Ryan Jones won the World Series of Poker Circuit Rio $1,675 Main Event for $269,327, beating a field of 945 entries and shipping his second gold ring in the process, both from Main Events. He also won the Main at WSOP Circuit Cherokee in 2015 for $235,804.
It's the biggest cash for the North Carolina native and pushes his career total to over $840,000.
Official Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Jones | $269,327 | Burlington, NC |
| 2 | Muruz Yohannes | $166,585 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 3 | Jeremy Joseph | $122,954 | Buffalo, NY |
| 4 | Nikolai Sears | $91,996 | Davisburg, MI |
| 5 | Anthony Utnage | $69,698 | Bloomington, IN |
| 6 | Martin Zamani | $53,468 | Boca Raton, FL |
| 7 | Jett Schencker | $41,519 | Atlanta, GA |
| 8 | Daniel Engels | $32,645 | Innsbruck, Austria |
| 9 | Cody Pack | $25,969 | Cartersville, GA |
The tournament boasted a prize pool of a little under $1.