$800 Main Event Day 1b | 2026 Oklahoma State Poker Championship

20 hours 59 minutes ago

Cervantes Stabs the Turn and Gets There on the River

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player in the hijack opened to 6,000, and Johan Cervantes called on the button.

The flop came 3♦3♣9♦. The player in the hijack bet 6,000 and Cervantes called.

Cervantes bet 18,500 when checked to on the J♣ turn and his opponent called. Both players then checked the 7♣ river.

The player in the hijack showed ace-high with A♦Q♣. Cervantes showed 10♥7♥ for a rivered pair of sevens to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Cervantes	290,000 139,500	139,500

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21 hours 18 minutes ago

Randolph Puts a Brutal Beat on Barnes

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a three-way preflop confrontation, a player in early position was all-in for around 25,000, Bobby Randolph was all-in for a bit less than 300,000 from the button, and they were up against Tyler Barnes, who covered both players from the big blind.

Early Position Player: 10♠9♣ All in
Bobby Randolph: A♥K♥ All in
Tyler Barnes: K♣K♦

The board ran out 8♠Q♥J♦10♣4♠, giving Randolph a turned Broadway straight to crack Barnes' pocket kings. Randolph took down the biggest pot of the day so far, while Barnes was left extremely short-stacked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Randolph	640,000 640,000	640,000
Tyler Barnes	15,000 271,000	271,000

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21 hours 25 minutes ago

Flashback: Grant Hinkle Claims 2025 Oklahoma State Championship Title

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Grant Hinkle already had a long list of poker accomplishments: a WSOP Gold Bracelet, over $1.7 million in live tournament earnings, and a WSOP Circuit Main Event title. Last year, he added another accolade to that list after winning the $800 Main Event at the 2025 Oklahoma State Championship of Poker.

Hinkle took home $55,249 for his efforts, the fourth biggest live score of his career. The Kansas City native only decided to play the event on a whim, but what a decision it turned out to be.

The Oklahoma State Poker Championship returned to Hard Rock Casino Tulsa for the first time since 2019, and it featured a packed schedule of 21 trophy events, while all eyes were on this prestigious title. A total of 417 entries were tallied for the event to generate a prize pool of $291,900.

Eventually, it was Hinkle who held on the chips after lengthy heads-up match with Terry Harrell and an even longer three-handed battle with Anthony Finley.

2025 Oklahoma State Championship of Poker $800 Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Grant Hinkle	$55,249
2	Terry Harrell	$38,167
3	Anthony Finley	$27,869
4	Rehman Zahid	$20,642
5	Sarah Renko	$15,506
6	Johnnie Place	$11,820
7	John Smith	$9,146
8	Eric Salazar	$7,181
9	William Berry	$5,726

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

21 hours 48 minutes ago

Registration Closes

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Following the third break of the day, registration is now closed in the Oklahoma State Poker Championship $800 Main Event. The second and final starting flight drew 271 entries, bringing the number of total entries to 417 and creating a $291,900 prize pool.

The top 41 players will secure at least a $1,292 min-cash. The day will conclude either at the end of Level 18, or when 14 players remain. The field is down to 83 players left as the action gets back underway.

22 hours 6 minutes ago

Top Stacks and Assorted Chip Updates After Third Break

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Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Paxton	310,000 155,000	155,000
Tandi Stevens	305,000 140,000	140,000
Tyler Barnes	286,000 50,000	50,000
Eric Salazar	170,000 2,000	2,000
Johan Cervantes	150,500 65,500	65,500
Kane Lai	138,000 151,000	151,000
Nick McGuire	136,000 7,100	7,100
William Scarsdale	135,000 106,500	106,500
John Reynolds	110,500 66,500	66,500
Eric Bunch	87,000 102,000	102,000
Will Berry	85,000 85,000	85,000
Han Lam	84,000 87,000	87,000
Sarah Renko	67,500 25,000	25,000
William McCracken	55,000 14,000	14,000
Terakun Karnchanakphan	47,000 18,000	18,000
Michael Skimbo	46,000 32,500	32,500
Jeffrey McMillen	38,000 48,000	48,000
Daniel Lowery	Busted
Leslie Hallaway	Busted
Brian Garner	Busted
Mike Travis	Busted
Brandon Elmore	Busted
Trevor Lewis	Busted
Jeffrey Sowell	Busted
Daniel Golding	Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

22 hours 37 minutes ago

Third Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Players are now going on their third break of the day. The field is up to 271 entries.

22 hours 54 minutes ago

Stevens Takes from Barnes

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Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 4♥Q♦7♦5♥ and around 20,000 in the middle, Tyler Barnes bet 8,500 from the small blind, and Tandi Stevens raised to 17,000 from the button. Barnes called.

Barnes checked the K♥ river and Stevens shoved for a bit over 100,000, forcing a fold from Barnes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Barnes	236,000
Tandi Stevens	165,000 10,000	10,000

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23 hours 1 minute ago

Seffense Doubles After Classic Flip

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a preflop confrontation, Steve Seffense was all-in for around 35,000 from middle position, and up against the covering stack of a player on the button.

Steve Seffense: Q♣Q♥ All in
Opponent: A♣K♠

Seffense's queens held up on the J♦9♦5♣10♠8♥ runout, and he secured a full double.