Simon Britton Wins WSOP Circuit Choctaw Main Event for $208,295
Simon Britton won the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Main Event on November 9, earning $208,295 and his first Circuit ring after outlasting 793 entries at Choctaw Casino & Resort in Oklahoma.
Chan Pelton finished second for $138,800, and Alain Raad took third for $96,010. The tournament generated a $1,201,395 prize pool and paid 88 places, according to Poker.org’s completed live results. These are gross tournament payouts, not measures of profit.
Britton breaks through in the Main Event
Britton had repeatedly come close to a WSOP title. Poker.org’s tournament report records six previous runner-up finishes on the Circuit and a second-place result in the 2024 WSOP Gladiators of Poker bracelet event. The Choctaw victory gave him his first ring, not a WSOP bracelet.
Pelton and Britton began heads-up play after Raad was eliminated in third. The duel ended quickly: Poker.org’s live report recorded Pelton’s elimination on the third heads-up hand.
Choctaw stop concludes in Durant
The WSOP’s official schedule lists the Durant festival from October 28 through November 9 and the $1,700 Main Event as Event 14. The $1 million Main Event guarantee was surpassed by the final prize pool.
Earlier in the same stop, Daniel Lowery won his 22nd WSOP Circuit ring in a separate $400 event. The Choctaw poker room guide and WSOP Circuit series page provide more venue and tour context.
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