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
Year | 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 | - Jason Viriyayuthakorn
- John Brewer
- David Plastik
- Don Zewin
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2000[6] | Richard Tatalovich | $318,000 | John Juanda | - Eric Panayiotou
- Ken Goldstein
- Hemish Shah
- Steve Kaufman
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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 | - Mike Leah
- Wooyang Lin
- Frank Vizza
- Steve Gross
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2009[15] | William Brindise | $261,800 | Men Nguyen | - Eric Ladny
- Gordon Eng
- Brian Lemke
- Nick Binger
- Anton Smolyanskiy
- Eugene Katchalov
- Steven Wolansky
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2010[16] | Edward Gamaitoni | $167,616 | David Gillen | - Patrick Carron
- Mike Sica
- Gerald David
- David King
- Trevor Savage
- Eric Panayiotou
- Christopher Cappell
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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.Notes and References
- Web site: Every* Poker TV Show Ever, Ranked . November 30, 2017 . Pokerlistings . en.
- Web site: Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 1996 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 1998 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 1999 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 2000 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 2001 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 2002 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 2003 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 2004 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 2005 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 2006 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 2007 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 2008 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 2009 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.
- Web site: 2010 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em Championship Event: Hendon Mob Poker Database . August 28, 2017 . Hendon Mob.