Sasha Sabbaghian of Granite Bay, California is the winner of the inaugural RGPS Thunder Valley Golden Ticket $575 Main Event, $200K GTD after reaching a deal during three-handed play as the chip leader against Zihan Men and Jerez Mercado. Sabbaghian earned a cash of $40,485 as part of the deal, in addition to a RGPS ring and ticket to the All Star Pro-Am event in December at PokerGo Studio.
The tournament, held in The Poker Room at Thunder Valley Casino Resort as part of the All-Stars Comeback Tour presented by the RunGood Poker Series, had three starting flights and attracted a total of 565 runners, smashing the guarantee with a total prize pool of $282,500 and 72 places getting paid.