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Las Vegas, Nevada (August 25, 2025) - Capping off an exciting eleven days of pulse-pounding WSOP Circuit action at Harrah’s Atlantic City, not only have 18 poker players joined the prestigious class of WSOP Circuit champions, but the newest WSOP Circuit Main Event champion has been crowned.

Winning the biggest prize out of the entirety of the WSOP Circuit series at Harrah’s Atlantic City, Ukrainian poker player Bohdan Slyvinskyi finished on top of a field of 635 total entrants, defeating Demetrius Campbell heads-up to win not only the Harrah’s Atlantic City WSOP Circuit title, but also $177,562 and his first career Circuit ring.

Along with securing the biggest payout of his poker career, Slyvinskyi also punched his ticket to WSOP Paradise 2025, qualifying for the $5M guaranteed WSOP Circuit Championship and receiving a $5,000 Ticket to Paradise package.

Harrah’s Atlantic City $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event Final Table Results:

1st Place: Bohdan Slyvinskyi - $177,562
2nd Place: Demetrius Campbell - $118,368
3rd Place: Chang Feng Fan - $81,525
4th Place: Michael Marder - $57,226
5th Place: Johnny Bromberg - $40,955
6th Place: Andrew Kershaw - $29,895
7th Place: Dan McGinnis - $22,266
8th Place: Rafael Ben-Yaish - $16,929
9th Place: Jordan Scheible - $13,144

Wins of note from the Harrah’s Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Series

Nelson Capellan achieves new “high score” in $400 NLH Mini Main Event

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Nelson Capellan, hailing from The Bronx in New York City, gave his lifetime live tournament earnings a huge boost when he took down the $400 Mini Main Event at Harrah’s Atlantic City.

Securing his first-career WSOP Circuit ring along with the $56,693 top prize, Capellan will be returning to the “BX” with a major payday and a prestigious addition to his poker trophy case.

David Hausmann nabs first WSOP Circuit ring and over $44K in Monster Stack

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Accompanied by his rowdy rail, David “2 Dollar Dave” Hausmann went the distance in the $400 Monster Stack to win his first-career WSOP Circuit ring and the $44,173 top prize.

A local hailing from Norwood, New Jersey, Hausmann leveraged home-field advantage to defeat Errat Katyrdzhyogly heads-up and book a trip to The Bahamas.

Fady Khabbaz wins $600 No-Limit Hold’em event for first piece of WSOP hardware

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Snagging his first WSOP Circuit ring and an impressive $25,065 first-place prize, Fady Khabbaz will be returning to Syracuse, New York a big winner, adding to over half a million in lifetime live tournament earnings.

Every WSOP Circuit Event Winner from Harrah’s Atlantic City

Each WSOP Circuit ring winner from Harrah’s Atlantic City receives free entry to the $2,750 buy-in WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty ($5M guaranteed prize pool) taking place at WSOP Paradise 2025 December 4-6, 2025. Along with free entry to the WSOP Circuit Championship, ring winners also receive a $5,000 hotel package to fund their stay at the host property: Atlantis Bahamas.

Event #1: $400 NLH 30K Opener - Brian Czop - $19,748
Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main - Nelson Capellan - $56,693
Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - Austin Guthrie - $12,163
Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Seniors Event - $27,090
Event #5: $600 No-Limit Hold’em - David Apostolico - $16,977
Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack - David Hausmann - $44,173
Event #7: $400 Big O - Michael Sheldon - $10,880
Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold’em - Fady Khabbaz - $25,065
Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - Joshua Giaramita - $10,467
Event #10: $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event - Bohdan Slyvinskyi - $177,562
Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - Michael Casey - $13,923
Event #12: $300 No-Limit Hold’em Ladies Event - Maria Pierro - $7,162
Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - John Wilson - $14,749
Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Mark Rodrigues - $13,027
Event #15: $300 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em - Mark Bernstein - $7,911
Event #16: $400 NLH Grand Master 40/40/40 - David Kilcoyne Jr. - $29,135
Event #17: $600 Black Chip Bounty NLH - Joseph Desanto - $12,499
Event #18: $400 Double Stack Closer NLH - Gary Martin - $18,298