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Texas Holdem-Poker

2002 U.S. Poker Championship
Monday, December 2, 2002
Event #1
Limit Texas Hold'em
BUY-IN: $300 + $30
Players: 331
Prize Pool: $99,300

1st Frank Kroll Egg Hrbr City, NJ $36,741.00
2nd Anton Grinkevich Somerset, NJ $18,867.00
3rd Gilbert Sacks Wynnewood, PA $9,433.50
4th Roman Opielowski Millbury, MA $5,958.00
5th SGM Bobber Sherry Beltsville,MD $4,468.50
6th Tony Van Pleasantville,NJ $3,475.50
7th Susan Probst Newark,DE $2,482.50
8th Tom Palombo Pennington,NJ $1,986.00
9th Eric Buchman Valley Stream,NY $1,588.80
10th James Goodwin Trenton,NJ $1,191.60
10th Michael Wisniewski Poughkeepsie,NY $1,191.60
12th Kwang Kim Burke,VA $1,191.60
13th Henry Gullotti Astoria,NY $993.00
14th William McKinney Princeton, WV $993.00
15th Weller Winston Jr. Rising Sun,MD $993.00
16th John Balkun W.Orange,NJ $794.40
17th Steve Solomon Randallstown,MD $794.40
18th Myron Rosenbaum Philadelphia,PA $794.40
19th Sam Lamonto Jr. Camp Hill,PA $595.80
20th Mohamed Elkerdawy Brooklyn,NY $595.80
21st David Bagheri Rockville,MD $595.80
22nd Timothy Milway Flemington,NJ $595.80
23rd Thomas Crosson Atlantic City,NJ $595.80
24th Nicholas Partenope Colonia,NJ $595.80
25th Michael Brown Philadelphia,PA $595.80
26th Jody Frei Morgantown,WV $595.80
27th Wally Wei Absecon,NJ $297.50
27th Kathleen Raymond Norwich,CT $297.50

Tournament Report

Out of the mine shafts of West Virginia, this 6�1� tall, ex-coal miner struck solid ore as he worked his way through the poker vein to top 330 other entrants at the USPC Hold�em Event #1. This is Frank Kroll�s first tournament win and we at the Taj are very happy that it happened here with us on the day before his daughter�s birthday!

You will not need any gloves, there is no coal dust here. And you can all turn off your flashlights, they will not be necessary to see what Frank is proudly hauling in his wheel barrow,.....it is loaded with cash, which he anticipates spending on a family vacation to Disney World. Congratulations Frank!

The height requirement for the top three finisher�s was 6�. Standing tall at 6�1, second place goes to Anton Grinkevich who plays avidly on the internet and has proven that he is quite adept at heads -up play. Just this past October, Anton won a hold�em tournament in Costa Rica. It is simply amazing to see how far into the depths of the rainforests poker and Anton has traveled.

Rising up from seat number 5, standing strong at 6�, �Mr. Gil� takes 3rd. Gilbert Sacks is a professional bridge instructor, so hey, if you�re looking for pointers on hold�em or bridge, just ask Mr. Gil...he can be found at the Taj 3-4 days a week when he�s not traveling around the country.

Congratulations to all of today�s entrants! Though you were all not standing 6� tall, your efforts, determination and kindness made you giants.

-Paula Geletei



2002 U.S. Poker Championship

Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5
Event 6 Event 7 Event 8 Event 9 Event 10
Event 11 Event 12 Event 13 Event 14 Event 15
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