Article from The Press of Atlantic City on the U.S. Poker Championships

ATLANTIC CITY - A Rumson man won the United States Poker Championship at
the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, besting 153 other contestants in the four-day
tournament to be televised on the Spike Network, a casino official said
Wednesday.

William Brindise took home $261,800 for his efforts, after beating Men
"The Master" van Nyungen in head-to-head play at the final table, poker director
Tom Gitto said. Nyungen won $138,600, and third-place finisher Eric Ladny, of
Mercerville, pocketed $77,000.

The final table of the event will air on the Spike network in January,
Gitto said. The Taj Mahal has a five-year contract with Compass Entertainment of
Las Vegas to produce and air the broadcast of the U.S. Poker Championship.

U.S. Poker Championship main event tomorrow

There's still time to make it down to Atlantic City to the 5K main event at the U.S. Poker Championships at the Taj Mahal.

It's a great structure. Start with 30K in chips and many, many levels.

The TV final table will be on Tuesday, which will eventually air on Spike TV.

So, whose going down?

USPC Results Updates (events 7 & 8)

Event #7 Entries 231
$300 No Limit Hold 'Em (Seniors Only)
1. Paul Kitsos (Manhasset, NY) $24,047
2. Nicholas "Doc" Partneope (Colonia, NJ) $11,088
3. Michael Carson (Las Vegas, NV) $5,890
4. Peter Nurko (Robbinsville, NJ) $4,158
5. Hudson Bethard (Brookhaven, Penn.) $3,188
6. Arnold Halpern (Secaucus, NJ)$2,425
7. Bruce Baratfield (Churchville, Md) $1,732
8. Philip Farley (Yonkers, NY) $1,387
9. Albert Lambert (Port Jervis, NY)$1,109
10. Boris Alec (Bayside, NY)$900
11. Frank Costa (Mercerville, NJ)$900
12. Carl Bleeker (Warren, NJ) $900
13. James Griffith (Richond, Va)$900
14. Gerald Klick (N. Canton, OH)$900
15. Alan Colon (Oceanside, NY)$900
16. Raymond Tortorgi (Preston, Conn.) $900
17. Donald Mercer (Sneads Ferry, NC)$900
18. Christopher Allen Debock (Tampa, Flor.) $900
19. David Rotches (King of Prussia, Penn.) $694
20. Rockey Morgan (Matthews, NC) $694
21. John Locato (Belle Haven, Va) $694
22. Peter Romano (Frankford, DC) $694
23. Lawrence Grassadonio (Manalapan, NJ) $694
24. Thomas Beccari (Sussex, NJ) $694
25. Frank Esposito (W. Keansburg, NJ) $694
26. Thomas Shadrach (Charleston, WV) $694
27. Anthony Focarino (Monrow Twp., NJ) $694

Event #8 Entries 81
$300 Ladies No Limit Hold 'Em
1. Tamara Cox Nales (Pelham, NC) $9,720
2. Grace Ruffino (Little Egg Harbor, NJ) $5,589
3. Stephanie Burchell (Aliquippa, Penn.) $2,916
4. Phuong Quong Hong (Frederick, Md) $1,701
5. Jennifer Cason (Streetsboro, OH) $1,336
6. Leanne Rosenblatt (Bridgewater, NJ) $1,093
7. Patricia Smolko (Lafayette, NJ) $850
8. Roslyn Quarto (Edison, NJ) $607
9. Elizabeth Huddleston (Morganton, NC) $488

USPC Results Update: Events 3-6

Event #3
$300 Omaha High/Low 8 or better

1. Charles Boncich, Massapequa, NY $21.498
2. Robert Ettore, Berlin, NJ $11,280
3. Joseph Worrell, Brigantine, NJ $5.640
4. David Meunier, Montion, NB $3,384
5. Charles Staubs, Galloway, NJ $2.538
6. Sam Valore, Mt. Laurel, NJ $1,974
7. Stephen Ladowsky, Toronto, ON $1,410
8. Walter Twardus, Newark, Del. $1,128
9. Larry St. Jean, Salisbury, Mass. $960
10. Brian Berg, Short Hills NJ $733
11. Mihn Duong, Galloway, NJ $733
12. Augustin Mendez, Bronx, NY $733
13. Brian Kruyd, Boonton, NJ $733
14. Frank Fedi, Sag Harbor, NY $733
15. James Carrier, Bowie, Md. $733
16. Jaime Kaigh, Voorhees, NJ $733
17. Jeffrey Wilhelm, Camp Hil, Penn. $733
18. Kenneth Bruno, Atlantis, Flor. $733

