Final November, Texas poker participant Winston Djonli had round $72,000 in poker earnings. A number of deep runs and one World Sequence of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Major Occasion victory later, Djonli has grown that quantity to $453,479 after a formidable two-month heater.
Djonli’s sizzling streak started in late November 2025 when he completed thirteenth in a $1,200 buy-in occasion on the Texas Card Home Trailblazer Poker Tour for a career-best $7,060. It was a short-lived excessive rating as Djonli went on to money the $10,000 WPT World Championship in Las Vegas the following month for $25,000.
The Texan ended the pageant with a runner-up end in a $3,000 buy-in occasion that earned him $115,682. And now, he has tasted victory and secured one other career-high rating by profitable the WSOPC Choctaw Major Occasion for $232,680.
Winston Finds Victory
The WSOPC cease at Choctaw On line casino Resort in Oklahoma consisted of 18 ring occasions, drawing a whole bunch of gamers and awarding nicely over $2 million in prize cash.
The cease, which ran Jan. 8-9, culminated with the $1,700 buy-in Major Occasion that drew 922 runners for a prize pool of $1.2 million, surpassing the $1 million assure.
This week, Djonli defeated heads-up opponent Matthew Barnett, whereas the ultimate desk additionally included Venkat Nagabha (third – $107,360), Chris Vickrey (4th – $75,700) and Kenneth Lemer (fifth – $54,360).
2026 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Major Occasion Remaining Desk Outcomes
1Winston DjonliUnited States$232,680
2Matthew BarnettUnited States$155,010
3Venkat NagabhaUnited States$107,360
4Chris VickreyUnited States$75,700
5Kenneth LemerUnited States$54,360
6Dustin SchoonoverUnited States$399,770
7Jeremy KennonUnited States$29,650
8Todd TuckerUnited States$22,540
9Alejandro ReynosoUnited States$17,470
WSOPC Choctaw kicked off with William Hesser profitable Occasion #1: $500 Monster Stack NLH for $41,310 and wrapped up with Srinivasa Vadlamudi taking down Occasion #18: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’em for $20,530.
The largest winner apart from Djonli was Jason Royman, who took down Occasion #13: $500 No-Restrict Maintain’em for $38,800.
Different gamers who picked up Circuit rings in Choctaw embrace Gregg Merkow (Occasion #4: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’em Double Stack – $21,990), Eric Bunch (Occasion #15: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’em – $18,880) and Cammie Allen, who received the $250 Girls Occasion that additionally had content material creator Ashley Frank on the closing desk.
A full record of ring winners on the WSOP Circuit Choctaw cease is out there within the desk under.
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WSOP Circuit Choctaw Ring Winners
Occasion #1: $500 Monster Stack NLH545$177,320William HesserUnited States$41,310
Occasion #2: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’em146$48,180Lisa SchuesslerUnited States$12,380
Occasion #3: $500 Large O158$66,360Glen GoldsmithUnited States$16,530
Occasion #4: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’em Double Stack312$102,960Gregg MerkowUnited States$21,990
Occasion #5: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’em Black Chip Bounty169$38,870Daryle CuherpinUnited States$9,550
Occasion #6: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’em334$110,220Daniel ButlerUnited States$23,220
Occasion #7: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’em197$65,010Michael SlateUnited States$15,270
Occasion #8: $250 No-Restrict Maintain’em SeniorsTBDTBDJeffrey WhittleUnited States$23,310
Occasion #9: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’emTBDTBDCharles DeatherageUnited States$11,970
Occasion #10: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’em 40/40/40TBDTBDJames WilliamsUnited States$29,880
Occasion #11: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’em 6-Max196$64,680Jeffery SowellUnited States$15,270
Occasion #12: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’em Double StackTBDTBDConnor SteinbrookUnited States$22,010
Occasion #13: $500 No-Restrict Maintain’emTBDTBDJason RoymanUnited States$38,800
Occasion #14: $1,700 WSOP Circuit Major Event922$1,250,630Winston DjonliUnited States$232,680
Occasion #15: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’em25283160Eric BunchUnited States$18,880
Occasion #16: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’em Monster Stack428141240Daxton AlexanderUnited States$27,660
Occasion #17: $250 No-Restrict Maintain’em Girls Event15731400Cammie AllenUnited States$7,920
Occasion #18: $400 No-Restrict Maintain’emTBDTBDSrinivasa VadlamudiUnited States$20,530
*Picture courtesy of WSOP Circuit
Connor Richards
Senior Editor U.S.
