With 594 players, the WPT Fallsview Main Event saw Eric Afriat make it a third WPT title in his poker career as the Canadian poker player won the title and claimed a $379,000 windfall as he won big in his home country.

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Afriat, who previously won the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker showdown in 2014 for just over a million dollars and the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open in 2018 for over $650,000, claimed around $379,000 after currency conversion as the Canadian tournament fulfilled a huge dream for the popular player. Incredibly, Afriat also came second at last year’s 2019 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, but he went one better in Canada to the delight of him and his many fans.

The final table started with six players, as is the tradition on the World Poker Tour and it was Zuhair Al-Pachachi who was first to leave. His re-raise from the small blind with ace-ten prompted a four-bet from Trung Hien Nguyen, and Al-Pachachi called for his tournament life, distraught to see the news that he was dominated by Nguyen’s ace-king.