The United States Poker Championship
The United States Poker Championship (USPC) is a major annual stop on the poker tournament tour. This event is held at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A series of poker tournaments culminates with a $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em championship tournament televised by ESPN.
Main Event Results by Year
Year |
Winner |
Prize |
Runner-Up |
Other Finalists |
1996 |
Ken Flaton |
$500,000 |
Surinder Sunar |
|
1998 |
Ray Lamoureaux |
$148,000 |
O'Neil Longson |
|
1999 |
Daniel Negreanu |
$210,000 |
John Bonetti |
- Jason Viriyayuthakorn
- John Brewer
- David Plastik
- Don Zewin
|
2000 |
G. Richard Tatalovich |
$318,000 |
John Juanda |
- Eric Panayiotou
- Ken Goldstein
- Hemish Shah
- Steve Kaufman
|
2001 |
Men Nguyen |
$228,000 |
John Juanda |
|
2002 |
John Hennigan |
$216,000 |
Erik Seidel |
- Eric Buchman
- Charlie Bae
- Robert Toft
- Tony Popejoy
- John Juanda
- William Shapiro
- Patrick Kelly
|
2003 |
Toto Leonidas |
$388,080 |
Erik Seidel |
|
2004 |
John Aglialoro |
$691,096 |
Joe Cassidy |
|
2005 |
James Caporuscio |
$831,532 |
Ralph Pecorale |
|
2006 |
Alex Jacob |
$878,500 |
Jordan Morgan |
|
2007 |
Adam Gerber |
$606,095 |
Louis Lee |
|
2008 |
Robert Ford |
$221,936 |
Duane Hunton |
- Mike Leah
- Wooyang Lin
- Frank Vizza
- Steve Gross
|
2009 |
William Brindise |
$261,800 |
Men Nguyen |
- Eric Ladny
- Gordon Eng
- Brian Lemke
- Nick Binger
- Anton Smolyanskiy
- Eugene Katchalov
- Steven Wolansky
|
2010 |
Edward Gamaitoni |
$167,616 |
David Gillen |
- Patrick Carron
- Mike Sica
- Gerald David
- David King
- Trevor Savage
- Eric Panayiotou
- Christopher Cappell
|
* The final table of the 2007 tournament had only 8 players, as Smith was eliminated with another player on the same hand. Smith had more chips and therefore the higher finish.