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Simon Britton captured his first WSOP Circuit ring by winning the $1,700 Main Event at Choctaw Casino & Resort. He outlasted a field of 793 entries, beat Chan Pelton heads-up and collected $208,295.

The result ended a frustrating stretch of near misses. Poker.org reported that Britton had finished second seven times in all: first in the 2024 World Series of Poker’s $300 Gladiators of Poker, then six more times over 17 WSOP Circuit final tables during the following two years.

Britton started the Choctaw final table in the middle of the pack before moving into the chip lead. His five-bet shove against then-leader Mason Bodnar got through, and he went on to finish the heads-up match with Pelton in only three hands.

Pelton had shared the table with Britton for roughly half of Day 2 and throughout the final day. Britton called his opponent “a blast to play against” but also “definitely a difficult opponent,” adding that the victory felt earned. “I’ve wanted a ring for a really long time,” Britton said. “To win a Circuit Main for my first ring just makes it feel extra special.”

Britton’s earlier Gladiators of Poker run had been his career-best score at that point. The 2024 event drew 20,647 players and generated a prize pool of about $5.1 million, according to PokerNews. Britton had been reduced to one big blind with three tables remaining, then rallied to lead the final 14 players going into the next day before eventually finishing runner-up.

The official WSOP Circuit Choctaw schedule listed the $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool. WSOP Circuit events run year-round, and the series describes a ring as a permanent record that its holder is a champion.