Eric Afriat Wins the $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty for His Second Seminole Hard Rock Trophy

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 Champion Eric Afriat
Event 33 Champion Eric Afriat

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:

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1EricAfriat$46,515
2SohebPorbandarwala$31,000
3JoshCranfill$18,655
4AdamAdler$11,350
5BrianHastings$8,765
6JohnGorsuch$7,260
7AntonioSerrao$6,190
8JaymeBrashears$5,445
9AlexFoxen$4,715
10MaksimLebedev$4,715
11JoelGossett$4,005
12GaryGelman$4,005
13RobertoBendeck$3,365
14OrlandoMaldonado Jr.$3,365
15GeorgeWon$3,365
16DavidVacanti$2,820
17StanleyLee$2,820
18FrankLagodich$2,820
19IanMarderness$2,275
20MannyTarich$2,275
21HaimToorgeman$2,275
22TobyJoyce$2,000
23TaoCao$2,000

Event 33: Eric Afriat ($46,515) Defeats Soheb Porbandarwala ($31,000)

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 182

Eric Afriat
Event 33 Champion Eric Afriat

In the final hand, Soheb Porbandarwala got it all in with JxJx, and needed it to hold to stay alive against Eric Afriat’s AhKd.

The board came Qd9c3hAcAs, and Afriat won the pot — and the title and the trophy — with trip aces.

Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  Eric Afriat  –  $46,515 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  Soheb Porbandarwala  –  $31,000
3rd:  Josh Cranfill  –  $18,655
4th:  Adam Adler  –  $11,350
5th:  Brian Hastings  –  $8,765
6th:  John Gorsuch  –  $7,260
7th:  Antonio Serrano  –  $6,190
8th:  Jayme Brashears  –  $5,445
9th:  Alex Foxen  –  $4,715

Soheb Porbandarwala
Runner-Up Soheb Porbandarwala

Event 33: Purple Chip Bounty Final Table

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 182

The $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH tournament reached the nine-handed final table with Brian Hastings holding a big lead but some tough players still in contention.

Seat 1: Soheb Porbandarwala – 630,000 (53 bb)
Seat 2: Josh Cranfill – 285,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: John Gorsuch – 520,000 (43 bb)
Seat 4: Antonio Serrano – 180,000 (15 bb)
Seat 5: Alex Foxen – 162,000 (14 bb)
Seat 6: Adam Adler – 525,000 (44 bb)
Seat 7: Eric Afriat – 255,000 (21 bb)
Seat 8: Brian Hastings – 905,000 (75 bb)
Seat 9: Jayme Brashears – 235,000 (20 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $46,515 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $31,000
3rd: $18,655
4th: $11,350
5th: $8,765
6th: $7,260
7th: $6,190
8th: $5,445
9th: $4,715