From Selling Weed To Selling Action

Main Event FT to Busto and Back Again. Aram Zobian's Journey!

Author

Art Parmann
January 11, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

What’s more improbable: selling weed as a gateway to poker or final tabling the WSOP Main Event on your first Vegas trip? For Aram Zobian, both are true. But the story doesn’t end there. After going broke, finding faith, and grinding back up through small tournaments, Aram is now one of the top-ranked players in the world. This episode has it all—hustle, heartbreak, and redemption.

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Episode 60 - Aram Zobian

In this episode, Aram shares how he went from gambling in home games to making the Main Event final table on his first Vegas trip. But it wasn’t all glory—after losing it all, Aram turned to his faith and started over. Now he’s back on top as one of the best in the game.

Hear the full story, including:

  • Why selling weed led him to poker.

  • The wild ride of his first Vegas trip and WSOP run.

  • How he bounced back from busto to become a top-ranked pro.

This is a must-watch for poker fans and grinders alike. Our favorite Zobian quote from the episode: “F*ck Jeremy Ausmus”

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If you like to jump around (and who could blame you, I was a jump-rope-for-heart aficionado in grade school myself) Here are the youtube chapters:
🎙️ 00:00 Early Life & Games
🌿 5:18 Selling Weed the Gateway Drug to Poker?!
🏆 11:43 MTTs & The First Big Win
🚗 17:14 Driving to Vegas & WSOP Main Event
🎲 21:58 The WSOP Main FT Run
💸 33:57 Giving Away Millions (To Charity And Poker Players)
🙏 39:52 Bustoville & Finding His Faith
♠️ 44:49 High Stakes and Gambler’s Confidence
🎟️ 51:48 PokerGO Points and the Invitational Freeroll
🤬 55:20 F*ck Jeremy Ausmus
🔮 57:00 The Future!

Oh just one more thing. If you want to watch us play our regular game on PokerGO, check us out January 21st-24th from 6pm-10pm Vegas local time on PokerGO’s YouTube channel. It’ll be streamed degeneracy at its finest. (if you want to actually play with us on the stream you can apply here: Play on PokerGO

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Cheers,

Art and Justin

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