Eric Bunch Wins His Fifth RunGood Ring in Tulsa

Eric Bunch won the RunGood Poker Series Golden Expedition $800 main event at Hard Rock Tulsa, defeating a field of 341 entrants. Bunch earned $50,173 for first place. Of the $238,700 total prize pool, Bunch took the largest share and became the new RGPS champion.

Bunch had already enjoyed many successes in Tulsa. He also won the RGPS main event in this region in 2024. With this victory, Bunch took his fifth RunGood ring of his career and brought his total live earnings from RunGood events close to $200,000.

In a statement to PokerNews, Bunch expressed his satisfaction with the win. He said the final was very challenging. He noted that he played heads-up against Rachel Rodgers and was happy to be able to finish the tournament.

The path to the title was not easy. Bunch entered the unofficial final table as the chip leader. However, on the final table Joshua Brower's river play eliminated Bunch and took a big pot from him. Rachel Rodgers then beat Bunch in an important pot, pushing him further down the standings.

Rodgers played strongly, eliminating the players who busted in eighth and seventh place. Bunch, in sixth place, eliminated Talon Voight and rebuilt his stack. However, Bunch slid back to fourth place before finishing third. After Craig Leopard was eliminated, three players remained and Bunch rose again. In the final stage, Bunch closed the chip gap with Rodgers and secured the title in heads-up play.