Event #4
$300 Limit Hold 'Em

1. Nicholas "Doc" Partenope, Colonia, NJ $20,346
2. Paul Henry, Jr., Charleston, WV $10,680
3. Ray Lin, New York, NY $5,430
4. Dennis Capriglione, Belleville, NJ $3,204
5. Nick Caltabiano, Fulton, NY $2,403
6. Erik Gault, Alexandria, Va. $1,869
7. Carmen Addamo, Waldwick, NJ $1,335
8. Celest Tzilos, Livonia, Mich. $1,068
9. Louis Marmo, Wingdale, NY $909
10. Robert Podeca, Cape May Court House, NJ $694
11. Allen Morris, Pahrump, Nev. $694
12. Michael Seger, Cherry Hill, NJ $694
13. Thomas Savitsky, Randolph, NJ $694
14. John Theofunopoulos, New York, NY $694
15. Edward Sweet, Shoreham, NY $694
16. Khoa Nguyen, Galloway, NJ $694
17. Hung Kyu Kim, Willow Grove, Penn. $694
18. Allyson Leonard, Bloomfield, NJ $694

Event #5
$300 No-Limit Hold 'Em

1. Bruce Baillie, Ford City, Penn. $43,680
2. Jacob Neff Philadelphia, Penn. $21,840
3. Jimmie Mitchell, Philadelphia, Penn. $11,388
4. Russell Merrill, Amherst, Va. $9,360
5. John Borger, Kunkletown, Penn. $7,020
6. Gilbert Sacks, Wynnewood, Penn. $5,460
7. Nakada Takayuki, Bergernfield, NJ $3,900
8. Joseph Cappello, New Rochelle, NY $3,120
9. Michael Purcher, Mt. Sinai, NY $2,496
10. Dennis Zannoni, Bordentown, NJ $2,028
11. Andre Kokolakis, Atlantic City, NJ, $2,028
12. Pablo Paez, West Palm Beach, Fla. $2,028
13. Sam Hays Dillard, Washington, DC $2,028
14. Terakawa Tatsuya, New York, NY $2,028
15. Russell Cornwall, Harrisburg, Va. $2,028
16. Julius Gonzales, Perth Amboy, NJ $2,028
17. Artan Ibrahimi, Philadelphia, Penn. $2,028
18. Brian Wright, Bradley Beach, NJ $2,028
19. Dean Schultz, Stow, Ohio, $1,560
20. Stephen Hricik, Greensburg, Penn. $1,560
21. Brendan Callahan, St. Leonard, Md. $1,560
22. Edgar Oates, Jr., Catonsville, Md. $1,560
23. Donald Higgins, Pen Argyl, Penn. $1,560
24. Andrew Levine, Cambridge, Mass. $1,560
25. Robert Cerminara, Mt. Laurel, NJ $1,560
26. Salvatore Gamba, Little Egg Harbor, NJ $1,560
27. Brian Wolfe, Raleigh, NC, $1,560
28. John Matewey, New York, NY $1,092
29. Joshua Taub, Mt. Sinai, NY $1,092
30. Peter Draney, Rockaway, NY $1,092
31. Cirovic Zlatko, Wayne, NJ, $1,092
32. Kirk Orzel, Allentown, Penn. $1,092
33. Brad Passione, Gibsonia, Penn. $1,092
34. Dong Seo, College Point, NY $1,092
35. Nicholas "Doc" Partenope, Colonia, NJ $1,092
36(tie). Daren Weaver, Linden, Penn. $858
36(tie). Nathel Fontana, Potomac, Md. $858
38. Brian Mayes, Harrisburg, Va. $624
39. Nicholas Caltabiano, Fulton, NY $624
40. Paul Rodrigues, Hillsborough, NJ $624
41. Celeste Tzilos, Livonia, Mich. $624
42. Daniel Kepich, Holicong, Penn. $624
43. Richard Pyne, Tunersville, NJ $624
44. William Hardy, Charlestown, WV $624
45. Jeremy Perrin, Greensboro, NC $624

