The United States Poker Championship Explained

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

YearWinnerPrizeRunner-UpOther Finalists
1996[3] Ken Flaton$500,000Surinder Sunar
1998[4] Ray Lamoureaux$148,000O'Neil Longson
1999[5] Daniel Negreanu$210,000John Bonetti
  • Jason Viriyayuthakorn
  • John Brewer
  • David Plastik
  • Don Zewin
2000[6] Richard Tatalovich$318,000John Juanda
  • Eric Panayiotou
  • Ken Goldstein
  • Hemish Shah
  • Steve Kaufman
2001[7] Men Nguyen$228,000John Juanda
2002[8] John Hennigan$216,000Erik Seidel
2003[9] Toto Leonidas$388,080Erik Seidel
2004[10] John Aglialoro$691,096Joe Cassidy
2005[11] James Caporuscio$831,532Ralph Pecorale
2006[12] Alex Jacob$878,500Jordan Morgan
2007[13] Adam Gerber$606,095Louis Lee
2008[14] Robert Ford$221,936Duane Hunton
  • Mike Leah
  • Wooyang Lin
  • Frank Vizza
  • Steve Gross
2009[15] William Brindise$261,800Men Nguyen
  • Eric Ladny
  • Gordon Eng
  • Brian Lemke
  • Nick Binger
  • Anton Smolyanskiy
  • Eugene Katchalov
  • Steven Wolansky
2010[16] Edward Gamaitoni$167,616David Gillen
  • Patrick Carron
  • Mike Sica
  • Gerald David
  • David King
  • Trevor Savage
  • Eric Panayiotou
  • Christopher Cappell
* 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Every* Poker TV Show Ever, Ranked . November 30, 2017 . Pokerlistings . en.
  2. Web site: Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  3. Web site: 1996 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  4. Web site: 1998 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  5. Web site: 1999 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  6. Web site: 2000 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  7. Web site: 2001 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  8. Web site: 2002 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  9. Web site: 2003 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  10. Web site: 2004 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  11. Web site: 2005 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  12. Web site: 2006 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  13. Web site: 2007 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  14. Web site: 2008 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  15. Web site: 2009 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
  16. Web site: 2010 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.

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