New National Champion Debbie Bultena
Debbie Bultena from the Only One Bar in Lennox, SD is the new National Champion! She outlasted 101 players to earn the coveted WSOP $10,000 Main Event seat AND a seat in event #54 which is ($1,000 NL Holdem). Congratulations Debbie! She is pictured here with her favorite poker pro Daniel Negreanu!
Debbie qualified for the National Championship by redeeming one of the gamecards which turned out to be an instant winner, direct to nationals. There were only two of the five turned in last promotion and still none yet turned in for the HPT Dream Package promotion. Make sure to be checking each and every code you get your hands on!
The final table all won a buyin into Event #54. Debbie was able to defeat inaugural Minnesota Champion Greg Anderson who back in '05 won a $12,500 buyin and trip to the Bahamas to play in a $10,000 WPT event and stayed at the five star Atlantis resort while there.
Here are the rest of the top 10/final table players:
3rd - Howard Mendonca - TD Club in North Platte, NE
4th - Rick Hammer - Blarney Stone in O'Neill, NE
5th - Steve Fuglestad - Pit Stop Bar in Clifford, ND
6th - Marsha Janisch - Roseau VFW in Roseau, MN
7th - James Muer - Silver Moon in Perham, MN
8th - Ben Teske - Mac & Chesters in Oak Grove, MN
9th - Joel Smith - Billy's Corner Bar in Vergas, MN
10th - Scott White - Liquid Assets in Dickinson, ND
Everyone else (places 11-102) received a WSOP Deep Stack buyin at the Rio ($235/$185) with an opportunity to win some life changing money. First place was paying over $60,000. Joe Chapman from the Williston Legion got 21st for $1,725!