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The United States Poker Championship
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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. The 2007 event took place from September 17 through October 6.
| Year | Winner | Prize | Runner-Up | Other Finalists |
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| 1996 | Ken Flaton | $500,000 | Surinder Sunar |
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| 1998 | Ray Lamoureaux | $148,000 | O'Neil Longson |
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| 1999 | Daniel Negreanu | $210,000 | John Bonetti |
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| 2000 | G. Richard Tatalovich | $318,000 | John Juanda |
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| 2001 | Men Nguyen | $228,000 | John Juanda |
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| 2002 | John Hennigan | $216,000 | Erik Seidel |
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| 2003 | Toto Leonidas | $388,080 | Erik Seidel |
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| 2004 | John Aglialoro | $691,096 | Joe Cassidy |
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| 2005 | James Caporuscio | $831,532 | Ralph Pecorale |
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| 2006 | Alex Jacob | $878,500 | Jordan Morgan |
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| 2007 | Adam Gerber | $606,095 | Louis Lee |
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World Series of Poker ('70, '71, '72, '73, '74, '75, '76, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81, '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87, '88, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08, Circuit Events, Tournament of Champions, WSOP Europe ('07)• World Poker Tour (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) • European Poker Tour (1, 2, 3, 4) • Late Night Poker (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) • Professional Poker Tour • Poker Million • Poker Superstars (1, 2, 3) • The United States Poker Championship • Poker Nations Cup • World Heads-Up • National Heads-Up • Ultimate Poker Challenge • Aussie Millions • Grand Prix |