2026 Oklahoma State Poker Championship

$800 Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 Oklahoma State Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
86
Prize
$58,803
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$291,900
Total Entries
417
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
29
Players Left
1
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Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Kaden Wilhoit Eliminated in 27th Place ($2,401)

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Kaden Wilhoit
Kaden Wilhoit

Although the action was missed, Kaden Wilhoit was just eliminated by Nick McGuire after losing a preflop all-in confrontation with ace-king against McGuire's pocket jacks.

Tags: Nick McGuire

Redraw of the Final Three Tables

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChip Count
351Taylor Holcomb205,000
352Richard Gebhart900,000
353Anthony Finley497,000
354Justin Brevik215,000
355Randall Courville393,000
356Charles Stafford270,000
357Tandi Stevens623,000
358Jeffery Hunter225,000
359Doug Paxton405,000
    
361Jason Royman640,000
362Bobby Randolph785,000
363Nick Guglielmo265,000
364Nick McGuire700,000
365Dylan Murrell1,025,000
366Johan Cervantes305,000
367Michael Varnell400,000
368Kaden Wilhot205,000
369Stephen Culpepper370,000
    
371Arturo Toscano770,000
372Joe Leake185,000
373Kiran Suresh635,000
374Shane Fuller358,000
375Sarah Renko275,000
376Kyle Michael315,000
377Brad Stevens825,000
378Raymond Whitley225,000
379Justin Barclay675,000

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Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

First Eliminations

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Inaugural Champ Doug Paxton Chasing Repeat Victory in Day 2 of Oklahoma State Championship of Poker $800 Main Event

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Doug Paxton
Doug Paxton

A field of 417 entries has been reduced to just 29 players after two Day 1 flights in the $800 Main Event of the 2026 Oklahoma State Championship of Poker here at the Hard Rock Tulsa Hotel & Casino. Today they return to play for the Main Event trophy and lion’s share of the $291,900 prize pool, with Day 2 action kicking off at 1:00 p.m.

Doug Paxton won the first-ever edition of this event in 2006, outlasting 153 entries in what was a $3,000 buy-in event at the time to earn $121,452. Today, Paxton will have a shot at taking down this event for a second time, twenty years after winning the inaugural edition. Paxton starts the day just outside the top ten stacks with 536,000, good for 67 big blinds when the action resumes.

Richard Gebhart – the fifth highest earner in the history of this venue – leads the field going into Day 2 after finishing Day 1b with 905,000, just ahead of Day 1a chip leader Brad Stevens, who bagged 888,000. Bobby Randolph rounds out the top three stacks going into the day with 810,000. Eric Bunch – the second-highest earner in the history of the venue – is also still in the mix, albeit with the shortest stack to start the day at 62,000.

Brad Stevens
Brad Stevens

Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Richard GebhartUnited States905,000113
2Brad StevensUnited States888,000111
3Bobby RandolphUnited States810,000101
4Nick McGuireUnited States720,00090
5Arturo ToscanoUnited States667,00083
6Kiran SureshUnited States650,00081
7Justin BarclayUnited States605,00076
8Tandi StevensUnited States588,00074
9Michael VarnellUnited States559,00070
10Stephen CulpepperUnited States558,00070

In one of the more interesting storylines going into the day, Tandi Stevens, Brad’s wife, also made Day 2, starting the day with 588,000, good for a top-ten stack. In a funny coincidence, the poker couple is seated right next to each other when play resumes, holding the biggest and third-biggest stacks at their table, respectively.

Tandi Stevens
Tandi Stevens

Play resumes at 1:00 p.m., with 00:15:21 left on Level 16, and the blinds at 4,000/8,000 (8,000). Blind levels will increase every 40 minutes until a winner is crowned. Payout information is still being finalized and will be confirmed before play begins today.

Stay tuned to PokerNews to follow all the action from the Day 2 finale here at the 2026 Oklahoma State Championship of Poker.

Tags: Arturo ToscanoBig BlindsBobby RandolphBrad StevensDoug PaxtonEric BunchJustin BarclayKiran SureshMichael VarnellNick McGuireRichard GebhartStephen CulpepperTandi Stevens

Day 2 Seat Draw

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChip CountBig Blinds
321Shane Fuller330,00041
322Jeffery Hunter205,00026
323Kiran Suresh650,00081
324Randall Courville415,00052
326Nick McGuire720,00090
327Joe Leake147,00018
328Doug Paxton536,00067
329Johan Cervantes142,00018
     
351Raymond Whitley199,00025
352Rick Gebhart905,000113
353Michael Varnelll559,00070
354Robert Michael308,00039
356Anthony Finley516,00065
357Nicholas Guglielmo296,00037
358Bobby Randolph810,000101
     
361Billy Rodriguez382,00048
362Justin Barclay605,00076
363Jason Royman262,00033
364Sarah Renko289,00036
366Eric Bunch62,0008
367Taylor Holcomb227,00028
368Dylan Murrell501,00063
     
371Stephen Culpepper558,00070
372Arturo Toscano677,00085
373Justin Brevik296,00037
374Charles Stafford299,00037
376Kaden Wilhoit245,00031
377Brad Stevens888,000111
378Tandi Stevens588,00074

$800 Main Event

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