Hand #159: Eric Afriat Wins the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic! (CAD $508,021); Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault Finishes as the Runner-Up (CAD $356,180)

Photo:  Three-Time WPT Champion Eric Afriat

HAND #159  –  Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault raises to 500,000, Eric Afriat reraises to 2,000,000, and Carpentier-Perrault moves all in for 9,520,000. Afriat waits for a count before he calls with .

Carpentier-Perrault turns over , and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Afriat wins the pot — and his third WPT title — with two pair, sevens and deuces.

Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault finishes as the runner-up, earning CAD $356,180 (~US $265,805).

Eric Afriat wins the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic, earning CAD $508,021 (~US $379,120). In addition to his prize money, Afriat also receives a US $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions presented by Baccarat Crystal and a WPT Champions Trophy. He will also receive a third plaque on the one and only WPT Champions Cup, to commemorate all three of his WPT titles.

Congratulations to Eric Afriat!

1st:  Eric Afriat  –  CAD $508,021*  (~US $379,120*)
2nd:  Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault  –  CAD $356,180  (~US $265,805)
3rd:  Adam Hui  –  CAD $229,013  (~US $170,905)
4th:  Trung Hien Nguyen  –  CAD $163,965  (~US $122,361)
5th:  Demo Kiriopoulos  –  CAD $125,850  (~US $93,917)
6th:  Zuhair Al-Pachachi  –  CAD $103,217  (~US $77,027)

Photo:  Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault

* Winner will also receive a US $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions presented by Baccarat Crystal.

For worldwide consistency and comparison, the Payouts page here on WPT.com shows the payouts in US dollars, converted at Fallsview Casino Resort’s exchange rate of CAD $1.34 = US $1.00.