Event 25: Lou Ojeda Leads the Final Five Players with 2,885,000

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $189,280  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 364

Lou Ojeda
Lou Ojeda

The players return from break to begin Level 26, with increased blinds of 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Lou Ojeda  –  2,885,000  (58 bb)
Seat 2.  Gabriel Pardo  –  1,505,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Joel Gossett  –  615,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Anik Ajmera  –  1,505,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5.  David Eller  –  775,000  (16 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $36,900 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $26,000
3rd:  $19,200
4th:  $14,400
5th:  $10,900

6th:  Igor Tretyakov  –  $8,300
7th:  Andre Plaza  –  $6,400
8th:  Paul Zappulla  –  $4,960
9th:  David Ehrenfeld  –  $3,880

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,455,000 (29 big blinds).

Event 25: Lou Ojeda Takes a Pot Worth 1.14 Million Against David Eller

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $189,280  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 364

Anik Ajmera limped from the cutoff for 40,000, David Eller raised from the button to 150,000, and Lou Ojeda reraised from the small blind to 530,000. Ajmera folded, and Eller called.

The flop came 9d7s4h, Ojeda pot-bet 1,140,000, and Eller folded. Ojeda took the pot.

Lou Ojeda  –  2,750,000  (69 bb)
David Eller  –  1,155,000  (29 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,455,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,900 each.

Event 25: Lou Ojeda Wins a Pot Against David Eller with Full House-Over-Full House

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $189,280  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 364

Lou Ojeda
Lou Ojeda

With the board showing As5h4s10d on the turn, David Eller (big blind) and Lou Ojeda (UTG) put in 120,000 each.

The river card paired the board with the 10h, Eller checked, Ojeda bet 350,000, and Eller called.

David Eller:  8s5s5c2s  (full house, fives full of tens)
Lou Ojeda:  AhAc5d3s  (full house, aces full of tens)

Ojeda won the pot with a higher full house, and Eller said, “That could have been worse.”

Lou Ojeda  –  1,950,000  (49 bb)
David Eller  –  1,650,000  (41 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,455,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,900 each.

Event 25: Anik Ajmera Doubles Thru Gabriel Pardo

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $189,280  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 364

Anik Ajmera
Anik Ajmera

Anik Ajmera raised from the cutoff to 140,000, Lou Ojeda called from the small blind, and Gabriel Pardo called from the big blind.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of 10c9s2d8s, Ojeda checked, and Pardo bet 450,000. Anik called all in for 260,000, and Ojeda folded.

Gabriel Pardo:  Jc10d6c4h  (open-ended straight draw)
Anik Ajmera:  AdJh7d5d  (jack-high straight)

Pardo missed his outs on the river, and Ajmera won the pot with his jack-high straight to double up in chips.

Anik Ajmera  –  980,000  (25 bb)
Gabriel Pardo  –  1,800,000  (45 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,455,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,900 each.

Event 25: Lou Ojeda Check-Raises Big on the Turn Against Joel Gossett

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $189,280  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 364

Lou Ojeda
Lou Ojeda

With the board showing 8c3d2h9c on the turn and roughly 300K in the pot, Lou Ojeda checked from the small blind, Joel Gossett bet 125,000 from the hijack, and Ojeda check-raised to 660,000.

Gossett tanked for a long time before he folded, showing two of his cards — 9s8s for at least top two pair.

Ojeda shows 8h8d for at least a flopped set of eights as he takes the pot.

Lou Ojeda  –  1,635,000  (55 bb)
Joel Gossett  –  1,050,000  (35 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,455,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,900 each.

Event 25: Joel Gossett Doubles Thru Gabriel Pardo

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $189,280  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 364

Joel Gossett
Joel Gossett

Gabriel Pardo raised from the hijack to 75,000, Joel Gossett called from the cutoff, David Eller called from the small blind, and Lou Ojeda called from the big blind.

The flop came Jh4d2c, and it checked to Pardo, who bet 100,000. Gossett moved all in for 455,000, and Eller and Ojeda both folded. Pardo called, and they turned over their cards.

Gabriel Pardo:  AsAc8h6d  (pocket aces)
Joel Gossett:  JsJd5d3s  (set of jacks, open-ended straight draw)

The turn card was the 6s, the river card was the Qc, and Gossett won the pot with a six-high straight to double up in chips.

Joel Gossett  –  1,240,000  (41 bb)
Gabriel Pardo  –  2,330,000  (78 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,455,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,900 each.

Event 25: David Eller Doubles Thru Anik Ajmera

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $189,280  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 364

David Eller
David Eller

Anik Ajmera raised from the small blind to 90,000, and David Eller called from the big blind.

The flop came AcQs7d, Ajmera bet 90,000, and Eller quickly called.

The turn card paired the Qd, Ajmera bet 70,000, and Eller thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the 9c, Ajmera checked, Eller bet 150,000, and Ajmera check-raised all in. Eller snap-called all in for 555,000, and they turned over their cards.

Anik Ajmeraa:  Ah9d3h2c  (two pair, aces and queens)
David Eller:  Qh7h6s5s  (full house, queens full of sevens)

Eller won the pot with his full house to double up in chips.

David Eller  –  1,640,000  (55 bb)
Anik Ajmera  –  830,000  (28 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,455,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,900 each.

Event 25: Igor Tretyakov – 6th Place ($8,300)

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $189,280  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 364

Igor Tretyakov
Igor Tretyakov

Anik Ajmera limped from the hijack for 30,000, Igor Tretyakov pot-raised from the button to 135,000, Ajmera reraised, and Tretyakov called all in for roughly 225,000.

Anik Ajmera:  AsAd6h6c
Igor Tretyakov:  AcKcKd5h

The board came Ah8h2h3s10c, and Ajmera flopped a set of aces, Tretyakov turned a gutshot straight draw, and the river card was a blank. Ajmera won the pot with his set of aces to eliminate Tretyakov in sixth place.

Anik Ajmera  –  2,100,000  (70 bb)
Igor Tretyakov  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($8,300)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,455,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,900 each.

Event 25: Back From Dinner

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $189,280  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 364

The final six players have returned from dinner to begin Level 24, with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 ante.

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,215,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,300 each.

Event 25: Dinner Break Until 10:07 pm

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $189,280  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 364

Gabriel Pardo
Chipleader Gabriel Pardo

Level 23 comes to an end, and the players take a 30-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 10:07 pm.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Lou Ojeda  –  1,415,000  (47 bb)
Seat 2.  Gabriel Pardo  –  2,310,000  (77 bb)
Seat 3.  Joel Gossett  –  730,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4.  Anik Ajmera  –  1,705,000  (57 bb)
Seat 5.  David Eller  –  700,000  (23 bb)
Seat 6.  Igor Tretyakov  –  425,000  (14 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $36,900 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $26,000
3rd:  $19,200
4th:  $14,400
5th:  $10,900
6th:  $8,300

7th:  Andre Plaza  –  $6,400
8th:  Paul Zappulla  –  $4,960
9th:  David Ehrenfeld  –  $3,880

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,215,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,300 each.