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The United States Poker Championship

American poker tournament series

Summary

American poker tournament series

The United States Poker Championship (USPC) was a major annual stop on the poker tournament tour. This event was held at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The series started in 1996, took one year off in 1997, and ran every year from 1998–2010. This series of poker tournaments culminated with a $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em championship tournament televised by ESPN and commentated by Lon McEachern and Norman Chad. The last time this tournament series was run was 2010.

Main Event Results by Year

YearWinnerPrizeRunner-UpOther Finalists
1996Ken Flaton$500,000Surinder Sunar
1998Ray Lamoureaux$148,000O'Neil Longson
1999Daniel Negreanu$210,000John Bonetti
2000Richard Tatalovich$318,000John Juanda
2001Men Nguyen$228,000John Juanda
2002John Hennigan$216,000Erik Seidel
2003Toto Leonidas$388,080Erik Seidel
2004John Aglialoro$691,096Joe Cassidy
2005James Caporuscio$831,532Ralph Pecorale
2006Alex Jacob$878,500Jordan Morgan
2007Adam Gerber$606,095Louis Lee
2008Robert Ford$221,936Duane Hunton
2009William Brindise$261,800Men Nguyen
2010Edward Gamaitoni$167,616David Gillen
  • The final table of the 2007 tournament had only eight players, as Smith was eliminated with another player on the same hand. Smith had more chips at the time of the hand and therefore the higher finish.

References

References

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  15. "2009 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event".
  16. "2010 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event".
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