Oklahoma’s own Eric and Lauren Bunch just turned a hometown World Series of Poker Circuit stop into a family highlight…
Read MoreEric and Lauren Bunch Win Four WSOP Circuit Rings in Tulsa
Oklahoma’s own Eric and Lauren Bunch just turned a hometown World Series of Poker Circuit stop into a family highlight reel. Across the 18-event series at Hard Rock Tulsa, the husband and wife combined for four WSOPC rings and reached nine final tables in eight different events. Eric grabbed three titles in a single week, Lauren added a fourth in Pot-Limit Omaha, and together they gave the Tulsa felt a run it will not forget anytime soon.
- Eric and Lauren Bunch won four combined WSOP Circuit rings at the 2026 Hard Rock Tulsa stop.
- Eric won three rings in one week, including the $400 Mini Main Event for $46,800.
- Lauren took down a $400 Pot-Limit Omaha event for $8,245 and reached five final tables.
- The two shared a final table in the $400 Big O, where Lauren finished fourth and Eric seventh.
Three Rings in a Week for Eric Bunch
Eric Bunch did not ease into the series. As CardPlayer’s Tim Fiorvanti reported, he won the $400 opening No-Limit Hold’em event, outlasting a field of 220 entrants for $16,939 and his third career WSOP Circuit ring.
He was not done. Eric later took the $400 Mini Main Event, the biggest field of his week at 895 entries, and banked the $46,800 top prize. Then he closed out his run in the $400 40/40/40 No-Limit Hold’em event, a format the Hard Rock Tulsa series reserved for players aged 40 and older, for another $27,205.
That gave Eric three wins and four final tables from five cashes in Tulsa. Winning three rings inside a single week is the kind of heater most grinders chase for a career.
Lauren Bunch Cashes In
Lauren Bunch made sure this was a two-name story. She won event 3, a $400 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, for $8,245 and her third career WSOP Circuit title. The timing was tidy, landing between Eric’s first and second wins of the stop.
Her deep run went well beyond that single trophy. Lauren cashed in eight of the 18 events on the schedule and reached five final tables, a level of consistency that quietly matched her husband’s headline-grabbing wins.
A Shared Final Table
The couple only met at one final table all series, and it came in event 8, the $400 Big O. Lauren outlasted Eric in that one, finishing fourth while he settled for seventh. For a household that spent the week collecting rings, sharing a felt for the closing stages felt like a fitting bonus.
The Winning Lines
Every winning line above checks out against the official WSOP.com ring-winner list for the Hard Rock Tulsa stop.
Where the Bunches Stand Now
The Tulsa sweep pushed Eric’s career earnings past $1.9 million. He now has four WSOP Circuit wins in 2026, and that total does not even count his standout $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em victory at the Venetian DeepStack Championship series back in June. He also sits 125th in the Card Player Player of the Year race presented by CoinPoker, a number that will only climb after a week like this.
Lauren’s lifetime tournament earnings now sit above $409,000, built on the kind of steady cashing she showed off across the series.
Why the Story Matters
WSOP Circuit rings are hard enough to win one at a time. Watching a single household collect four of them at one stop, with nine final tables between two players, is the sort of result that turns a regional series into national poker news. It is also a reminder that some of the best value on the felt lives in the $400 buy-in trenches, not just on the World Series of Poker main stage in Las Vegas. If you ever needed a reason to fire up your local Circuit stop, Eric and Lauren Bunch just gave you four.