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Simon Britton has won his first WSOP Circuit ring, taking down the $1,700 Main Event at Choctaw Casino & Resort. He beat a field of 793 entries and collected the top prize of $208,295.
Britton defeated Chan Pelton heads-up, according to Poker.org, and needed only three hands to finish it. He began the final table in the middle of the pack, then took the chip lead early with a five-bet shove against the then-leader, Mason Bodnar.
The win ends a long run of near misses. Two years ago he finished second in the $300 WSOP Gladiators of Poker, a field of more than 20,000 entries, and he has since added six more runner-up finishes across 17 Circuit final tables.
"I can't believe it," Britton said after the win. He said he had wanted a ring for a long time and that winning it in a Main Event made it more special. Heads-up, he admitted the thought of another second place crept in, but he felt confident once the chips went in.
A large group of friends and fellow players followed him on the rail through the final table. Britton described Pelton as a tough and entertaining opponent, and said he planned to drive back to Dallas that night to celebrate.
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