Event 33: Sunday Bounty Part 1

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

There are only a few days remaining for the series and time is running out if you want one of those pretty red guitar pick LHPO trophies. We have four new tournaments running today starting with Event 33 at noon, a $400 buy-in Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH tournament with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 20,000 out front and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time. They have a 45-minute dinner break at 6:30 pm and return to play down to our Event 33 champ.

  • $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 33 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 11 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $3,500 LHPO Championship

12PM: Event 33 – $400 Black Chip Bounty 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 33 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 34 Day 1 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 34 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 35 Day 1 – $1,100 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 16
  • Event 35 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 36 Flight A – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

12PM: $200 Event 34 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $100K GTD Purple Chip Bounty
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

9PM: $550 Big Stack Survivor NLH

  • Every 1-in-10 will win $5,000 in cash
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Schedule

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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