$600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day 2 Completed
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Thunder Valley
$600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Thunder Valley
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
1,111
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
111
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 1111
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Level 32
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Sasha Sabbaghian’s journey during the $600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship was in doubt multiple times at the Thunder Valley Casino and Resort during the Run Good Poker Series Final Orbit. Sabbaghian, at one point, was down to 50,000 in chips with 15 remaining in the tournament. His prospects were bleak, but a few double-ups got him back in the game, and he rode that wave all the way to The Hendon Mob trophy, RGPS ring, and the $95,295 top prize as he outlasted a total of 1,111 entries to lock up the title.
Sabbaghian shared his thoughts with PokerNews following his victory regarding his resiliency during his tournament run.
“Well, the craziest part was earlier in the day, I was down to three and a half bigs, spun it up, got back down to three and a half bigs, and spun it up again,” Sabbaghian said.
Sabbaghian stated that he realized it was his moment after he spun it up again after being down to 50,000 in chips.
“So after I spun that up, from the fifty, I was just like, all right, this is just meant to be. It was honestly the craziest tournament I’ve ever played,” said Sabbaghian.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sasha Sabbaghian | United States | $95,295 |
| 2 | Toan Nguyen | United States | $67,000 |
| 3 | William Sandberg | United States | $43,300 |
| 4 | Chris Nelson | United States | $32,070 |
| 5 | Brandon Harper | United States | $24,320 |
| 6 | Shahin Shojaeyan | United States | $19,380 |
| 7 | John Kenner | United States | $16,045 |
| 8 | Adam Miller | United States | $12,755 |
| 9 | Victor Paredes | United States | $9,580 |
Sabbaghian entered the final table with the least amount of chips, but he began to turn around his fortune when he eliminated Victor Paredes in ninth place to gain some traction. Sabbaghian became a wrecking ball as he eliminated Adam Miller in eighth place, Shahin Shojaeyan in sixth place, Brandon Harper in fifth place, Chris Nelson in fourth place, and Toan Nguyen in second place to seal the deal.
Sabbaghian had high praise for the tournament staff, sharing that he loves playing at Thunder Valley Casino and Resort. Notably, the venue has been a good luck spot for him, as this is his second RGPS title there. Sabbaghian won the 2021 RGPS Main Event at Thunder Valley and now will add a second title to his resume.
When asked what a second RGPS title meant to him, Sabbaghian had one simple response.
“$95,000,” said Sabbaghian.
Day 2 Action
A total of 111 players returned for Day 2, chasing a piece of the $577,720 prize pool, and the action was fast from the start.
Former champ Jagdeep Bal was a chip leader throughout a significant portion of Day 2 as he leveraged the fact that he had a top stack entering the day after he managed to topple Ryan Pham in a massive pot early on Day 2. Bal managed to make a deep run but fell short in 11th place as he was unable to win the same event he took down in 2023.
Arthur Tanimoto entered the day with the most chips of any player heading into Day 2. That big stack carried him far to a finish of 14th place after he ran into a cooler when his pocket jacks ran into the aces of Bal.
RGPS 2023-2024 Player of the Year Brian Winter, as well as other RGPS title winners such as Cheryl Svenson, Randy Gil, Ryan Awwad, Steven Gnatovich, and Alan Burgess, all came into the day hoping to add another title, but fell short of achieving that feat.
This concludes the PokerNews coverage of the $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship. Be sure to check back in a few days for coverage of the $2,500 RGPS Main Event that is scheduled to run from August 1 through August 4.
Level 32
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Sasha Sabbaghian began the hand with a raise to 800,000 on the button. Toan Nguyen responded with an all-in and was called by Sabbaghian to put Nguyen at risk.
Toan Nguyen: K♣6♥
Sasha Sabbaghian: 8♥8♣
Sabbaghian held the lead going into the runout. The 7♣4♣3♥ flop did not change the standings, but it did give Nguyen some additional outs with a straight draw.
The A♣ increased the drama as Nguyen gained a flush draw, but the J♦ river was a brick to eliminate Nguyen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,300,000
10,400,000
|
10,400,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 32
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Level 31
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Toan Nguyen opened to 600,000 and was called by Sasha Sabbaghian.
The Q♣J♦10♣ flop led to a check from Sabbaghian before Nguyen fired 400,000. Sabbaghian called to see a turn.
Both players checked the J♣ turn.
Sabbaghian bet 750,000 on the 5♣ river. Nguyen responded with a raise to 2,300,000. Sabbaghian was not to be outdone as he respnded with a raise to 4,600,000. Nguyen folded to end the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,900,000
4,400,000
|
4,400,000 |
|
|
10,400,000
4,400,000
|
4,400,000 |
Level 31
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Sasha Sabbaghian began the hand with a raise to 600,000 from the small blind and was called by Toan Nguyen in the big blind.
Nguyen checked the 4♣K♠Q♥ flop before Sabbaghian bet 500,000. Nguyen called to see a turn.
The A♥ turn was met with a check from Nguyen. Sabbaghian bet 1,200,000 before Nguyen once again made the call.
Nguyen opted to lead out for 3,100,000 on the 10♥ turn. Sabbaghian gave it some thought before he folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,500,000
5,400,000
|
5,400,000 |
|
|
14,800,000
5,400,000
|
5,400,000 |
Level 31
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Sasha Sabbaghian began the action with a raise to 700,000 from the small blind. Toan Nguyen responded with a re-raise to 1,600,000. Sabbaghian called to send them to a flop.
The 4♣3♠3♥ flop led to a bet of 1,000,000 from Nguyen. Sabbaghian called once again.
Nguyen did not slow down on the 10♣ turn; this time, he bet 2,100,000. Sabbaghian stuck around with a call.
Both players checked the 4♠ river.
Nguyen showed Q♥9♠ for queen high, which was no good, as Sabbaghian showed K♠7♠ for king high to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,900,000
5,100,000
|
5,100,000 |
|
|
9,400,000
7,970,000
|
7,970,000 |
Level 31
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
The two continue to trade blows. This hand began when Toan Nguyen raised to 600,000 from the small blind and Sasha Sabbaghian defended his big blind.
The flop came 6♥5♥6♦, which led to a check from Sabbaghian. Nguyen bet 350,00, but faced a check-raise to 925,000 by Sabbaghian.
Nguyen gave it some thought, but eventually folded to award Sabbaghian the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,800,000 | |
|
|
1,430,000
13,070,000
|
13,070,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Level 30
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
The heads-up match between Sasha Sabbaghian and Toan Nguyen will be on break for 15 minutes. Play will resume at the 150,000/300,000 level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,800,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
14,500,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