Event #6
$500 No Limit Hold 'Em
1. Eliano Masquita, Long Branch, NJ $56,214
2. Gregory Spurdis, Staten Island, NY $25,920
3. Suketu Valdya, Germantown, MD $13,770
4. Radhames Vargas, New York, NY $9,720
5. James Victory, Burke, Va. $7,290
6. Louis Raba, Absecon, NJ $5,670
7. David Inselberg, Long Beach, NY $4,050
8. Gordon Eng, Cliffside, NJ $3,240
9. Samuel Adorno, Newark, NJ $2,592
10. Scott Siegel, Deerfield Beach, Fla. $2,106
11. Kurt Lichtman, New York, NY$2,106
12. Jimmie Mitchell, Philadelphia, Penn. $2,106
13. Robert Purvear, Winston Salem, NC $2,106
14. Mickael Morgouskey, Brooklyn, NY $2,106
15. Daniel McGinty, Bethlehem, Penn. $2,106
16. James Lunley Jr., Harmony, Penn. $2,106
17. Bobby Trinh, Arlington, Va. $2,106
18 (tie). Kevin Kaikko, Princeton, NJ $2,106
18 (tie). Francisco Regalado, Miami , Fla. $1,620
18 (tie). Andrew Egan, Hockessin, Del. $1,620
21. Charless Lott Jr., Churchton, Md. $1,620
22. Peter Sodano, Lindden, NJ $1,620
23. Lee Peter Hynigsok, Herdon, Va. $1,620
24. Mauricio DaSilva, West Long Branch, NJ $1,620
25. Michael Salamina, Bethpage, NY $1,620
26. Vincent DeVita, Bayville, NJ $1,620
27. Paul Hill, Lindley, NY $1,620

United States Poker Championship at the Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal and Borgata have dueling tournaments right now. The Taj has the USPC (United States Poker Championship) while the Borgata has its Poker Open, a World Poker Tour event. The Borgata's poker room was jam-packed and was leary about heading over to the Taj. However, it was nice to see the Taj Mahal filled to capacity especially considering it's Omaha Hi/Lo today.

This is the third day of the USPC. Here are the results from the first two days of the tournament.

Event #1 Seven-card stud $300+$50
145 entries

1. Paul Katinas (Worcester, Mass.) $17,402
2. Michael Semo III (Pleasant Hill, Del.) $8,700
3. Ricardo Festejo (Egg Harbor Township, NJ) $4,350
4. Carmelo Cozzocrea (Carmel, NY) $2,610
5. Christopher Debock (Tampa, Flor.) $,2175
6. Daniel Mogavero (Las Vegas, Nev.) $1,740
7. Stephen DelVecchio Jr. (Baltimore, Md.) $1,305
8. Dale Phillips (Naples, Flor.) $870
9. Gerald Myers (Galloway, NJ) $609
10. "Detriot" Al Green (Weston, Flor.) $609
11. Charles Russello (Scranton, Penn.) $609
12. Lois Bovit (Boynton Beach, Flor.) $609
13. Muriel Schwartz (Mays Landing, NJ) $478
14. Burt Zabotinsky (Elmwood Park, NJ) $478
15. Steve Orros (Woodside, NY) $478
16. David Brown (Voorhees, NJ) $478

Event #2 Seven-card stud H/L 8 or better $300+$50
166 Entries

1. Sanford "Sandy" Oxman (Lakewood, NJ) $19,920
2. Frances Bryson (Columbia, Md.) $9,960
3. Jeffrey Richman (Mt. Laurel, NJ) $4,980
4. Jaime Kaigh (Voorhees, NJ) $2,988
5. David Lipschutz (Brooklyn, NJ) $2,490
6. Chris Reslock (Atlantic City, NJ) $1,992
7. Ryan Chau (Galloway, NJ) $1,494
8. Farzad "Freddie" Rowhani (Gaithersburg, Md.) $996
9. Michael May (Sutherland, Va.) $697
10. Ahmad Gharahi (College Park, Md.) $697
11. David Griffith (Rye, NY) $697
12. Charles Catozzolo (Somers Point, NJ) $697
13. Walter Twardus (Newark, Del.) $548
14. Yuebin Guo (Brooklyn, NY)$548
15. Steve Solomon (Randallstown, Md.) $548
16. Michael DeVeronica (Hollywood, Fl.) $548