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Las Vegas, Nevada (November 11, 2025) - After two Day One flights and four total days of exciting action on the felt, Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma, has once again crowned a WSOP Circuit Main Event champion.

A veteran of the WSOP Circuit who already had one WSOP Circuit Main Event title to his name before his latest victory in Choctaw, Matt Higgins secured a $218,436 score and his second WSOP Circuit Main Event victory.

Originally not intending to make the trip to Choctaw, as reported by Poker.org’s Brett Slezak, after four bullets and three days of play, Higgins is likely thankful he made the trip to Southern Oklahoma, as he leaves the Sooner State with an impressive six-figure score.

With two WSOP Circuit Main Event titles to his name and nine career WSOP Circuit rings, Higgins continues to solidify his standing as one of the best players to travel the WSOP Circuit.

Choctaw Durant WSOP Circuit Main Event Final Table Results:

1st place: Matt Higgins - $218,436
2nd place: Jeremy Bowman - $145,618
3rd place: Damarjai Davenport - $100,399
4th place: Schuyler Thornton - $70,535
5th place: Zach Peay - $50,087
6th place: Wesley Jones - $36,515
7th place: Cody Jorgenson - $27,172
8th place: Nikola Jumalon - $20,892
9th place: Lucas Jumalon - $16,856

Wins of note from Choctaw-Durant WSOP Circuit series

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Connor Steinbrook continues to make a name for himself on the WSOP Circuit

Reaching his 25th WSOP Circuit final table of 2025 and winning his fourth career WSOP Circuit ring, Connor Steinbrook continues to establish himself as a crusher on the WSOP Circuit.

Going the distance in the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo event at Choctaw, Steinbrook secured $6,003 and the fourth addition to his WSOP Circuit ring collection.

Requiring an extra day of play with three players remaining, Steinbrook joined runner-up Simon Britton ($3,710) and third-place finisher Collin King ($2,577) on the second and final day of play en route to ring #4.

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Jared Ward denies Steinbrook, wins WSOP Circuit ring #4

Before Connor Steinbrook went the distance in the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo event at Choctaw, he battled with Jared Ward heads-up, as both players chased their 4th career WSOP Circuit ring in Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em.

The final two players out of 127 total entries, Ward would ultimately get the better of Steinbrook, securing his fourth career WSOP Circuit ring and the $10,467 first-place prize.

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Robert “Mike” Champion takes down Colossus for $34,000 and WSOP Circuit ring #2

Living up to his last name, Robert “Mike” Champion, a regular at WSOP Circuit events in Choctaw, found success in one of the bigger tournaments of the series.

The $400 No-Limit Hold’em Colossus, a multi-flight event that drew 578 entries, would ultimately be won by Champion, who received the $34,110 first-place prize and his second WSOP Circuit ring.

Winning a package for the biggest poker event to take place this winter, we will see if Champion can further live up to his name at WSOP Paradise 2025.

Every WSOP Circuit ring winner at Choctaw-Durant

Each WSOP Circuit ring winner from Choctaw-Durant 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 hotel package to fund their stay at the host property: Atlantis Paradise.

Event #1: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack Freezeout - Nicholas Burnett - $19,464
Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Jared Ward- $10,467
Event #3: $300 No-Limit Hold'em Gargantuan - Rodney Spriggs - $48,954
Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Rhonda Bargman - $17,809
Event #5: $400 Big O - Richard Lewins - $12,414
Event #6: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Seniors - James Misenheimer - $19,390
Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack - Oleksii Koiev - $19,735
Event #8: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo - Connor Steinbrook - $6,003
Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 40/40/40 - Brad Boruk - $24,469
Event #10: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Colossus - Robert Champion - $34,110
Event #11: $600 Big O Monster Stack - Jeffrey Hill - $13,143
Event #12: $500 No-Limit Hold'em - Fisher Friend - $30,728
Event #13: $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Circuit Main Event - Matthew Higgins - $218,436
Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Julian Desmond - $13,762
Event #15: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Brian Devany - $11,899
Event #16: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Ladies Event - Yordanos Mebrahtu - $6,187
Event #17: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Freeman Allen - $13,841
Event #18: $5O0 No-Limit Hold'em "The Finale" - Eric Salazar - $12,648