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Raminder Singh Captures Fourth Tampa Title with Event 6 Win

2022 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  94
Prize Pool:  $91,180
December 6, 2022

Raminder Singh

With time running out before the 2022 Tampa Winter Poker Open Championship, we ran the first of two big preliminary tournaments with the $1,100 Deep Stack. Event 6 drew 94 tough entries and Seminole Hard Rock Poker legend Raminder Singh took the top spot for $21,486 after a three-way final table deal.

The tournament surpassed its $75,000 guarantee and put up a prize pool worth $91,180. The last 12 players made the money, and Singh was in the bottom half of the counts as the final table neared. He had only nine big blinds with four players remaining, went up from there in a hurry, and was posing with the trophy less than an hour later.

Singh battled, doubled a few times, and eliminated Tom McDonald, our 2022 Tampa Poker Classic Championship third-place finisher, in fourth place. Two more doubles and he wrestled the lead from Shane Melert and Philip Jackson.

With three players remaining, they made a deal to divide up the remaining prize pool with Singh holding more than half of the chips in play and getting the lion’s share of the prize pool.

This marks the fourth time Singh has finished a major Tampa tournament in the top. In addition to this title, he earned two trophies during the WPT Tampa series in August and won this WPO tournament in 2020.

2020 WPO $600 Deep Stack NLH
2022 WPT Tampa $400 Turbo NLH
2022 WPT Tampa $600 Deep Stack NLH
2022 WPO $1,100 Deep Stack NLH

The Event 6 result pushes Singh’s dominance across the board in Seminole Hard Rock Poker events. Add these four Tampa titles to the incredible nine in Hollywood, plus a RunGood Poker Series Main Event ring from Coconut Creek, and no one has finished it out more times.

Congratulations to Raminder for extending the legend!

Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RaminderSingh$21,486 *
2PhilipJackson$17,619 *
3ShaneMelert$16,375 *
4TomMcDonald$8,330
5CodyHernandez$6,080
6KarlManouchakian$4,620
7AdamJaffe$3,660
8JoePresho$3,030
9JeffHardin$2,620
10DavidDiBernardi$2,620
11JoeyZahn$2,370
12DionJagroo$2,370

* – denotes results of a three-way deal

Event 6: We Have a Deal!

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante

Raminder Singh

After a few times around the three-handed table, they decided to take a look at the ICM numbers. Everyone liked what they saw and Raminder Singh is the WPO Event 6 champ thanks to his big chip lead after a three-way deal.

Shane Melert earned $16,375 for third place, Philip Jackson banked $17,619 as the runner-up, and Singh walked away with $21,486 plus another trophy.

Raminder Singh – 1,540,000 (77 bb)
Philip Jackson – 725,000 (36 bb)
Shane Melert – 555,000 (28 bb)

1st: Raminder Singh – $21,486 + WPO trophy
2nd: Philip Jackson – $17,619
3rd: Shane Melert – $16,375

Shane Melert
Philip Jackson

Event 6: Raminder Singh Doubles Through Shane Melert

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players remaining:  3 of 94

Raminder Singh

After another double for Raminder Singh versus Philip Jackson, he was heads up with Shane Melert to a Qc5d3h flop. Singh checked from the big blind, Melert bet 50,000 and Singh check-raised to 90,000.

Melert called, the turn was 4c, Singh fired 240,000 and Melert called. The river was 5s, Singh moved all in for 385,000 and Melert called.

Singh: KdQs
Melert: Qh9h

Both players flopped a queen but Singh outkicked Melert to double into the lead.

Raminder Singh – 1,530,000 (77 bb)
Shane Melert – 710,000 (36 bb)

Event 6: Tom McDonald – 4th Place ($8,330)

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players remaining:  3 of 94

Tom McDonald

Raminder Singh open-shoved for 275,000 from under the gun and Tom McDonald called in the big blind with a slightly bigger stack.

Singh: Ah4h
McDonald: Ac7h

Singh was behind, asked for a chop, but did it better when he paired his four on the Th9d4c flop. The 9c turn and 4h river finished the board and Singh doubled up.

McDonald was left with only 35K and eliminated on the next hand.

Raminder Singh – 580,000 (29 bb)
Tom McDonald – Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,330)

Event 4: Counts on Break

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players remaining:  4 of 94

Seat 1: Raminder Singh – 180,000 (9 bb)
Seat 3: Shane Melert – 1,045,000 (52 bb)
Seat 7: Philip Jackson – 1,205,000 (60 bb)
Seat 8: Tom McDonald – 390,000 (20 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $26,180 + WPO trophy
2nd: $17,460
3rd: $11,840
4th: $8,330

Event 6: Cody Hernandez – 5th Place ($6,080)

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players remaining:  4 of 94

It folded to Cody Hernandez in the small blind and he moved all in for 381,000. Philip Jackson took a minute to think about the move and called in the big blind.

Hernadez: JdJs
Jackson: AdQc

It was a race and Hernandez needed his jacks to hold to stay in the game. Jackson took the lead when he paired his ace on the As6s2c flop and Hernandez could not come back on the Kc turn or Qd river to go out in fifth place.

Philip Jackson – 1,080,000 (68 bb)
Cody Hernandez – Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,080)

Event 6: Karl Manouchakian – 6th Place ($4,620)

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players remaining:  5 of 94

Karl Manouchakian

Action folded to Karl Manouchakian on the button and he moved all in for 146,000. Shane Melert called from the small blind and Cody Hernandez folded his big.

Melert: KdKc
Manouchakian: ThTc

Melert woke up to a monster it the blinds and Manouchakian could not find a sweat as the board ran out Jd6c3h3s9h to exit in sixth place.

Shane Melert – 1,103,000 (69 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,620)

Event 6: Adam Jaffe – 7th Place ($3,660)

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players remaining:  6 of 94

Adam Jaffe

Adam Jaffe opened to 32,000 from under the gun and picked up calls from Cody Hernandez, Philip Jackson, and Shane Melert.

The flop came Ac5s3s, Melert checked, and Jaffe moved all in for 180,000. Hernandez and Jackson folded and Melert called.

Melert: 8c6h
Jaffe: AdQd

“Oh no, I thought I had eights.” Jaffe said after the hands were tabled.

He did not and was eliminated after the 7s turn and 6s river.

That makes back-to-back great runs for Jaffe after finished runner-up in last night’s $600 Deep Stack.

Shane Melert – 932,000 (58 bb)
Adam Jaffe – Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,660)

Event 6: Joe Presho – 8th Place ($3,030)

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players remaining:  7 of 94

Joe Presho

Joe Presho found himself down to 91,000 and put those chips in the middle against Adam Jaffe.

Presho: 7h7c
Jaffe: AcTc

They were racing and Presho needed his sevens to hold to double up. Jaffe took the lead on the AsQh2d flop when he paired his ace and Presho was sent to the payout desk after the Jc turn and 5s river.

Adam Jaffe – 335,000 (28 bb)
Joe Presho – Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,030)

Event 6: Jeff Hardin – 9th Place ($2,620)

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players remaining:  8 of 94

Jeff Hardin

After playing a long short stacked game, with several double ups at two tables, Jeff Hardin was again all in. This time it was for 68,000 from middle position and Tom McDonald called to put him at risk once again.

“Your the best all-in players here,” Raminder Singh told him.

McDonald: 8d8s
Hardin: Qd9d

It was a coin flip but McDonald virtually slammed the door on the 8h5s5d board with his full house. The Kc turn left Hardini drawing dead to the 6s river and ninth place.

Tom McDonald – 445,000 (37 bb)
Jeff Hardin – Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,620)