RYAN BROWN CLAIMS WSOP CIRCUIT MAIN EVENT TITLE AT HORSESHOE COUNCIL BLUFFS
Defeating heads-up opponent Christopher Rodriguez to secure his first WSOP Circuit ring and the $85,239 top prize, Texan Ryan Brown went the distance in the Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main Event, taking one of the biggest scores of his career back to the Lone Star State.
Sep 15 2025 11:50 AM EST Paul Beitelspacher
Las Vegas, Nevada (September 15, 2025) - With every passing day, more players not only win major scores and rings on the WSOP Circuit, but also punch their ticket to one of the biggest events in poker history.
Over twelve days along the southwestern border of Iowa state, eighteen WSOP Circuit rings were awarded to poker players at Horseshoe Council Bluffs, with each ring winner receiving a free seat to $5 million guaranteed WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty at WSOP Paradise 2025, plus a Paradise package to fund their stay at Atlantis Paradise.
The crown jewel of every WSOP Circuit series, the $1,700 buy-in WSOP Circuit Main Event drew 275 total entrants, generating a $401,475 prize pool.
Defeating heads-up opponent Christopher Rodriguez to secure his first WSOP Circuit ring and the $85,239 top prize, Texan Ryan Brown went the distance in the Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main Event, taking one of the biggest scores of his career back to the Lone Star State.
Speaking with Poker.Org, the official media partner of the WSOP Circuit, following his victory, Brown was quick to sing the praises of Rodriguez.
“There’s a ton of ups and downs in poker and poker tournaments, life, you can’t just expect it to go all up all the time. Chris definitely made my life hard at the final table the entire time, not just heads-up. He played great, and I was fortunate to turn it around and win a flip in the end.”
Horseshoe Council Bluffs $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event Final Table Results:
1st Place: Ryan Brown - $85,2392nd Place: Christopher Rodriguez - $56,8523rd Place: Eric Vogler - $38,9004th Place: William Ellis - $27,3245th Place: Kyle Schmit - $19,7176th Place: Donald Nimneh - $14,6277th Place: Nick Raio - $11,1648th Place: Steve Pham - $8,7759th Place: Jay Philips - $7,108
Notable wins from the Horseshoe Council Bluffs WSOP Circuit series
Ari Engel wins WSOP Circuit ring #20, closes gap with Maurice Hawkins for all-time lead
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Winning the $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em event at Council Bluffs, decorated WSOP crusher Ari Engel was awarded $22,000 and his 20th WSOP Circuit ring.
The second player in history to reach 20 career WSOP Circuit rings, Engel draws closer yet again to all-time WSOP Circuit ring leader Maurice Hawkins.
While both players were tied for the all-time lead earlier this year, winning two events at the recent WSOP Circuit series at Caesars New Orleans, Hawkins received WSOP Circuit rings 20 and 21 and reclaimed the all-time WSOP Circuit ring record.
Andre Allen leaves Horseshoe Council Bluffs with two WSOP Circuit rings
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Winning both the $400 NLH Monster Stack and $600 NLH Double Stack at Horseshoe Council Bluffs, Missouri-based tournament grinder Andre Allen received his third and fourth career WSOP Circuit rings along with $34,377 total in first-place prize money.
Jared Ward defeats poker live reporter Liam Gannon for 3rd WSOP Circuit ring
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A regular participant on the WSOP Circuit, professional poker player Jared Ward defeated acclaimed poker live reporter Liam Gannon to win his third career WSOP Circuit ring in the $400 NLH Bounty event, plus the $4,948 top prize (not including bounties).
Although Gannon finished runner-up in the second ring event of the series, the popular poker journalist would go on to win his first career WSOP Circuit ring and $28,903 in the very next event, the $400 NLH Mini Main.
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Every WSOP Circuit Event Winner from Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Each WSOP Circuit ring winner from Horseshoe Council Bluffs 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: $400 NLH Double Stack: Minh Phan - $11,899Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Black Chip Bounty: Jared Ward - $4,948Event #3: $400 NLH Mini Main: Liam Gannon - $28,903Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em: Michael Fouts - $8,514Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em: Ryan Anderson - $8,780Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em: Max Havlish - $9,145Event #7: $400 NLH Seniors Event: Lee Rzentkowski - $16,047Event #8: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha: Steven Gnatovich - $10,537Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max: Terry Williams - $12,152Event #10: $400 PLO 8 or Better: Kasey Mills - $10,201Event #11: $400 NLH Monster Stack: Andre Allen - $22,035Event #12: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em: Ari Engel - $22,372Event #13: $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event: Ryan Brown - $85,239Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold'em: David Hengen - $8,884Event #15: $600 NLH Double Stack: Andre Allen - $12,342Event #16: $400 NLH Seniors Event: Denny Turpin - $9,559Event #17: $600 No-Limit Hold'em: Terence Reid - $10,899
