Robert Cowen Wins His 2nd SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2025 RRPO Event 25 Outright Win for $24,500

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 25
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  70
Prize Pool:  $70,000
Bounty Prize Pool:  $35,000
November 25, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 25 Champion Robert Cowen

Event 25 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha. A field of 70 entries generated a prize pool of $70,000, with an additional $35,000 set aside for bounties.

Taking it down was Robert Cowen, winning outright for $24,500.

The win marked Cowen’s second SHRP major series trophy, having won a $360 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em event during the 2016 RRPO.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RobertCowen$24,500
2JoshuaStewart$14,000
3LaurenceLeder$8,575
4ImanDan$6,125
5VadimShlez$4,725
6RudolphBourg Jr.$3,675
7DavinKim$3,150
8IvayloSivinov$2,800
9MykhailChykiliov$2,450

Event 25: Prize Pool and Payouts; $24,500 to the Purple Chip Bounty PLO Winner

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 25
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  70
Prize Pool:  $70,000
Bounty Prize Pool:  $35,000
November 25-26, 2025

Event 25 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha. A field of 70 entries generated a prize pool of $70,000, with an additional $35,000 set aside for bounties. The final nine players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $2,450.

Up top for the winner is $24,500.

1st:  $24,500 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $14,000
3rd:  $8,575
4th:  $6,125
5th:  $4,725
6th:  $3,675
7th:  $3,150
8th:  $2,800
9th:  $2,450

Event 25: Purple Chip Bounty PLO

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Big money bounties coming up with RRPO Event 25 at 2 pm in the Grand Ballroom. $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha with $500 on every player’s head and featuring a two-day structure.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes before increasing to 40 on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7 pm, following the 45-minute dinner break.

Action will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return tomorrow at 1 pm for Day 2.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 25 Structure Sheet

RRPO Day 7 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 21 Day 1D – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
  • Players may bag and play a subsequent flight. Best stack will move forward; additional bags will be removed and receive minimum payouts
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 23 – $600 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 17 Day 2 – $1,100 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 24 – $600 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 24 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 25 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 25 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 21 Day 1E – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
  • Players may bag and play a subsequent flight. Best stack will move forward; additional bags will be removed and receive minimum payouts
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 21 Day 1F – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
  • Players may bag and play a subsequent flight. Best stack will move forward; additional bags will be removed and receive minimum payouts
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 26 – $400 Triple Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

4PM: $400 WPT RRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 5 seats guaranteed into 2025 WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 RRPO Schedule and Results

Anik Ajmera Wins Event 36 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Outright for $36,900

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 25
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  364
Prize Pool:  $189,200
August 4-6, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 25 Champion Anik Ajmera

Event 25 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha Multi Flight (Re-Entry). Across four starting flights, a total of 364 entries generated a prize pool of $189,200, nearly doubling the guarantee.

After a lengthy final table, it was Anik Ajmera who emerged victorious, winning outright for $36,900.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AnikAjmera$36,900
2LouOjeda$26,000
3JoelGossett$19,200
4DavidEller$14,400
5GabrielPardo$10,900
6IgorTretyakov$8,300
7AndrePlaza$6,400
8PaulZappulla$4,960
9DavidEhrenfeld$3,880
10DanielWirgau$3,880
11SteveYagudaev$2,960
12DarinLyons$2,960
13RoaiSaiag$2,340
14RafaelRodriguez$2,340
15RussellBrooks$2,340
16BradleyRhodes$1,920
17IvanSuarez$1,920
18YulienAlvarez$1,920
19KamelMokhammad$1,920
20DannyClarkson$1,560
21LawrenceCowsar$1,560
22ThomasRomero-North$1,560
23RonJacobowitz$1,560
24MichaelNewman$1,240
25JonTurner$1,240
26FloydScott*Jr.$1,240
27IanGreendale$1,240
28JeffreyGale$1,240
29RichardBecker$1,240
30EricKolodny$1,240
31ChristopherZollo$1,240
32WillFailla$1,040
33JordanMiller$1,040
34IraSchwartz$1,040
35MichaelJunco$1,040
36DonaldTodd$1,040
37AlexisPuga*Alvarino$1,040
38JamesRone$1,040
39JosephKlonowski$1,040
40MichaelMendez$1,040
41TylerBentz$1,040
42PaulFisher$1,040
43BrandonDuvdivani$1,040
44BrianNg$1,040
45IdoAshkenazi$1,040
46NoahSchwartz$1,040
47MichaelDentale$1,040
48BradleyBeetz$1,040

Event 25: Anik Ajmera Wins! ($36,900); Lou Ojeda Finishes Runner-Up ($26,000)

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $189,280  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 364

Anik Ajmera
Anik Ajmera

Anik Ajmera potted to 180,000 from the button, Lou Ojeda repotted to 540,000 in the big blind, Ajmera repotted, and Ojeda called all in for about 890,000.

