Alex Farahi Claims Victory in WPT Rolling Thunder Championship

Alex Farahi has finally broken through to the winner’s circle, outlasting 310 entries in the 2026 World Poker Tour Rolling Thunder Championship to earn $193,725 and add his name to the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup. Farahi defeated Matthew Salsberg heads-up to secure the title in this $3,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em affair. The prize pool for the event was $992,000 with 310 entries.

Farahi secured 720 Card Player Player of the Year points for the win. He has risen to 15th place in the overall standings presented by CoinPoker with 2,050 total points. This was his third final-table finish of 2026, having placed second in a $1,100 event at The Gardens Winter Series ($87,000 and 700 points) and fourth in a $3,500 event at the Wynn Millions ($148,953 and 630 points).

Soheb Porbandarwala was knocked out on the livestream bubble when his A-K ran into the pocket aces of Marco Johnson. Farahi had a 3:2 chip lead over Salsberg in the final. The final two contenders played 55 hands heads-up. Farahi won the final hand with A♦6♦ against Salsberg's A♣2♣. The top 39 finishers all earned at least $6,400.