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United States Poker Championship

Event #5 - Limit Hold'em

February 16, 1999
Trump Taj Mahal
Tournament Schedule

Buy-In	$500
Prize Pool	$95,000
Entries	190
Report Available

David Plastik

Place	Name	Prize
1	David "C4" Plastik (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$38,000
2	David Goldberg (Livingston, NJ, USA)	$19,000
3	Jim Bucci (Hollywood, MD, USA)	$9,500
4	Jerry Atkins (New York, NY, USA)	$5,700
5	Ken Bennett AKA "Tacoma" (WA, USA)	$4,275
6	Scott Fisher (Ventnor, NJ, USA)	$3,325
7	Tommy Henderson (Akron, OH, USA)	$2,375
8	Frank Plazza (Brooklyn, NY, USA)	$1,900
9	Bill Eichel (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$1,520
10	David Cossio (El Paso, TX, USA)	$1,140
11	Mariealena Calabrese (Egg Harbour Township, NJ, USA)	$1,140
12	Chuck Beemus (Richmond, VA, USA)	$1,140
13	Sazan "Sonny" Lusha (Staten Island, NY, USA)	$1,045
14	Thea Byock (Matawan, NJ, USA)	$1,045
15	Dan Wanoff (West Essex, NJ, USA)	$1,045
16	Jeff Richman (Philadelphia, PA, USA)	$950
17	Hieu "Tony" Ma (S El Monte, CA, USA)	$950
18	Avdo Djokovic (Staten Island, NY, USA)	$950

Tournament Report

David Plastik, a 35 year old Professional poker player from California, won the $500 Limit Hold'em at the 1999 United States Poker Championships at Trump Taj Mahal.
Plastik is a former textile salesman who has been playing poker for eight years. "I was originally planning to leave on Monday," said an animated Plastik after his win.
"But now i have cashed twice, im here for the duration"
"I just tried to play solid, keep my cool and not get upset," Said Plastik about his strategy. "I lost a huge pot with pocket Aces and was down to $2,000"

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