Jatinder Singh Wins Event 5 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $6,300

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  168
Prize Pool:  $26,040
Bounty Prize Pool: $16,800
April 14, 2023 

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 5 Champion Jatinder Singh

Event 5 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 168 entries generated a prize pool of $26,040, with an additional $16,800 set aside for bounties.

Emerging victorious was Jatinder Singh, winning outright for $8,505.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JatinderSingh$6,300
2RobertScott$4,200
3ShawnFarmer$2,670
4GilGuadalpi$1,725
5AndrewYakubovich$1,255
6ShavranKulshrestha$1,040
7TomislavKrizanic$925
8JessicaLeal Gonzalez$815
9DavidLaufer$705
10JamesSebastiano$705
11DavidShmuel$600
12GustavoPerla$600
13ChristopherAsaro$525
14KennethGoff Jr.$525
15BenjaminPollan$525
16RonaldGroeller$500
17ToddLouer$500
19Pierre-XavierLaurent$475
20AntonioDiaz$475
21DannyChang$238
22LloydKapper$237

Event 1: Jatinder Singh Wins! ($6,300); Robert Scott Eliminated in 2nd Place ($4,200)

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 168

Jatinder Singh
Jatinder Singh

Robert Scott raised all in for about 1,800,000 from the button and Jatinder Singh called in the big blind with 6c6s, racing with Scott’s AcKs.

The flop came down AhKh6d, giving Singh a set of sixes to pull well ahead. Scott had four outs, but found no help from the Jh turn nor the 5c river, locking up the outright victory for Singh for $6,300.

Scott finished runner-up for $4,200.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

Robert Scott
Robert Scott

Event 5: Shawn Farmer – 3rd Place ($2,670)

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 168

Shawn Farmer
Shawn Farmer

Shawn Farmer raised all in for about 1,250,000 from the button and Jatinder Singh called in the big blind with AhJs, leading Singh’s Ad6s.

The board came 7s7d3s8s9d, no help to Farmer, ending his tournament in third place.

Jatinder Singh  –  4,920,000  (49 bb)
Robert Scott  –  1,800,000  (18 bb)
Shawn Farmer  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($2,670)

1st: $6,300 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $4,200

Event 5: Gil Guadalpi – 4th Place ($1,725)

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 168

Gil Guadalpi
Gil Guadalpi

Gil Guadalpi got it all in from the button for about 775,000 with Ad10d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the AcQh of Jatinder Singh in the cutoff.

The board came Qc5s2s10sQs — Singh paired his queen on the flop, Guadalpi paired his ten on the turn to pick up some outs, and Singh rivered trips to clinch the pot. Guadalpi was eliminated in fourth place.

Jatinder Singh  –  2,875,000  (48 bb)
Gil Guadalpi  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($1,725)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,240,000 (37 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,670 each.

Event 5: Andrew Yakubovich – 5th Place ($1,255)

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 168

Andrew Yakubovich
Andrew Yakubovich

Andrew Yakubovich got it all in from the button for 740,000 with Qs9d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the JsJd of Robert Scott in the small blind.

The board came Jc6s2d8d3d — Scott flopped a set, Yakubovich turned a gutshot straight draw, and the river card was a blank. Scott won the pot with his set of jacks to eliminate Yakubovich in fifth place.

Robert Scott  –  1,875,000  (31 bb)
Andrew Yakubovich  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,255)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,680,000 (28 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,725 each.

Event 5: Shravan Kulshrestha – 6th Place ($1,040)

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 168

Shravan Kulshrestha
Shravan Kulshrestha

Jatinder Singh moves all in from the cutoff for about 1,850,000, and Shravan Kulshrestha calls all in from the big blind for about 110,000 with Kd3h.

Singh turns over QhQd, and Kulshrestha needs to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qc10s5sAh4s — Singh flops a set, Kulshrestha turns a gutshot straight draw, and the river card is a blank. Singh wins the pot with his set of queens to eliminate Kulshrestha in sixth place.

Jatinder Singh  –  2,025,000  (34 bb)
Shravan Kulshrestha  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,040)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,345,000 (22 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,255 each.

Event 5: Tomislav Krizanic – 7th Place ($925)

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 168

Tomislav Krizanic
Tomislav Krizanic

Jatinder Singh limped in from middle position, Shawn Farmer did the same from the cutoff, and Tomislav Krizanic raised all in for 370,000 from the button. Singh folded and Farmer called.

Farmer:  9h7h
Krizanic:  KsKd

The board ran out Jd7c3cTh8d, giving Farmer jack-high straight to win the bounty and eliminate Krizanic in seventh place.

Shawn Farmer  –  1,725,000   (35 bb)
Tomislav Krizanic  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($925)

With six players remaining, the average stack is about 1,120,000 (22 bb). Everyone is guaranteed $1,040.

Event 5: Jessica Leal Gonzalez – 8th Place ($815)

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 168

Jessica Leal Gonzalez
Jessica Leal Gonzalez

Jessica Leal Gonzalez raised all in for 205,000 from under the gun and Andrew Yakubovich called in the big blind with Ah9d, leading Gonzalez’s Qc8c.

The board ran out 5h4s3s3cJs, no help to Gonzalez, ending her tournament in eighth place.

Andrew Yakubovich  –  610,000  (12 bb)
Jessica Leal Gonzalez  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($815)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is about 960,000  (19 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $925.

Event 5: Robert Scott Leads the Final Eight Players at the Break

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 168

Event 5 Final Table

The final eight players return from break to begin Level 22, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 40,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the prizepool:

Seat 1:  Andrew Yakubovich  –  995,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2:  Jessica Leal Gonzalez  –  485,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3:  Robert Scott  –  1,795,000  (45 bb)
Seat 4:  Jatinder Singh  –  1,505,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5:  Gil Guadalpi  –  750,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Shawn Farmer  –  485,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7:  Tomislav Krizanic  –  205,000  (5 bb)
Seat 8:  Shravan Kulshrestha  –  605,000  (15 bb)

1st:  $6,300 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $4,200
3rd:  $2,670
4th:  $1,725
5th:  $1,255
6th:  $1,040
7th:  $925
8th:  $815

9th:  David Laufer  –  $705
10th:  James Sebastiano  –  $705

11th:  David Shmuel  –  $600
12th:  Gustavo Perla  –  $600

13th:  Christopher Asaro  –  $525
14th:  Kenneth Goff Jr.  –  $525
15th:  Benjamin Pollan  –  $525

16th:  Ronald Groeller  –  $500
17th:  Todd Louer  –  $500

19th:  Pierre-Xavier Laurent  –  $475
20th:  Antonio Diaz  –  $475

21st:  Danny Chang  –  $238
22nd:  Lloyd Kapper  –  $237

Event 5: Prize Pool and Payouts with $6,300 to Bounty Champ

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  168
Prize Pool:  $26,040
Bounty Prize Pool: $16,800
April 14, 2023 

Registration closed for the $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty with 168 entries putting $26,040 in the regular prize pool and another $16,800 in the form of play bounties. The last 21 players will make the money with $475 for a min-cash and $6,300 plus the Showdown trophy for the Event 5 winner.

1st: $6,300 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $4,200
3rd: $2,670
4th: $1,725
5th: $1,255
6th: $1,040
7th: $925
8th: $815
9th-10th: $705
11th-12th: $600
13th-15th: $525
16th-18th: $500
19th-21st: $475