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Las Vegas, Nevada (August 26, 2025) - Serving as host for an action-packed WSOP Circuit series, Graton Resort and Casino wrapped up another stellar series that saw 18 Circuit rings awarded to newly minted WSOP Circuit champions.

Taking down the featured event of every WSOP Circuit series, the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event, Moraga, California’s Stefan Clemens won his first Circuit ring and the $151,543 top prize, the first six-figure score of his WSOP career.

Coming into the Graton Circuit Main Event final table with the second biggest stack, Clemens leveraged his chips and momentum to eventually defeat runner-up Jon Warta heads-up to claim his first piece of WSOP hardware.

Along with a career-defining victory in the Graton WSOP Circuit Main Event, Clemens has also punched his ticket to WSOP Paradise 2025, receiving free entry to the $5M guaranteed WSOP Circuit Championship, along with a $5,000 package for his stay at the host property, Atlantis Bahamas.

Graton $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event Final Table Results:

1st Place: Stefan Clemens - $151,543
2nd Place: Jon Warta - $103,315
3rd Place: Norman Yeung - $71,351
4th Place: Noel Rodriguez - $50,198
5th Place: Vishnu Chada - $35,990
6th Place: Rineeth Raghu - $26,305
7th Place: Tim Boerum - $19,607
8th Place: Michael McQuaid - $14,911
9th Place: Abhishek Paliwal - $11,573

Notable wins from the Graton WSOP Circuit series

Juan Ramirez takes down $600 Deep Stack for $80,476 score

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Winning the biggest first-place prize after the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event, Juan Ramirez emerged victorious at Graton in the $600 Deep Stack event, claiming $80,476 and his first-career WSOP Circuit ring.

Finishing on top of a field of 1,035 total entrants, Ramirez secured the largest cash of his poker career, and punched his ticket to WSOP Paradise 2025 and the WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty.

Vera Dong wins $3,300 High Roller for $51,158 and first-career ring

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The victor in the highest buy-in event held at the Graton WSOP Circuit series, Vera Dong was declared the champion of the $3,300 buy-in High Roller event, after defeating Andreas 'Rayo' Kniep heads-up at the final table.

Receiving the $51,158 first-place prize and her first-career WSOP Circuit ring for her efforts, Dong more than doubled what was the highest cash of her poker career ($25,000).

Victor Parades closes out Graton series with third WSOP Circuit ring

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Continuing to excel in WSOP Circuit events across The Golden State, Victor Parades added to his WSOP accolades by winning his third-career Circuit ring in the $400 Bay Area Closer.

Highlighted by his victory in the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event at Thunder Valley in 2022, Parades' recent win in Graton brings his total lifetime tournament winnings to over $1.8 million.

Every WSOP Circuit Event Winner from Graton

Each WSOP Circuit ring winner from Graton 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 Big 30K Stack Kickoff - Ryan Costello - $19,890
Event #2: $600 Deep Stack NLH - Juan Ramirez - $80,476
Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Mega Stack - Hayden Hetland - $20,862
Event #4: $300 NLH Gra-Ton of Chips - Adam Tschinkel - $15,666
Event #5: $400 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em - John Tarantino - $14,348
Event #6: $400 6-Max No-Limit Hold'em - Warlito Paz - $9,939
Event #7: $400 H.O.R.S.E. - Benjamin Primus - $7,667
Event #8: $400 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em - Joe Nguyen - $29,224
Event #9: $400 Limit Omaha 8 - Kim Jardin - $8,884
Event #10: $400 Pot Limit Big O - Shahin Shojaeyan - $8,959
Event #11: $400 NLH Ladies Event - Jennifer Chu - $5,627
Event #12: $3,300 NLH High Roller - Vera Dong - $51,158
Event #13: $1,700 Circuit Main Event - Stefan Clemens - $151,543
Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Zachary Smyth - $10,961
Event #15: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack - Ahferom Legesse - $18,133
Event #16: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em - Jarod Minghini - $27,737
Event #17: $250 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em - Lowell Mugridge - $8,633
Event #18: $400 NLH The Bay Area Closer - Victor Parades - $9,422