2006 WSOP: Event 4 of 2006 WSOP Winner Kianoush Abolfathi

When the third day of the $1,500 Limit Hold 'em tournament began, it was anyone's game, but in the end the game belonged to Kianoush Abolfathi, the winner of Event 4 of the 2006 WSOP, over 300 thousand dollars, and a gold bracelet that will forever mark him as one of the best poker players in the world. Kianoush Abolfathi beat Eric Buchman with a pair of tens.The final table finishers and their payouts are below:Place  PayoutWinner1$335,289  Kianoush Abolfathi2$174,938Eric Buchman3$101,318Josh Schlein4$72,891Michele Lewis5$58,313Vipul Kothari6$51,029Hank Sparks7$43,735Patrick Maloney8$36,446Lars Hansen9$32,801Matt Welsby