2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$1,100 Limit Omaha 8
Entries:  45
Prize Pool:  $43,650
April 21-22, 2026

There were 45 entries in Event #46, $1,100 Limit Omaha 8, and after two days of play and a back-and-forth heads-up battle that lasted more than three-and-a-half hours, Gabe Ramos defeated Kristan Lord to win the title, his 10th Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood trophy, and $16,930.

Ramos had his dog Summer by his side the entire time, and she posed with him in his winner’s photo. Regulars might be used to seeing Ramos with two dogs, but his dog Ozy died not that long ago, which is why Ramos hasn’t played many tournaments for the first few months of 2026.

After the victory, Ramos dedicated his win to Ozy.

As mentioned above, this is the 10th trophy for Ramos, who started the series tied with Ryan Hoenig on the all-time leaderboard. Yesterday, Hoenig won his 10th, and today Ramos matched him, and they are once again tied for seventh place.

All-Time Trophy List
T-1st:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  16
T-1st:  Raminder Singh  –  16
3rd:  David Shmuel  –  13
T-4th:  Phil Hui  –  12
T-4th:  Michael Newman  –  12
6th:  Matt Bretzfield  –  11
T-7th:  Ryan Hoenig  –  10
T-7th:  Gabe Ramos  –  10

Results:

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 45

Gabe Ramos raised to 100,000, Kristan Lord moved all in for 120,000, and Ramos called.

Gabe Ramos:    (two pair, kings and deuces)
Kristan Lord:    (two pair, nines and deuces)

The board came , and with no possible lows, Ramos spiked a higher two pair on the river, kings and deuces, to win the pot, the title, the trophy, and $16,930.

Kristan Lord finishes as the runner-up, earning $10,040.

Congratulations to Gabe Ramos on his 10th trophy here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood!

1st:  Gabe Ramos  –  $16,930 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Kristan Lord  –  $10,040
3rd:  Don Todd  –  $6,200
4th:  Aron Dermer  –  $4,365
5th:  Charlie Townsend  –  $3,495
6th:  Cary Rosenthal  –  $2,620

Stay tuned for a recap from this event to be posted later tonight.

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 45

The next hand after Kristan Lord doubled thru Gabe Ramos, Lord raised to 100,000, Ramos reraised from the big blind to 150,000, and Lord called.

The flop came , Ramos bet 50,000, and Lord called. The turn card was the , Ramos bet 100,000, and Lord called.

The river card was the , Ramos bet 100,000, and Lord folded. Ramos took the pot.

Gabe Ramos  –  880,000  (9 BB)
Kristan Lord  –  470,000  (5 BB)

Two hands later, Lord raised to 100,000, Ramos reraised to 150,000, and Lord called.

The flop came , Ramos bet 50,000, and Lord called.

The turn card paired the board with the , Ramos bet 100,000, Lord raised to 200,000, and Ramos three-bet it to 300,000. Lord folded, and Ramos took the pot and a huge chip lead.

Gabe Ramos  –  1,230,000  (12 BB)
Kristan Lord  –  120,000  (1 BB)

1st:  $16,930 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $10,040

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 45

Gabe Ramos raised to 100,000, Kristan Lord reraised from the big blind to 150,000, and Ramos called.

The flop came , Lord bet 50,000, and Ramos called.

The turn card was the , Lord bet 100,000, and Ramos called.

The river card paired the board with the , Lord moved all in for 85,000, and Ramos called.

Gabe Ramos:    (two pair, 7-6-5-4 low)
Kristan Lord:    (trip sixes, 7-6-5-3 low)

Lord scooped the entire pot with his trip sixes and his slightly better low to double up in chips.

Kristan Lord  –  770,000  (8 BB)
Gabe Ramos  –  580,000  (6 BB)

1st:  $16,930 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $10,040

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 45

Kristan Lord raised to 100,000, Gabe Ramos reraised from the big blind to 150,000, and Lord called.

The flop came , Ramos bet 50,000, and Lord called.

The turn card was the , Ramos bet 100,000, Lord raised to 200,000, and Ramos called.

The river card was the , Ramos checked, Lord bet, and Ramos called all in for 90,000.

Kristan Lord:    (set of nines)
Gabe Ramos:    (set of aces)

Neither player had a qualifying low hand, so Ramos won the pot with his higher set to double up in chips.

Gabe Ramos  –  980,000  (10 BB)
Kristan Lord  –  370,000  (4 BB)

1st:  $16,930 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $10,040

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 45

When Level 24 began with increased limits of 50,000-100,000, there were only 13 1/2 big bets on the entire table. These were their chip stacks:

Gabe Ramos  –  1,075,000  (11 BB)
Kristan Lord  –  275,000  (3 BB)

About five minutes later, Gabe Ramos raised to 100,000, Kristan Lord reraised from the big blind to 150,000, and Ramos called.

