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Eric “Slick Ric” Chang won the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event at Texas Card House Austin, collecting $433,670 after topping a record 2,090-entry field. The Sept. 17-21 tournament was the largest $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event held to date, according to Card Player and SpadePoker.

The win required a major turnaround. Chang began Day 2 ranked 259th among 267 returning players and was reduced to one big blind twice before reaching the final table. He said he had felt from Day 2 that a double-up would carry him to the title. The payday was more than eight times his previous best live cash and more than doubled his career tournament earnings.

Chang beat Anil Jivani heads-up. Jivani held a nearly five-to-one chip lead after a flush-over-flush hand, but Chang fought back to near even before closing out the match. Jivani earned $289,110 for second place.

The reported prize pool was $3.17 million, clearing the $2 million guarantee. The official WSOP results page also confirms Chang’s win, the 2,090 entries and his $433,670 payout, but lists a different event figure of about $2.97 million. The available reports do not explain the discrepancy.

Lucas Jumalon, fresh from winning the 2026 WSOP Main Event and its $10 million first prize six weeks earlier, entered the Austin event’s final day with the chip lead and 18 players remaining. His first tournament appearance since that victory ended in 14th place for $19,030.

It was the second WSOP Circuit Main Event at the Austin venue. The spring edition, the first WSOP-branded series held in Texas, drew 1,709 entries for a $2.59 million prize pool and was won by Thomas Brabham for $368,545. The latest field was more than 22% larger, extending the rapid growth seen at the venue’s first Circuit stop.

One detail remains unsettled in the coverage: Card Player described the victory as Chang’s second Circuit ring, while SpadePoker called it his first.