Eric Taylor achieved a significant milestone by winning his first World Series of Poker Circuit title at Choctaw Casino Resort in Oklahoma on January 20, 2025. His victory in the $1,700 no-limit hold'em event, which drew a large field of 1,070 players, rewarded him with $259,721 and marked a career earnings milestone approaching $350,000. Taylor, who has been playing poker for years and often participates in weekly games, expressed immense satisfaction at finally clinching a winning title, emphasizing the importance of selecting lucrative tournaments like this one.
"I've been doing this a long time, we have a weekly game. I play quite a bit with a lot of people around here. I was waiting for something like this for a long time. I told myself that I would only play the ones that would make a huge score like this. This one feels pretty great."
The $1,700 buy-in no-limit hold'em event had two starting flights to build up the total field size to 1,070 entries. The total prize pool was set at $1,621,050 to top the guarantee of $1 million.
Day 2 saw 111 players return with a payout of at least $4,430 ensured, and by the end of play just eight remained in the hunt for the title.
The first knockout punch for Taylor came when he sent Kannon McCavit to the rail in sixth place. Debbie Lee then took out her second opponent of the day when she eliminated Cody Bartlett in fifth place.
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