The flop came , Lord bet 50,000, and Ramos called. The turn card was the , Lord bet 100,000, and Ramos called.

The river card was the , Lord moved all in for 55,000, and Ramos called.

Gabe Ramos:    (two pair, no low)
Kristan Lord:    (ace-high flush, 8-7 low)

Lord scooped the pot with his flush and his low to take the lead.

Kristan Lord  –  710,000  (7 BB)
Gabe Ramos  – 640,000  (6 BB)

Five hands later, Lord raised to 100,000, Gabe Ramos reraised from the big blind to 150,000, and Lord called.

The flop came , Ramos bet 50,000, Lord raised to 100,000, and Ramos called.

The turn card paired the board with the , Ramos checked, Lord bet 100,000, and Ramos tanked for a while before he folded. Lord took the pot to increase his lead.

Kristan Lord  –  950,000  (10 BB)
Gabe Ramos  –  400,000  (4 BB)

1st:  $16,930 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $10,040

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 45

Kristan Lord raised to 80,000, and Gabe Ramos called from the big blind.

The flop came , Ramos bet 40,000, and Lord called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Ramos bet 80,000, and Lord tanked for a while before he called.

Kristan Lord:    (two pair, queens and nines)
Gabe Ramos:    (king-high straight)

Ramos won the pot with his straight to nearly even up the chip stacks.

Kristan Lord  –  700,000  (9 BB)
Gabe Ramos  –  650,000  (8 BB)

A few minutes later, Lord raised to 80,000, and Ramos called from the big blind.

The flop came , Ramos checked, Lord bet 40,000, and Ramos called. The turn card paired the board with the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Ramos checked, Lord bet 80,000, and Ramos check-raised to 160,000. Lord tanked for a while before he called.

Gabe Ramos:    (eights full of sevens, 8-7-6 low)
Kristan Lord:  mucked

Ramos scooped the entire pot with his full house and his 8-7-6 low to take the chip lead.

Gabe Ramos  –  840,000  (11 BB)
Kristan Lord  –  510,000  (6 BB)

1st:  $16,930 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $10,040

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 45

Gabe Ramos limped for 40,000, Kristan Lord raised from the big blind to 80,000, and Ramos three-bet it to 120,000. Lord called.

The flop came , Lord bet 40,000, and Ramos called.

The turn card was the , Lord bet 80,000, and Ramos called.

The river card was the , and this is where there seemed to have been some confusion.

As best as we could tell, Ramos thought Lord had checked, but he didn’t. Ramos then bet 80,000, but Lord was facing the board (thinking it was his turn), and didn’t see Ramos’s bet.

Then Lord bet 80,000 himself, thinking he was still first to act, but Ramos saw it as a call of his bet. Ramos announced his hand as “Ace high,” and waited for Lord to show his cards. But Lord thought Ramos was folding, and just announcing his hand. So Lord didn’t show his cards right away.

It took a bit of time to figure out what happened, but both players ended up showing their cards.

Kristan Lord:    (pair of fours)
Gabe Ramos:    (ace high)

It was definitely confusing, but with bottom pair and ace high, it appears that both players thought that they were bluffing the river. But the way the action played out, it would probably be officially reported as Lord checked, Ramos bet 80,000, and Lord called.

And with that bottom pair of fours, Lord won a massive pot worth 640,000 — more than 47% of all the chips in play.

Kristan Lord  –  1,110,000  (14 BB)
Gabe Ramos  –  240,000  (3 BB)

1st:  $16,930 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $10,040

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 45

Kristan Lord raised to 60,000, and Gabe Ramos called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Ramos bet 60,000, and Lord called.

The river card was the , Ramos checked, Lord bet 60,000, and Ramos check-raised to 120,000. Lord called, and Ramos snap-folded to forfeit the pot. Lord took the lead.

Kristan Lord  –  710,000  (12 BB)
Gabe Ramos  –  640,000  (11 BB)

Shortly after that, they put in 90,000 each to see a flop of . Ramos bet 30,000, and Lord called.

The turn card was the , Ramos checked, Lord bet 60,000, and Ramos called. The river card paired the board with the , and both players checked.

Kristan Lord:    (ace-high straight)
Gabe Ramos:  mucked

Ramos announced that he had “aces and queens,” but Lord showed his straight to win the pot and increase his lead.

Kristan Lord  –  910,000  (15 BB)
Gabe Ramos  –  440,000  (7 BB)

1st:  $16,930 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $10,040

$1,100 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 45

The heads-up action started moving quickly with a lot of meaningful pots, and to keep up with the action we had to hold off on posting hands.

To be fair, it seemed like somebody would win relatively quickly, but they played nearly two hours after the last hand we posted.

So now we will be uploading the big hands, so stay tuned for the final two hours of this tournament to be posted into the updates.

Gabe Ramos  –  830,000  (14 BB)
Kristan Lord  –  520,000  (9 BB)

1st:  $16,930 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $10,040