The husband and wife team have won four WSOP tour rings together on the same tour (to date).

Eric and Lauren Bunch, a married couple, won a total of four rings at the WSOP Tour Hard Rock Tulsa event. Eric won three titles and Lauren added one, and the couple still have the opportunity to win more in the remaining events.

If you see Eric and Lauren Bunch at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Hard Rock Tulsa, you'd better keep your distance. The couple has already won a combined four rings in the tournament, and with several events still to be played, they have a chance to add to their winning streak.

Eric, a professional player from Collinsville, Oklahoma, with over $2 million in Hendon Mob winnings, won three events at this WSOP Circuit Tulsa event, taking home his third, fourth, and fifth rings; while Lauren won the #3:$300 Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) event, earning her third ring.

Eric and Lauren Bunch's 2026 WSOPC Tulsa Ring Record

Rings everywhere

Eric started strong at the Hard Rock Tulsa event on August 26, winning the opening event with $400 and earning $16,939. Lauren then went on to win the third event in the series (PLO event), earning her third ring and $8,245.

Lauren has won these three rings in just over a year – her first in July 2025 at the WSOP Tour's Choctaw Durant Women's Event, and most recently in March at the Hard Rock Tulsa $300 Women's Event.

WSOPC Tulsa $400 PLO Final Table Results

Then it was Eric's turn to shine again. He won the #4:$400 Mini Main Event, defeating his heads-up opponent Jonathan Braker to win $46,800.

WSOPC Tulsa $400 Mini Main Event Final Table Results

 

Ranking	player	bonus
1	Eric Bunch	$46,800
2	Jonathan Braker	$31,202
3	Anthony Teal	$21,507
4	Naga Valiveti	$15,148
5	Bobby Nair	$10,906
6	Matthew Perlman	$8,838
7	Jeffrey McMillen	$6,052
8	Zach Christ	$4,669
9	William Scarsdale	$3,690

But Eric didn't stop there. He then won the #9:$400 40-40-40 event, earning a $27,205 and his fifth ring. He's climbing rapidly on the tour's ring leaderboard—four rings this year since winning his first at the WSOP Tour's Choctaw Durant in July 2022.

This hot couple also made it to the final table in the $400 Big O event, with Lauren finishing fourth and Eric finishing seventh.

The couple still has a chance to add to their ring collection, as the WSOPC Tulsa event continues until September 7th. However, according to PokerNews, Eric has flown home to participate in the pickleball tournament, so Lauren will have to take the lead from here.

Other ring winners at this event include Lucas Littell (Event #2: $400 NLH – $10,439), Craig Cantrell (Event #5: $300 Seniors – $15,426) and Dylan Murrell (Event #6: $400 NLH – $10,463).

The series will culminate in the $1,700 buy-in Main Event, which will kick off on Friday, September 4.

Other WSOP strong couples

The Bunch couple are not the first married couple to win WSOP event hardware. Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov won a bracelet together in the 2017 WSOP team event; and Alex and Kristen Foxen also won bracelets together this summer.

Kristen won her sixth bracelet with a stellar performance, taking home $1,773,083 in the $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em event. Alex joined the ranks of champions a few weeks later, winning her fourth bracelet and $594,246 in prize money at the $10,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em event.

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