Sabbaghian Denies Persky Back-to-Back Victories in WSOPC Graton Main Event

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Last year, Michael Persky became the first-ever World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Graton champion by taking down the Main Event for $175,595. One year later, Persky came close to winning back-to-back titles with a deep run in this year’s $1,700 Main Event as he finished fourth for $54,475 to be denied a third Circuit ring by fellow Californian Sasha Sabbaghian.

Sabbaghian came out on top to win a career-best $168,015 and his first Circuit ring, but it isn’t the first major victory in the region for the Granite Bay grinder. In September 2021, Sabbaghian chopped the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Thunder Valley Main Event for $40,485.

Sabbaghian defeated heads-up opponent Mitchell Tsang, while the final table also included two-time bracelet winner Marco Johnson (6th - $28,557) and Bob Mather (5th - $39,067), who has likely been getting some help from his poker coach wife, Lexy Gavin-Mather, as he looked for a second Circuit ring in Thunder Valley after winning one in 2018.

WSOPC Graton Main Event Final Table Results

PLACE PLAYER HOMETOWN PRIZE (IN USD)
1 Sasha Sabbaghian Granite Bay, CA $168,015
2 Mitchell Tsang San Francisco, CA $112,010
3 Peter Yang N/A $77,399
4 Michael Persky Novato, CA $54,475
5 Bob Mather Las Vegas, NV $39,067
6 Marco Johnson Walnut Creek, CA $28,557
7 Dan Casetta Los Gatos, CA $21,286
8 Elizabeth Tedder Newberg, OR $16,184
9 Francis Nguyen Rancho Cordova, CA $12,557

The WSOPC Graton stop consisted of 18 ring events that generated $2.5 million in prize money. PokerNewshighlighted some of the earlier winners in the series, including software engineer Andreas Kniep, who finally won a piece of WSOP hardware as he took down Event #5: $600 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed for $15,907.

Kniep is best known for some of his televised moments at the WSOP, and the same could be said of another Graton ring winner, Pat Lyons. The eccentric Californian bracelet winner took down Event #16: $3,250 High Roller for $36,447 and his second Circuit ring.

Lyons has also had plenty of success away from the World Series, including a career year in 2016 that saw him winning the Arizona State Poker Championship for $241,700 and the World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker for $615,346.

Pat LyonsOther ring winners in Graton include William Sandberg (Event #6: $400 Monster Stack - $33,180), Johnny Bromberg (Event #9: $1,125 No-Limit Hold’em - $29,340), Ira Berry (Event #15: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - $16,878) and Elisa Nakagawa, who finished out the series with a victory in Event #18: $400 The Bay Area Closer for $12,414.

Next up for the WSOP Circuit is a stop in Horseshoe Council Bluffs from Sept. 5-16 that will include a $1,700 buy-in Main Event.

A full list of ring winners at the WSOPC Graton stop is available in the table below.

2024 WSOP Circuit Graton Ring Winners

EVENT ENTRANTS PRIZE POOL WINNER HOMETOWN PRIZE (IN USD)
Event #1: $400 Big 30K Stack Kickoff 311 $102,630 Frank Chavez Sacramento, CA $21,762
Event #2: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 1,131 $582,465 Daniel Hughes Fair Oaks, CA $86,857
Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Mega Stack 333 $109,890 Lev Saakov San Francisco, CA $22,901
Event #4: $400 Seniors Event 201 $66,330 Charles Himes Santa Rosa, CA $15,738
Event #5: $600 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed 120 $61,800 Andreas Kniep San Francisco, CA $15,907
Event #6: $400 Monster Stack 555 $183,180 William Sandberg San Francisco, CA $33,180
Event #7: $400 Limit Omaha 8 90 $29,700 Manju Gera Diamond Bar, CA $8,327
Event #8: $400 H.O.R.S.E. 73 $7,091 Rocky Paradise Walnut Creek, CA $7,091
Event #9: $1,125 No-Limit Hold’em 114 $114,000 Johnny Bromberg Los Angeles, CA $29,340
Event #10: $400 Pot-Limit Big O 84 $27,720 Willie Smith Little River, CA $7,851
Event #11: $400 Ladies Event 70 $23,100 Eva Huang N/A $6,800
Event #12: $1,700 Main Event 580 $877,185 Sasha Sabbaghian Granite Bay, CA $168,015
Event #13: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 68 $22,440 Adam Curchack Petaluma, CA $6,607
Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 140 $46,200 Corey Rogers San Francisco, CA $11,366
Event #15: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 221 $72,930 Ira Berry Turlock, CA $16,878
Event #16: $3,250 High Roller 29 $102,000 Pat Lyons Hillsborough, CA $36,447
Event #17: $250 Seniors Event 194 $39,200 Michael Coleman Carmichael, CA $9,037
Event #18: $400 The Bay Area Closer 150 $49,500 Elisa Nakagawa San Jose, CA $12,414

Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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