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U.S. Poker Championship

Event #17 - Main Event - No Limit Hold'em
Final Day

December 15, 2000 at 12:00 PM
Trump Taj Mahal
Tournament Schedule

Buy-In	$7,500 + $100
Prize Pool	$795,000
Entries	106
Report Available

Richard Tatalovich

Place	Name	Prize
1	Richard Tatalovich (Scottsdale, AZ, USA)	$318,000 and Rolex Watch
2	John Juanda (Marina Del Rey, CA, USA)	$159,000
3	Eric Panayiotou (Tom's River, NY, USA)	$79,500
4	Ken Goldstein (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$47,700
5	Hemish Shah (London, UK)	$35,775
6	Stephen Kaufman (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$27,825
7	Mickey Appleman (Fort Lee, NJ, USA)	$19,875
8	Hieu "Tony" Ma (S El Monte, CA, USA)	$15,900
9	Ian Dobson (Aldridge, UK)	$12,720
10	Allan Colon (Oceanside, NY, USA)	$9,540
11	Gerry Craft (St. Clairesville, OH, USA)	$9,540
12	Mark Wilds (Biloxi, MS, USA)	$9,540
13	Captain Tom Franklin (Gulfport, MS, USA)	$8,745
14	Cong Do (Brigantine, NJ, USA)	$8,745
15	Paul Darden Jr (Hamdem, CT, USA)	$8,745
16	Bruce Yamron (Naples, FL, USA)	$7,950
17	Allen Cunningham (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$7,950
TIE	Erik Seidel (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$3,975
TIE	Hasan Habib (Downey, CA, USA)	$3,975

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Photos of the Winners

Richard Tatalovich
Richard with check ($360,000)!

From left to right: John Juanda, Richard Tatalovich, and Eric Panayiotou

Final Table and Chip Counts

Richard Tatalovich
$386,000
Eric Panayiotou
$166,000

John Juanda
$89,000
Ken Goldstein
$74,000

Steve Kaufman
$47,000
Hemish Shah
$39,000

2.10AM-Well good morning, above are the 6 finalists in todays United States Poker Championship. This promises to be a great final and I have a feeling we could see an early clash between the 2 big stacks. They were both tempting eachother late last night but only one hand developed where Eric actually bluffed Richard out of the pot. I am moving over to my chat room to bring you a play by play of the final table. Play is scheduled to start at 12 noon, so don’t be late…….. Be there!!!
Be Lucky
Mark Napolitano