In this report, we will recap the latest main event winners at the 2025 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Main Event, WSOP Circuit Calgary Main Event, and the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship.
Eric Taylor Wins 2025 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Main Event
The 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Choctaw Main Event has officially concluded with Eric Taylor emerging victorious, taking home a six-figure score of $259,721, and the coveted gold ring. Eric Taylor, who started his live poker career in 2011, had just $55k in live poker earnings, but his latest victory has now pushed his total earnings to over $300k.
The $1,700 buy-in Main Event saw a massive turnout of 1,070 entries across two flights, generating a gigantic prize pool of $1,621,050. The money bubble burst on Day 1B, with the top 162 players collecting a mini-cash of $3,404.
WSOP Circuit regular Debie Lee finished 2nd, picking up her career-best $173,145 payout, while Thomas Romeo scored his third final table finish of the series collecting a career-high $120,563 for finishing 3rd.
2025 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Main Event Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Payout |
| 1st | Eric Taylor | $259,721 |
| 2nd | Debbie Lee | $173,145 |
| 3rd | Thomas Romeo | $120,563 |
| 4th | Arthur Morris | $85,387 |
| 5th | Cody Bartlett | $61,527 |
| 6th | Kannon McCavit | $45,120 |
| 7th | Changliang Deng | $33,686 |
| 8th | Alain Raad | $25,611 |
| 9th | Alberto Diaz | €5,985 |
Source – WSOP
Manish Ralh Ships 2025 WSOP Circuit Calgary Main Event
The 2025 WSOP Circuit Calgary Main Event saw rookie Manish “Bubs” Rahl topped a field of 1,371 entrants, winning his career’s first gold ring and a career-high six-figure score of $312,624. Rahl previously had accumulated live earnings of $80,640, which are now close to $400k after his latest victory.
The tournament generated a massive total prize pool of $2,077,065, from 1,371 entrants.
In the end, it was the top 159 players who split the massive prize pool. Ashkan Razavi made it to the podium collecting $147,340 for his 3rd place finish. Angelo Jopek ended up as the runner-up, leaving the tournament with a staggering $208,416 payday.
2025 WSOP Circuit Calgary Main Event Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Payout |
| 1st | Manish “Bubs” Ralh | $312,624 |
| 2nd | Angelo Jopek | $208,416 |
| 3rd | Ashkan Razavi | $147,340 |
| 4th | Pascal Gregoire | $105,691 |
| 5th | Scott Johnson | $76,945 |
| 6th | Gregory Taylor | $56,864 |
| 7th | Rus King | $42,669 |
| 8th | Robin Bergren | $32,516 |
| 9th | Nikhil Madadi | $25,172 |
Source – PokerPro
Martins Adeniya Wins 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
The 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) has crowned its first champion of the year – Martins Adeniya. The $3,500 LHPO Championship ran from Jan 17 to Jan 21 and saw a turnout of 1,162 entrants, which almost doubled the $2 million guarantee for a total prize pool of $3,718,400.
As the dust it was English player Martins Adeniya who emerged victorious, earning a career-best payday of $512,000. It was also Adeniya’s third live poker victory after his second coming in 2014. His latest live poker victory, after a decade, pushed his total live earnings past $2 million.
Adeniya defeated American pro Spencer Champlin in the heads-up, while Champlin finished second leaving the tournament with a career-best live cash of $425,000. Calo Sobral finished 3rd to collect a whopping $275,000.
2025 LHPO Championship Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Payout |
| 1st | Martins Adeniya | $512,600 |
| 2nd | Spencer Champlin | $275,000 |
| 3rd | Caio De Lucca | $205,000 |
| 4th | Ryan Hogan | $156,000 |
| 5th | Joost Schippers | $119,000 |
| 6th | Adam Nattress | $92,000 |
| 7th | Kyle Taddei | $71,000 |
| 8th | Ryan Hoenig | $56,000 |
| 9th | Ricardo Eyzaguirre | $25,172 |
Sources – Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
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