Soheb Porbandarwala Wins the WPT Online Poker Open powered by partypoker US Network! ($239,820)

Photo: Soheb Porbandarwala becomes the newest WPT Champions Club member 

Two hands after getting bluffed off the better hand on the river, Balakrishna Patur (pbkreddy) moves all in from the button/small blind for 45.1 million with , and Soheb Porbandarwala (MyCousinVinny5) calls with . Patur needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Porbandarwala wins the pot — and the WPT title — with ace high.

Balakrishna Patur finishes as the runner-up, earning $164,868.

Soheb Porbandarwala (MyCousinVinny5) wins the WPT Online Poker Open powered by partypoker US Network, earning $239,820. That amount includes Porbandarwala’s $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions presented by Baccarat Crystal. Porbandarwala also wins a WPT Champions Trophy, a Hublot Big Bang E Titanium watch (valued at $5,200), and a set of Baccarat Crystal Beluga Highball Glasses.

Congratulations to Soheb Porbandarwala!

1st:  Soheb Porbandarwala (MyCousinVinny5)  –  $239,820*
2nd:  Balakrishna Patur (pbkreddy)  –  $164,868
3rd:  Matt Iles (Boozehound)  –  $127,398
4th:  anomalous  –  $95,948
5th:  Obli Prabu (PokerKarma)  –  $75,565
6th:  Alex Farin (luckyman10)  –  $56,830
7th:  Tim Kuder (timkuder)  –  $41,217
8th:  Daniel Buzgon (leinad)  –  $28,727

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

Photo:  Runner-Up Balakrishna Patur (pbkreddy)