Corporate · New York, NY

Two days at a New York casino resort, with a cigar roller in the hall

A casino resort in New York, the boxes open on the table under the lights. Bredy, of La Rosa Negra Cigar, brought him in.

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Franklin rolling at his table in the event hall, guests with lanyards behind him

1 of ~28hands trusted with the Opus X — the same ones at your partyCigar Journal, 2016

6 minfrom loose leaf to a cigar in your guest’s handHis own words

150+nights that ended with the room around his tableFranklin’s own count

The hall

A ballroom full of stands

His first booking of 2026 ran for two days at a casino resort in New York, in April. The event filled a ballroom under crystal chandeliers, with stands along the walls, blue drapes and a red patterned carpet, and guests moving between them with lanyards around their necks.

The table

The room came to him

His table sat among them, dressed in the Arturo Fuente cloth, the humidor open and the molds stacked at his side. He rolled seated, in a blue jacket, while people gathered around to watch the chaveta work and wait for theirs. On the second day he summed it up himself: “bringing passion, precision, and the true art of cigar rolling to life.”

Between sessions

Out on the floor

Between rounds he walked the resort, past the slot machines and down the carpeted corridors, and guests stopped him there for a photograph with a cigar in hand.

It was an honor to bring the art of live cigar rolling and share this special moment with everyone. Cheers to the entire team for the hospitality, professionalism, and great energy.

Franklin PichardoPosted April 28, 2026

Guests gathered at the table

The casino resort event in New York, April 2026. He rolls seated, and the room comes to him.

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Trusted with the Fuente Opus X—At the Fuente table since 1995—Formula 1 Miami’s official roller—Featured in Cigar Journal—Chosen by Hublot, Tudor and Bell & Ross—

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Franklin Pichardo has been rolling since 1995, the year Arturo Fuente released the first Opus X — and he is one of the few in the world the family cleared to roll it.

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