2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 33
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 182
Prize Pool: $182,000
Bounty Prize Pool: $91,000
November 27-28, 2022
Event 33 was a two-day $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em event, and it attracted a field of 182 entries. The total prizepool was worth $273,000 ($182,000 in payouts plus another $91,000 in bounties), easily surpassing the $100,000 guarantee.
Eric Afriat defeated Soheb Porbandarwala heads-up with ace-king winning a race against pocket jacks to win both of their $500 bounties, along with the title, the trophy, and the top prize of $46,515.
It’s the second Seminole Hard Rock trophy for Afriat, who also won the televised 2014 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, earning $1,081,184. This victory here today gives Afriat a total of more than $4.5 million in career tournament earnings worldwide.
Final Results:
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric | Afriat | $46,515 |
| 2 | Soheb | Porbandarwala | $31,000 |
| 3 | Josh | Cranfill | $18,655 |
| 4 | Adam | Adler | $11,350 |
| 5 | Brian | Hastings | $8,765 |
| 6 | John | Gorsuch | $7,260 |
| 7 | Antonio | Serrao | $6,190 |
| 8 | Jayme | Brashears | $5,445 |
| 9 | Alex | Foxen | $4,715 |
| 10 | Maksim | Lebedev | $4,715 |
| 11 | Joel | Gossett | $4,005 |
| 12 | Gary | Gelman | $4,005 |
| 13 | Roberto | Bendeck | $3,365 |
| 14 | Orlando | Maldonado Jr. | $3,365 |
| 15 | George | Won | $3,365 |
| 16 | David | Vacanti | $2,820 |
| 17 | Stanley | Lee | $2,820 |
| 18 | Frank | Lagodich | $2,820 |
| 19 | Ian | Marderness | $2,275 |
| 20 | Manny | Tarich | $2,275 |
| 21 | Haim | Toorgeman | $2,275 |
| 22 | Toby | Joyce | $2,000 |
| 23 | Tao | Cao | $2,000 |