Eric Chang wins record-breaking WSOP Main Event title
Regional newsEric “Slick Ric” Chang won the record-breaking WSOP Circuit Main Event at TCH Social in Austin, Texas, taking home $433,670. 2,090 players entered the tournament, creating a total prize pool of $3,136,350. TCH Social in Austin, Texas hosted the largest WSOP Circuit Main Event in history, which was ultimately won by Eric “Slick Ric” Chang, who took home $433,670. 2026 WSOP Main Event champion Lucas Jumalon entered final day with a significant chip lead, with 18 players remaining. However, he was eliminated in 14th place, earning $19,030. Nevertheless, the reigning world champion proved that his $10 million title win last month was no fluke. "Slick Ric" shines at TCH Social. At the start of the $1,700 buy-in tournament final table, Brant Jolly had less than a big blind. However, he survived by getting pocket queens on his first hand. His playoff, however, didn't last long, and he was eliminated in ninth place, earning $40,100. Veteran Texas Hold'em player Kim Stone attempted a double-up with a short stack but failed in a run, finishing in eighth place, earning $51,540. This tournament, guaranteed $2 million and with a total prize pool of $3,136,350, dwindled to just seven players from the initial 2,090 entrants. Simon Britton (seventh place, $66,960), Taylor Fortini (sixth place, $87,200), and Eric Tang (fifth place, $116,580) were eliminated. WSOP Circuit Main Event Final Table Results: Rank Player Prize 1st Eric Chang $ 433,670 2nd Anil Jivani $ 289,110 3rd Venkat Chivukula $ 211,440 4th Ryan Brown $ 156,455 5th Eric Tang $ 116,580 6th Taylor Fortini $ 87,200 7th Simon Britton $ 66,960 8th Kim Stone $ 51,540 9th Brant Jolly $ 40,100 Ryan Brown initially progressed well with a large chip stack until he flopped top pair, only to lose to Chang's runner-runner straight, losing about half his chips. He could no longer recover and lost most of his remaining chips to Venkat Chivukula.