Ajmera:  AdTd8h7c
Ojeda:  AsTs7h5s

The board came KdJh9dJs4d, giving Ajmera an ace-high diamond flush to win Event 25 outright for $36,900. Ojeda finished runner-up for $26,000.

A recap of Event 25 will be posted later tonight.

Lou Ojeda
Lou Ojeda

Event 25: Anik Ajmera Wins a Pot Worth 2.61 Million to Take a Big Lead Over Lou Ojeda

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $189,280  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 364

Anik Ajmera
Anik Ajmera

Lou Ojeda (small blind) and Anik Ajmera (big blind) put in 180,000 each to see a flop of Jh8c5s, and both players checked.

The turn card was the 4d, Ajmera bet 225,000, and Ojeda called.

The river card was the Jc, Ajmera pot-bet 870,000, and Ojeda tanked for a while before he called.

Ajmera showed 8d6d5d5c to win the pot with a full house, fives full of jacks, and Ojeda mucks.

Anik Ajmera  –  5,725,000  (95 bb)
Lou Ojeda  –  1,560,000  (26 bb)

Here are the final table payouts at stake:

1st:  $36,900 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $26,000

3rd:  Joel Gossett  –  $19,200
4th:  David Eller  –  $14,400
5th:  Gabriel Pardo  –  $10,900
6th:  Igor Tretyakov  –  $8,300
7th:  Andre Plaza  –  $6,400
8th:  Paul Zappulla  –  $4,960
9th:  David Ehrenfeld  –  $3,880

Event 25: Lou Ojeda Evens It Up With a Set of Fives

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $189,280  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 364

Lou Ojeda
Lou Ojeda

Lou Ojeda (small blind) and Anik Ajmera (big blind) put in 180,000 each to see a flop of 8h6d5h. Ajmera checked, Ojeda bet 225,000, and Ajmera called.

The turn card was the 10s, Ajmera checked, Ojeda bet 600,000, and Ajmera thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the 10d, and both players checked.

Anik Ajmera:  AcKc8d6c  (two pair, tens and eights)
Lou Ojeda:  Qd5d5c2c  (set of fives)

Ojeda won the pot with his set of fives to nearly even up the chip stacks.

Lou Ojeda  –  3,495,000  (58 bb)
Anik Ajmera  –  3,790,000  (63 bb)

Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $36,900 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $26,000

3rd:  Joel Gossett  –  $19,200
4th:  David Eller  –  $14,400
5th:  Gabriel Pardo  –  $10,900
6th:  Igor Tretyakov  –  $8,300
7th:  Andre Plaza  –  $6,400
8th:  Paul Zappulla  –  $4,960
9th:  David Ehrenfeld  –  $3,880

Event 25: Joel Gossett – 3rd Place ($19,200)

$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:  2 of 364

Joel Gossett
Joel Gossett

Joel Gossett got it all in from the big blind for about 275,000 against Anik Ajmera on the button.

Anik Ajmera:  KsQd9d6d
Joel Gossett:  AcJs7d6c

The board came Kc10d2hKh6s, and Ajmera won the pot with a full house, kings full of sixes, to eliminate Gossett in third place.

Joel Gossett  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($19,200)

And here are the updated chip counts for the start of heads-up play, followed by the final table payouts:

Anik Ajmera  –  4,545,000  (91 bb)
Lou Ojeda  –  2,740,000  (55 bb)

1st:  $36,900 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $26,000

3rd:  Joel Gossett  –  $19,200
4th:  David Eller  –  $14,400
5th:  Gabriel Pardo  –  $10,900
6th:  Igor Tretyakov  –  $8,300
7th:  Andre Plaza  –  $6,400
8th:  Paul Zappulla  –  $4,960
9th:  David Ehrenfeld  –  $3,880

Event 25: “Perfect River Card;” Anik Ajmera Wins a 3.5 Million Pot Against Joel Gossett

$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:  3 of 364

Anik Ajmera
Anik Ajmera

Anik Ajmera limped from the button for 50,000, Joel Gossett raised from the big blind to 175,000, and Ajmera called.

The flop came Qc7c5h, Gossett bet 225,000, and Ajmera called.

The turn card paired the board with the 7h, Gossett bet 400,000, and Ajmera called.

The river card double-paired the board with the 5c, Gossett checked, and Ajmera bet 915,000, leaving himself just 300,000 behind. Gossett had a nearly identical stack, and he tanked for a long time before he called.

Joel Gossett:  AhAc8c3s  (ace-high flush)
Anik Ajmera:  10h9h7s5d  (full house, sevens full of fives)

Ajmera won the pot with his full house to nearly double up, knocking Gossett all the way down to just six big blinds.

“That was the perfect river card for you,” said Gossett.

Anik Ajmera  –  3,805,000  (76 bb)
Joel Gossett  –  315,000  (6 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,430,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,200 each.