Hand #225: Eric Afriat Wins the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open! ($651,928)

Hand #225   –  Justin Zaki moves all in for 2,400,000, and Eric Afriat (pictured) calls blind and turns over . Zaki turns over , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The flop comes , and Zaki pairs his five to take the lead.

The turn card is the , giving Afriat a pair of deuces and additional outs to a victory.

The river card is — the ! Afriat wins the pot — and his second WPT title — with trip deuces.

Justin Zaki finishes as the runner-up, earning $434,614.

Eric Afriat wins the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, earning $651,928, which includes his $15,000 entry into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions. Afriat also receives a WPT Champions Trophy, and a Borgata Winter Poker Open trophy. Afriat’s name is already inscribed on the one-and-only WPT Champions Cup, but since this is his second title, he will receive a second plaque, and this one will have a diamond on it to signify that it’s his second title.

Congratulations to two-time WPT Champion Eric Afriat!

1st:  Eric Afriat  –  $651,928*
2nd:  Justin Zaki  –  $434,614
3rd:  Zach Gruneberg  –  $321,533
4th:  Joe McKeehen  –  $240,251
5th:  Michael Marder  –  $181,329
6th:  Stephen Song  –  $138,254

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 entry into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.

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