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

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.

$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 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: 
Ojeda: 

The board came , 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.

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

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

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

Ajmera showed 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

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

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

The river card was the , and both players checked.

Anik Ajmera:    (two pair, tens and eights)
Lou Ojeda:    (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

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

Anik Ajmera:  
Joel Gossett:  

The board came , 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

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

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

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

The river card double-paired the board with the , 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:    (ace-high flush)
Anik Ajmera:    (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.

$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

David Eller limped under the gun for 50,000, Joel Gossett completed the small blind, and Anik Ajmera raised from the big blind to 250,000. Eller called, and Gossett tanked for a while before he folded.

The flop came , Ajmera bet 60,000, and Eller thought for a while before he moved all in for 235,000. Ajmera called, and they turned over their cards.

Anik Ajmera:    (two pair, queens and deuces)
David Eller:    (two pair, eights and deuces)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Ajmera won the pot with his higher two pair to eliminate Eller in fourth place.

Anik Ajmera  –  1,985,000  (40 bb)
David Eller  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($14,400)

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.

$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:  4 of 364

After a flop of , Gabriel Pardo got it all in from the small blind for 450,000 against Lou Ojeda on the button.

Lou Ojeda:    (full house, sixes full of sevens)
Gabriel Pardo:    (pocket aces)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Ojeda won the pot with his full house to eliminate Pardo in fifth place.

Lou Ojeda  –  3,435,000  (69 bb)
Gabriel Pardo  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($10,900)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,820,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,400 each.

$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

David Eller raised from the button to 125,000, Gabriel Pardo moved all in from the big blind for 315,000, and Eller called.

David Eller:  
Gabriel Pardo:  

The board came , and Pardo flopped a gutshot straight draw, turned a spade flush draw, and paired his queen on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Gabriel Pardo  –  705,000  (14 bb)
David Eller  –  460,000  (9 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,455,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,900 each.

$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

Joel Gossett got it all in from the small blind for 690,000 against Gabriel Pardo on the button.

Gabriel Pardo:  
Joel Gossett:  

The board came , and Gossett flopped a set of kings to win the pot and double up in chips.

Joel Gossett  –  1,480,000  (30 bb)
Gabriel Pardo  –  690,000  (14 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,455,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,900 each.