $10,490
4th:  David Moreno  –  $7,385
5th:  Vladimir Vasilyev  –  $5,315
6th:  Jordan Semel  –  $3,910
7th:  Christopher Howard  –  $2,940

Event 13: Raminder Singh Doubles Thru Ramon Munoz Three Times to Take the Lead

$600 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 183

Raminder Singh
Raminder Singh

Raminder Singh moved all in from the button for 230,000, and Ramon Munoz called with Kc2d. Singh turned over Js9s, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ad3s2s8s5d — Munoz paired his deuce on the flop, but Singh turned a spade flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Raminder Singh  –  485,000  (19 bb)
Ramon Munoz  –  2,260,000  (90 bb)

Two hands later, Singh got it all in from the button for 435,000 with 10s5h, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the As4d of Munoz.

The board came 10c7h4s6h6s, and Singh paired his ten on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips again.

Raminder Singh  –  895,000  (36 bb)
Ramon Munoz  –  1,850,000  (74 bb)

The next hand, Munoz moved all in from the button, and Singh snap-called all in for 870,000 with Ad5h. Munoz turned over 6s6h, and Singh needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jd10h3sAh8h, and Singh paired his ace on the turn to win the pot, double up in chips.

Raminder Singh  –  1,765,000  (71 bb)
Ramon Munoz  –  980,000  (39 bb)

Singh was out-chipped nearly 11 to 1, but after three come-from-behind all-in double-ups, he has taken the lead. And all of this took place in the span of 4-5 minutes.

Event 13: Christopher Suarez – 3rd Place ($10,490)

$600 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 183

Christopher Suarez
Christopher Suarez

After a flop of As8s8d, Christopher Suarez got it all in for about 950,000 with AdJd for two pair, aces and eights, but he was drawing thin against the 10c8c (trip eights) of Ramon Munoz.

The turn card was the 3h, the river was the 5c, and Munoz won the pot with his trip eights to eliminate Suarez in third place.

Christopher Suarez  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($10,490)

By knocking out Suarez, Munoz began heads-up play with nearly 11x as many chips as Raminder Singh.

Ramon Munoz  –  2,515,000  (101 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  230,000  (9 bb)

1st:  $22,520 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $15,215

Event 13: Three Double-Ups Between the Final Three Players

$600 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 183

Christopher Suarez
Christopher Suarez

Raminder Singh moved all in from the small blind, and Christopher Suarez called all in from the big blind for 505,000 with 9h9c. Singh turned over Ah5d, and Suarez needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came 9s4h2hQd8h — Singh flopped a gutshot straight draw to Suarez’s set of nines, and the nines held up for Suarez to win the pot and double up in chips.

Christopher Suarez  –  1,030,000  (52 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  585,000  (29 bb)

A few minutes later, Level 23 began with increased blinds of 15,000-25,000 and a 25,000 ante.

Raminder Singh got it all in from the button for 585,000 with AsQd, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the KsQs of Ramon Miquel Munoz in the big blind.

The board came 10c8s8h9c3s, and Singh won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Raminder Singh  –  1,210,000  (48 bb)
Ramon Miquel Munoz  –  350,000  (14 bb)

A few minutes later, Munoz got it all in from the small blind for 580,000 with Ah2d, and he was dominated and facing elimination against Singh’s AsQs in the big blind.

But the board came Kd7d4c2hKh, and Munoz paired his deuce on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ramon Miquel Munoz  –  1,185,000  (47 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  465,000  (19 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 915,000 (37 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $10,490.

Event 13: David Moreno – 4th Place ($7,385)

$600 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 183

David Moreno
David Moreno

David Moreno moved all in from UTG/cutoff for 255,000, and Christopher Suarez moved all in over the top from the button for about 550,000 with 9d9c.

Moreno turned over 7s7d, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 6h6d6c5d5h, and Suarez won the pot with a higher full house, sixes full of nines, to eliminate Moreno in fourth place.

Christopher Suarez  –  850,000  (43 bb)
David Moreno  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($7,385)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 915,000 (46 big blinds). The next player to bust will earn $10,490.

Event 13: Vladimir Vasilyev – 5th Place ($5,315)

$600 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 183

Vladimir Vasilyev
Vladimir Vasilyev

The six-max event is down to the final five players (Chris Howard busted seventh, and Jordan Semel went out sixth), and they just returned from break to begin Level 22, with blinds at 10,000-20,000. These were their official chip counts:

Seat 1.  David Moreno  –  180,000  (9 bb)
Seat 2.  Christopher Suarez  –  480,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.  Ramon Miquel Munoz  –  535,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4.  Vladimir Vasilyev  –  550,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Raminder Singh  –  1,000,000  (50 bb)

A short while later, Ramon Miquel Munoz got it all in from the button for 485,000 with QhQc, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the JsJh of Vladimir Vasilyev, who had him out-chipped by just 25K.

