The WSOP.com Rio Online Circuit, which featured over $1 million in guarantees, began on August 20th and wrapped at the end of August after bestowing a dozen gold rings, catering to 4,521 combined entrants, and awarding more than $1.7 million in prize money.
Among those to capture rings were Ian “apokerjoker2” Steinman (Event #2: $100,000 GTD NLH Double Stack for $23,188), Stephanie "stephhub31" Hubbard (Event #3: $125,000 GTD NLH Monster Stack for $27,422), Ankush "rickrosstheb" Mandavia (Event #5: $100,000 GTD NLH Super High Roller for $50,325), and Toby "DustPistons" Lewis (Event #9: $100,000 GTD NLH Double Stack for $21,237).