He laughed thinking about how he almost busted on his first orbit of the tournament when he ran pocket fours into pocket kings and got there. Sabbaghian added that winning small pots and getting re-jams through helped him get through the final table. 'Honestly, that was like the only big one,' Sabbaghian said when asked what hands helped him to his victory.
Sabbaghian, who told PokerNews he is mainly a cash grinder but takes the occasional stab at tournaments, was propelled to the victory by a massive hand where he sent Shahin Shojaeyan out in fourth place when Sabbaghian's pocket nines made a straight against the set of tens of Shojaeyan.