Bullard Donates $1,000 to Sacred Heart Southern Missions
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| Mike Bullard |
TUNICA, Miss. – January 21, 2014 - Mike Bullard bested 35 local media professionals to take home the title of 2014 World Series of Poker Circuit Event Tunica Media Tournament Champion Sunday night at Harrah’s Tunica. As the tournament champion Bullard was able to designate a charity to receive a $1,000 donation. Bullard chose Sacred Heart Southern Missions to receive the $1,000 donation. Bullard owns MemphiSport, a media company that reports on Memphis area sports news.
With this win MemphiSport and the Bullard household boast two WSOPC Tunica Media Tournament wins. Bullard’s wife, Kim, took home the trophy last year and chose to donate the $1,000 to the Memphis Union Mission.
“Kim said she didn’t expect to get very far in the tournament this year. I told her I always visualize myself at the final table - you have to if you want to win,” said Bullard. “I am pleased and excited to donate $1,000 to Sacred Heart Southern Missions this year as WSOP Media Champion.”
The final 10 players and their rankings are:
1 Mike Bullard MemphiSport
2 Kevin Cerrito MemphiSport
3 Jody Callahan Commercial Appeal
4 John Hardin MemphiSport
5 Joe Birch WMC-TV Action News 5
6 Jeff Johnson WATN/WLMT Local 24
7 Casey Monroe WATN/WLMT Local 24
8 Alistair Clark WHBQ Fox 13
9 Mo Better Flinn Broadcasing
10 Nick Burchette WHBQ Fox 13
The World Series of Poker Circuit Event media tournament is held every year to coincide with the World Series of Poker Circuit Event that comes to Tunica every January. The media tournament introduces members of the media to the world of poker and the richest and most prestigious gaming event in the world, the World Series of Poker.
The World Series of Poker Circuit takes place at Harrah’s Tunica January 23-February 3. Last year Ryan Stevenson, a 26-year-old engineer from Horn Lake, Mississippi outlasted last year’s WSOP Circuit Main Event field of 666 entrants to take home $204,795 in prize money.
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| Bullard donated his winnings to Sacred Heart Southern Missions. |
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| The finale table of the WSOP Media Tournament for 2014 |
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| MemphiSport's Kevin Cerrito finished second. |
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| The Commercial Appeal's Jody Callahan finished in third place. |
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| John Hardin, MemphiSport, fourth |
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| Joe Birch, WMC-TV Action News Five, fifth |
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| Left to right, WLMT Local 24's Casey Monroe finished seventh and Jeff Johnson finished in sixth place. |
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| WHBQ Fox 13's Alistair Clark finished eighth. |
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| Flinn Broadcasting's Mo Better, ninth |
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| WHBQ Fox 13's Nick Burchette, 10th |
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