$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 64 of 314

Flight A: 314 Entries, 64 Advanced
Flight B: Tuesday at noon

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, FL
Event 7
$300 Omaha 8/Stud 8
Entries: 91
Prize Pool: $23,205
April 9, 2018 

The third time was the charm for Gabriel Ramos. He made his third consecutive non-hold’em final table of the series on Monday night and took home his first Hard Rock trophy.

Ramos was the chip leader four-handed when they agreed to a four-way chop and took credit for the win. He defeated 91 entries and earned $4,061 as part of a basically even four-way chop in the $300 OE event.

In his first two final tables, the North Carolina resident finished eighth in the $300 Omaha Hi-Lo and the $360 Pot-Limit Omaha for $821 and $1,004. He main focus, besides winning the event, was bursting through that eighth place barrier.

“I was just really focused on passing that eighth place threshold and then it just sort of spun out into winning,” said Ramos after his win.

Ramos got his undergrad degree at Duke University and stayed in the area to both play poker semi-professionally and also do some work in event planning.

With family in the South Florida area and several non-hold’em events to play, the tournament series at the Seminole Hard Rock are always a top priority for Ramos to get to.

“My family lives down here in Florida,” said Ramos. “I usually come down when they do these SHRPO events because they have three or four mixed events and that’s what I play. I don’t do much of the hold’em.”

After a few disappointing eighth place finishes, Ramos made some adjustments to his game and put them to work en route to his first victory at the Hard Rock.

“I went to the Omaha final table as the chip leader and the next day, I didn’t have that many chips, but I just realized that if I had a little more patience, other people would get knocked out and a nice hand would come for me,” said Ramos about his adjustments.

Having his family in the area and being able to earn some immediate redemption makes the win a bit more special than just a four-figure score.

“This means a lot to me,” said Ramos. “I’ve been trying to get a win here in Florida. I’ve been getting a lot of sixth, sevenths and eighths, but I have really been tasting gold. It’s nice to kind of take one home for once.”

The mixed games specialist chopped four-handed with Matt Axelrod, Brandon Berkenfeld and Larry St. Jean. They each took home $4,059.

The top 12 spots finished in the money and here are the results:

1st: Gabriel Ramos – $4,061*
2nd: Matthew Axelrod – $4,059*
3rd: Brandon Berkenfeld – $4,059*
4th: Larry St. Jean – $4,059 *
5th: Anthony Frederick – $1,548
6th: Harry Eisenberg – $1,176
7th: Georges Boyadjian – $932
8th: Ronald Schroeder – $771
9th: Stephen Reid -$665
10th: David May – $665
11th: Patricia Yannuzzi – $605
12th: Steven Roth – $605

*Indicates adjusted payouts as part of a chop

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 64 of 314

At the end of 15 levels of play, the first of two starting flights for the WPTDeepStacks is in the books and the 314 entries was trimmed down to just 64.

Mukul Pahuja bagged up the heaviest of all the bags and leads the 64 survivors with 384,000. One of the voices of the WPT, Tony Dunst, finished right behind him in second with 356,500. Ryan Tamanini (317,000), Carlos Vazquez (316,000) and Carlos Guerrero (218,000) round out the top Day 1A counts.

Other notables to survive the day include Marie Harrell, Dylan Drazen, John Dolan, Spencer Champlin, Peter Walsworth, Sean Shah, Neil Blumenfield, Aaron Massey, Nipun Java, Sheddy Siddiqui, Scott Stewart, Vincent Moscati, Jason Gooch, James Gilbert and Christian Harder.

The 64 survivors will return on Wednesday for Day 2 with blinds of 1,500/3,000 and a 500 ante. They will merge with the survivors of Day 1B, which gets underway on Tuesday at noon.

Complete chip counts will be posted shortly.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 300 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 72 of 314

The clock is paused with 10 minutes remaining and the remaining players play five more hands before bagging and tagging chips for the night.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 300 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 72 of 314

On a flop of , Derek Bowers checked from the big blind and Scott Baumstein bet 12,700 from the hijack. Bowers check-raised to 32,500 and Baumstein took a few moments before moving all in for about 50,000.  Bowers called.

Bowers showed and needed a heart to fill the nut flush draw. Baumstein showed and flopped trips.

The turn was the and the river was the . Baumstein’s trip tens held up to double up with about 20 minutes left in the day.

Scott Baumstein – 115,000
Derek Bowers – 99,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 79 of 314

There were two empty seats and Mukul Pahuja was stacking up a massive pile of chips.

According to other players at the table, Nick Palma raised to 4,500 from under the gun and Pahuja three-bet to 12,500 out of the small blind. Harold Evans called in the big blind and Palma moved all in for 46,000.

Pahuja called and Evans moved all in for about 150,000. Pahuja called that too and all three hands were exposed.

Pahuja showed and was in a great spot against Evans’ and Palma’s .

The board ran out and Pahuja won the pot to vault into the chip lead with the day winding down.

Mukul Pahuja – 410,000
Nick Palma – Eliminated 
Harold Evans – Eliminated 

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 90 of 314

Oleksandr Vaserfirer raised from the cutoff and David Prociak three-bet out of the small blind. Vaserfirer called and the flop was .

Prociak moved all in for about 20,000 and Vaserfirer snap-called. Prociak showed and was in trouble against Vaserfirer’s .

Prociak needed a king on the turn or river, but bricked off and was eliminated about halfway through the level. The former Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year will have another shot at this event tomorrow.

Oleksandr Vaserfirer – 110,000
David Prociak – Eliminated 

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 99 of 314

Sean Shah raised to 3,400 on the button and the player in the small blind moved all in for about 25,000. The big blind folded and Shah snap-called.

Shah was in great shape with his against the small blind’s .

The board ran out and Shah’s pair held up to take the pot and eliminate a player. He’s one of the bigger stacks in the tournament.

Sean Shah – 170,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 108 of 314

Players are currently on their last fifteen minute break of the night. They will return to increased blinds and antes of 800/1,600 with a 200 ante.

Here’s a look at some counts from around the room

Tony Dunst – 130,000
Aaron Massey – 73,000
Ankush Mandavia – 70,000
Scott Baumstein – 68,000
Angel Vu – 62,000
Zach Donovan – 60,000
Christian Harder – 54,000
Mukul Pahuja – 52,000
Ralph Wong – 30,000
Justin Liberto – 26,000

$300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 19: 8,000/16,00 Limits
Players Remaining: 9 of 91

The $300 OE is down to its final nine players and they have redrawn for seats at the final table. There are about 25 minutes left in the level, with limits of 8,000/16,000.

Everybody is guaranteed a cash of at least $665 and here is a look at the seat draw and chip counts for the final nine players.

Seat 1: Matt Axelrod – 180,000
Seat 2: Stephen Redi – 26,000
Seat 3: Brandon Berkenfeld – 158,000
Seat 4: Anthony Frederick – 100,000
Seat 5: Larry St. Jean – 140,000
Seat 6: Harry Eisenberg – 90,000
Seat 7: Ron Schroeder – 37,000
Seat 8: Georges Boyadjian – 76,000
Seat 9: Gabriel Ramos – 110,000