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United States Poker Championship

Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo
December 1, 2001 at 11:00 AM
Trump Taj Mahal
Tournament Schedule
Buy-In $500 + $40
Prize Pool $80,000
Entries 160
Report Available

Place Name Prize
1 Flash Gordon Ernst (Mount Laurel, NJ, NJ, USA) $32,000
2 Dusty Lerna (Jacksonville, FL) $16,000
3 Chuck Barker (Richardson, TX, USA) $8,000
4 'Detroit' Allen Green (Weston, FL, USA) $4,800
5 Denis Ethier (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $4,000
6 Brian Strahl (Staten Island, NY, USA) $3,200
7 Ron Fast (Pompton Plains, NJ, USA) $2,400
8 David Kopp AKA "Wizard" (Gainesville, TX, USA) $1,600
9 John Schwartz (Eatontown, NJ, USA) $1,120
10 Hui Ming Zhu (Scarborough, ON, Canada) $1,120
11 Richard Tatalovich (Scottsdale, AZ, USA) $1,120
12 Paul McKinney AKA "Cigar" (Princeton, WV, USA) $1,120
13 David Levi (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $880
14 Ricardo Q. Festejo (New Harbor Township, NJ, USA) $880
15 Sam Valore (Mt Laurel, NJ) $880
16 Lawrence Hackman (Flushing, NY) $880

Tournament Report

Quick, catch him while you can, because, POOF, he'll disappear right before your eyes. 'Flash" Gordon is savoring hte winning moment, as The Spirit of Tournaments Past, forces him to reflect on the other events he has entered. Awaken from deep reverie, young man, for it is not dream. Aces full won you your first major tournament and the opportunity to plan a very big September wedding. Best wishes to you and Ivelisse! There's no Scrooge in this guy, he's taking his pals out on the town.

The Spirit of Tournaments present brings us to our 2nd place finisher in today's High/Low Stud Event. Dusty Lerna, Who left 158 others in the dust as he employed patience and finesse, as the spirit moved him.

Charles Barker has to be the friendliest ghost of all. Wisped in on business, Mr Barker took 3rd Place in today's event in a pensive mood, reflecting on his good fortune. Mr Barker shared images of his grandchildren, Maddie and Jack, his little angels and the greatest joys in his life.

'Detroit'Al Green, is here with his lovely and supportive wife Judith to celebrate his 4th place finish. Nolan how 'bout that article.....

In attendance today was Lee Schreiber, from Fortune, Small Business Magazine. Lee was not only performing his journalistic duties, but was a tournament participant as well. Thank you for your interest in the USPC!

And the 3rd and final appartition...... The Spirit of Tournaments Future......

Players, take a moment and reflect on your past experience... don't let mistakes haunt you... evaluate your play today... change what you must and plan your strategy for the events you plan to enter.

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