The United States Poker Championship
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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.[1] The last time this tournament series was run was 2010.[2]
Main Event Results by Year
editYear | Winner | Prize | Runner-Up | Other Finalists |
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1996[3] | Ken Flaton | $500,000 | Surinder Sunar |
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1998[4] | Ray Lamoureaux | $148,000 | O'Neil Longson |
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1999[5] | Daniel Negreanu | $210,000 | John Bonetti |
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2000[6] | Richard Tatalovich | $318,000 | John Juanda |
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2001[7] | Men Nguyen | $228,000 | John Juanda |
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2002[8] | John Hennigan | $216,000 | Erik Seidel |
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2003[9] | Toto Leonidas | $388,080 | Erik Seidel |
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2004[10] | John Aglialoro | $691,096 | Joe Cassidy |
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2005[11] | James Caporuscio | $831,532 | Ralph Pecorale |
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2006[12] | Alex Jacob | $878,500 | Jordan Morgan |
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2007[13] | Adam Gerber | $606,095 | Louis Lee |
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2008[14] | Robert Ford | $221,936 | Duane Hunton |
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2009[15] | William Brindise | $261,800 | Men Nguyen |
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2010[16] | Edward Gamaitoni | $167,616 | David Gillen |
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* 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
edit- ^ "Every* Poker TV Show Ever, Ranked". Pokerlistings. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "1996 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "1998 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "1999 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "2000 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "2001 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "2002 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "2003 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "2004 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "2005 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "2006 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "2007 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "2008 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "2009 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "2010 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Hendon Mob. Retrieved August 28, 2017.