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

$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

$300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 10: 1,200/2,400 Limits

Registration is closed in today’s 11am $300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 event and the figures are final. The tournament drew 91  entries generating a total prize pool of $23,205. The top 12 spots pay with a min-cash worth $605. Payouts escalator from there and top out in the form of a $6,665 top prize. In addition, the winner pockets the property’s token guitar pick trophy.

Details:

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

1st – $6,665
2nd – $4,443
3rd – $3,012
4th – $2,118
5th – $1,548
6th – $1,176
7th – $932
8th – $771
9th-10th – $665
11th-12th – $605

The event drew a number of notable players including David Prociak, Phil Hui and Matt Axelrod.

The clock shows 42 players remaining and they’re set to head on dinner in about 25 minutes. This is a one-day event and we’ll provide the 10-handed final table seating chart when it’s reached followed by the final report, a winner’s photo and the final results.

$300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 100/200 Limits

The start of a new week brings an interesting tournament to the new Hard Rock Event Center. Event 7 is a mix game with players changing between Omaha/8 and Stud/8 throughout the day.

The $300 buy-in tournament will switch between those two games every eight hands and players will try to scoop their way to a Showdown trophy.

Players sit down to 10,000 starting stacks and the tournament runs with 30-minute levels. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 8 at 3 pm with a dinner break schedule at 4:30 pm.

It will be a smaller field than those massive NLH games but the specialists make it a talented field going for the title.

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 7 – $300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 1A – $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration available until start of Level 10
• Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• WPTDeepStacks Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $570 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 3 Counts and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 35 – $140 Turbo Satellite to WPTDeepStacks (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 35 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 36 – $140 Satellite to WPTDeepStacks (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 36 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 37 – $140 Satellite to WPTDeepStacks (1-in-10)

• 5 seats guaranteed into $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 37 Structure Sheet

10:30PM: Event 38 – $140 Super Turbo to WPTDeepStacks (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 38 Structure Sheet