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JESSE JONES WINS HARD ROCK TULSA WSOP CIRCUIT MAIN EVENT
Las Vegas, Nevada (September 8, 2026) - The latest WSOP Circuit series is in the books, and not only was a new WSOP Circuit Main Event champion declared, but a new group of WSOP Circuit ring winners has punched their ticket to WSOP Paradise 2026.
Nabbing his sixth WSOP Circuit ring and the $112,945 top prize, Hard Rock Tulsa WSOP Circuit Main Event winner Jesse Jones leaves the Sooner State as the latest WSOP Circuit Main Event champion.
Despite arriving at the final day of play with a 5-to-1 chip lead over his lone opponent, a swingy heads-up session would make it so Jones would have to go the extra mile to be declared Hard Rock Tulsa’s defending WSOP Circuit Main Event champion.
Finishing on top of the podium after a back-and-forth heads-up battle that lasted seven hours, Jones emerged victorious after defeating fellow series standout Dave Alfa.
Displaying one of the best series performances on the WSOP Circuit this year, tournament grinder Eric Bunch snagged three WSOP Circuit rings in Tulsa, winning the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main Event ($46,800), the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack Opener ($16,939), and the $400 40/40/40 No-Limit Hold’em ($27,205).
Hard Rock Tulsa WSOP Circuit Main Event runner-up Dave Alfa (Photo courtesy of Poker.Org).
Putting on a series-long performance that competed with the success of both Jones and Bunch, Dave Alfa would experience back-to-back tournament wins in the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack ($27,709) and $600 No-Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty ($6,980), only to go on and finish runner-up in the Main Event.
Alfa, displaying potentially the most impressive performance of the series, finished not only one spot shy of three WSOP Circuit ring victories but also with one of them being the most valuable of them all.
Hard Rock Tulsa WSOP Circuit Main Event Final Table Results:
1st place: Jesse Jones - $112,945
2nd place: Dave Alfa - $74,405
3rd place: Debbie Lee - $50,316
4th place: Scott Hall - $34,954
5th place: Jeffery Sowell - $24,964
6th place: Tyler Barnes - $18,343
7th place: Jimmie Taylor - $13,878
8th place: Luke Prestholt - $10,822
9th place: Stephan Guy - $8,705
Congratulations to every Tulsa Hard Rock WSOP Circuit Ring Winner
Congratulations to Jesse Jones on becoming the latest WSOP Circuit Main Event champion and winning his sixth WSOP Circuit ring. Jones and every WSOP Circuit ring winner at Hard Rock Tulsa have not only accomplished the feat of securing WSOP Circuit rings, but they have also punched their ticket to one of the biggest poker events of the year: WSOP Paradise 2026.
All 2026 WSOP Circuit ring winners are awarded an exclusive $5,000 WSOP Paradise 2026 package, which includes a seat in the 2026 WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty ($2,750 buy-in) and complimentary accommodations at Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas. The added prize gives every WSOP Circuit ring winner the opportunity to compete on one of poker's biggest international stages while enjoying a world-class tropical resort experience.
The value of this promotion was showcased at WSOP Paradise 2025, where Mark Darner turned his qualification into a career-defining victory. Darner captured the $2,750 WSOP Circuit Championship No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty title, earning his second WSOP gold bracelet along with the tournament's $350,000 first-place prize. His success demonstrates the incredible opportunities available to WSOP Circuit ring winners and highlights the path from winning on the Circuit to competing for major titles on poker's global stage.
Be sure to check out the full list of WSOP Circuit ring winners from the Hard Rock Tulsa WSOP Circuit series:
WSOPC Event #1: $400 The Opener - No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack - Eric Bunch - $16,939
WSOPC Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed - Lucas Littell - $10,439
WSOPC Event #3: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha - Lauren Bunch - $8,245
WSOPC Event #4: $400 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold’em - Eric Bunch - $46,800
WSOPC Event #5: $300 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em - Craig Cantrell - $15,426
WSOPC Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - Dylan Murrell - $10,463
WSOPC Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack - Kenneth Gregory - $13,851
WSOPC Event #8: $400 Big O - Charles Wilkey - $9,069
WSOPC Event #9: $400 40/40/40 No-Limit Hold’em - Eric Bunch - $27,205
WSOPC Event #10: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty - Tanner Griffith - $4,867
WSOPC Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack - Dave Alfa - $27,709
WSOPC Event #12: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty - Dave Alfa - $6,980
WSOPC Event #13: $300 No-Limit Hold’em Ladies Event - Teresa Ramsey - $4,633
WSOPC Event #14: $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event - Jesse Jones - $112,945
WSOPC Event #15: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - Michael Varnell - $10,198
WSOPC Event #16: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - John Reynolds - $10,213
WSOPC Event #17: $300 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em - Steven Hall - $13,028
WSOPC Event #18: $400 Last Chance No-Limit Hold’em - John Montgomery - $10,805
