Bunches Win Four WSOP Circuit Rings In Tulsa

Eric and Lauren Bunch delivered one of the standout storylines of the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tulsa series at Hard Rock Tulsa, combining for four Circuit rings across the stop. Eric won three events, while Lauren added a Pot-Limit Omaha title of her own.

The Tulsa series began on August 26, 2026, and was scheduled to continue through September 7. Before the $1,700 buy-in Main Event was set to begin on September 4, the Bunches had already built one of the strongest shared records of the festival.

Eric Bunch Completes a Three-Ring Run

Eric Bunch accounted for three of the four victories, winning Event #1: the $400 Opener, Event #4: the $400 Mini Main, and Event #9: the $400 40-40-40.

His payouts across those events were $16,939, $46,800, and $27,205, respectively. The largest of the three came in the $400 Mini Main, where Jonathan Braker finished runner-up.

The Tulsa results moved Eric's overall WSOP Circuit ring count to five. His first Circuit ring came at WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant in July 2022, and his listed Hendon Mob tournament earnings total stood at more than $2 million.

Lauren Bunch Adds a Pot-Limit Omaha Title

Lauren Bunch contributed the fourth title by winning Event #3, the $300 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, for $8,245. Sean Lindsey finished runner-up in that event.

The victory gave Lauren her third WSOP Circuit ring. Her first came in July 2025 in a WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Ladies event, and she later won the $300 Ladies event at the March Hard Rock Tulsa stop before adding the Pot-Limit Omaha title in the August-September series.

Lauren's win also gave the couple a title outside the no-limit hold'em schedule segments that produced Eric's three victories, broadening the scope of their Tulsa performance.

Another Shared Deep Finish in Big O

The Bunches' series was not limited to their four wins. Both players also reached the final table of the $400 Big O event, where Lauren finished fourth and Eric placed seventh.

That result added two more confirmed deep runs to their Tulsa record. With no hand history attached to the finish, the result stands as a further marker of consistency during a stop already defined by their combined ring haul.

Main Event Still Headlined the Remaining Schedule

The four-ring run came while the Tulsa stop still had major action on the schedule. The $1,700 Main Event was set to begin on September 4, with the series scheduled to conclude on September 7.

At that stage, the verified record for the Bunches included Eric's three victories, Lauren's Pot-Limit Omaha win, and their fourth- and seventh-place finishes in the $400 Big O event.