The name “Singh” comes from a Sanskrit word meaning lion. This seems fitting for Raminder Singh, who has become a prominent predator in the Florida tournament poker scene. Although he is primarily a businessman and an amateur poker player second, the Delray Beach resident has amassed more than 60 total tournament titles in the past 11 years, most of them in his home state. His last victory was also his biggest. In the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 24, he projected 2024 Lucky Hearts Poker is open The $3,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Hotel & Casino for a career-best payday of $486,353. Singh now has nearly $2.8 million in tournament winnings on record after this latest win.
“It feels really good, I never play any big tournaments during the week. I need a very good schedule to skip all my work and play, so I usually don’t play it. But this time my friends convinced me to play in this. This was the right time to play,” Singh said. “I was in good shape, I played well, and there was no way I would miss this tournament.” SHR Reporters After coming out on top.
In addition to the title and money, Singh also received $1,440 Card player The Player of the Year is considered the champion of this event. This was already his second Boy– Final qualifying table of the year, after finishing fourth in the $400 Turbo event earlier in the same festival. With a total of 1,493 points, Singh now sits in second place in 2024 Boy Ranking provided by World poker.
This tournament attracted a huge field of 1,188 entries, nearly doubling the $2 million guaranteed to build a final prize pool of $3,801,600. The top 148 contestants took home the money, with six-figure paydays for the final seven.
This event ran from January 19 to 23. After two rounds and two more days of play, the field was narrowed to 16 competitors with Justin Datloff in the lead and Singh in a virtual tie for third place in chips. 2021 Where are the millions? Champion Andrew Moreno (15th) and two-time bracelet winner Shawn Troha (14th) were among the notable figures to fall on their way to the official final table.
Many high-achieving players joined Singh among the final nine, including six-time bracelet winner Brian Hastings (9th), bracelet winner Toby Joyce (8th), and five-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser (7th), 2023 Seminole World Poker Tour, Hard Rock Poker Showdown Third place finisher Mitch Jarschowski (6th) and WPT Champion Jonathan Jaffe (5th).
Datloff’s fourth-place elimination ($229,000) left Singh playing in a three-way tie with Dan Martin and two-time bracelet winner Jesse Lones. This trio battled it out for a bit before deciding to take a look at some part numbers. They eventually agreed to a deal that ended the tournament. The number of chips at the time of the transaction was as follows:
Raminder Singh – 27,100,000
Dan Martin – 21,700,000
Jesse Lonis – 10,600,000
As the chip leader at the time, Singh took home $486,353 plus the title. Martin earned $460,000, while Lonis earned $404,247 as third place. Martin rose to third place in Boy The standings stand with 1,200 points, while Lonis advances to fourth place with 1,104 points. Lonis had finished sixth in the $5,300 event at Bgt Starting Festival earlier this month for $22,500 and 144 points.
Here’s a look at the payouts Boy Points awarded at the final table:
| place | player | Profits | Boy points |
| 1 | Raminder Singh | $486,353 | 1,440 |
| 2 | Daniel Martin | $460,000 | 1200 |
| 3 | Jesse Lonis | $404,247 | 960 |
| 4 | Justin Datloff | $229,900 | 720 |
| 5 | Jonathan Jaffe | $173,500 | 600 |
| 6 | Mitch Jarschowski | $132,300 | 480 |
| 7 | Penny Glaser | $102,000 | 360 |
| 8 | Toby Joyce | $79,400 | 240 |
| 9 | Brian Hastings | $62,500 | 120 |
Image credits: Seminole Hard Rock Poker blog.