The board came 4h3s2h8h7h, and the pocket queens held up for Munoz to win the pot and double up in chips. Vasilyev was knocked all the way down to a bit more than a single big blind.

Ramon Miquel Munoz  –  1,010,000  (51 bb)
Vladimir Vasilyev  –  25,000  (1 bb)

Three hands later, Vasilyev moved all in under the gun for 25,000, David Moreno called from the button, and Munoz called from the big blind.

Moreno and Munoz checked all the way down on a board of Kc8d6d9d8c, and all three players turned over their cards.

Ramon Miquel Munoz: As6s  (two pair, eights and sixes)
David Moreno: 9h3c  
(two pair, nines and eights)
Vladimir Vasilyev: Qc5d  (queen high)

Moreno won the pot with his higher two pair to eliminate Vasilyev in fifth place.

David Moreno  –  255,000  (13 bb)
Ramon Miquel Munoz  –  915,000  (46 bb)
Vladimir Vasilyev  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($5,315)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 685,000 (34 big blinds). As a reminder, here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $22,520 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $15,215
3rd:  $10,490
4th:  $7,385
5th:  Vladimir Vasilyev  –  $5,315
6th:  Jordan Semel  –  $3,910
7th:  Christopher Howard  –  $2,940

Event 13: Final Table Begins with Ramon Miquel Munoz in the Lead

$600 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 183

Event 13 Final Table
Event 13 Final Table

The final seven players have drawn for random seats at the final table, and they will be playing down to a winner tonight.

Here are their updated chip counts, followed by the remaining payouts:

Seat 1.  David Moreno  –  399,000  (40 bb)
Seat 2.  Chris Howard  –  537,000  (54 bb)
Seat 3.  Christopher Suarez  –  270,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4.  Jordan Semel  –  225,000  (23 bb)
Seat 5.  Ramon Miquel Munoz  –  600,000  (60 bb)
Seat 6.  Vladimir Vasilyev  –  273,000  (27 bb)
Seat 7.  Raminder Singh  –  435,000  (44 bb)

1st:  $22,520 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $15,215
3rd:  $10,490
4th:  $7,385
5th:  $5,315
6th:  $3,910
7th:  $2,940

And here is a list of the players who have finished in the money so far:

8th:  Ryan Van Sanford  –  $2,940
9th:  Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  $2,265
10th:  Oleksandr Vikhtiuk  –  $2,265
11th:  Howard Mash  –  $1,785
12th:  Anatoly Zharnitsky  –  $1,785
13th:  Jorge Gomez  –  $1,440
14th:  Aaron Berman  –  $1,440
15th:  Ian O’Hara  –  $1,195
16th:  Yulia Lisichkina  –  $1,195
17th:  Paul Valenzuela  –  $1,015
18th:  Carlos Dorca  –  $1,015
19th:  Ryan Galpern  –  $885
20th:  Jacob Baumgartner  –  $885
21st:  Justin Carey  –  $885
22nd:  Pedro Aldave  –  $885
23rd:  Neil Zonenashvili  –  $885
24th:  Aaron Kupin  –  $885
25th:  Radovan Strikovic  –  $795
26th:  Gilles Dalco  –  $795
27th:  Tomas Geleziunas  –  $795
28th:  Marcus El Huaick  –  $795
29th:  William Blais  –  $795
30th:  Thomas Gity  –  $795
31st:  Kharlin Sued  –  $795

Event 13: David Moreno Leads After Dinner

$600 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 183

David Moreno

The Six-Max tournament recently returned from their dinner break and they are down to 34 players with 31 of them getting paid.

David Moreno leads with 207,600 with Christopher Suarez (190,500), Christopher Howard (132,500), Yulia Lisichiria (130,000), Howard Mash (122,000), Kharlin Sued (118,000). Ryan Van Sanford (110,000), and Jorge Gomez (110,000) also sitting with six-digit stacks.

Event 13: Prize Pool and Payouts with $22,520 Up Top

$600 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 183

Registration closed on the Six-Max tournament and the tournament nearly doubled its $50,000 guarantee even with them restricted to a single re-entry. The $600 tournament drew 183 entries to create a $96,990 prize pool and the last 31 players will get some money.

They will earn $795 for a min-cash and the winner will take home $22,520.

2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 13
$600 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Entries:  183
Prize Pool:  $96,990
January 14, 2020

1st: $22,520 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $15,215
3rd: $10,490
4th: $7,385
5th: $5,315
6th: $3,910
7th-8th: $2,940
9th-10th: $2,265
11th-12th: $1,785
13th-14th: $1,440
15th-16th: $1,195
17th-18th: $1,015
19th-24th: $885
25th-31st: $795