1st Mickey Appleman Fort Lee, NJ $24,400 2nd Suki Harrison Egg Harbor Twp, NJ $14,030 3rd Ping Kwan Terre Haute, IN $7,320 4th Myron Rosenbaum Philadelphia, PA $4,270 5th John Coppla Nutley, NJ $3,355 6th Walter Morrill Tomball, TX $2,745 7th David Troyer Fredericksburg, VA $2,135 8th Annand Ramdin Mt. Vernon, NY $1,525 9th Leroy Wilkins Pemberton, NJ $1,220 Tournament Report Not since Woodstock has there been such a hold�em revolution! The games �they are a changin�. Low key and spontaneous, the answer was �blowin in the wind� to day for Mickey Appleman, who has been playing poker professionally for about 25 years. Concise energy and focus on the game placed Mickey in the 1st place position of today�s Limit Hold�em Event. Tournament driven, this sports better has a passion for meditation and continually seeking a personal understanding of man�s awareness of himself. Not like a rolling stone at all, Mickey is a family man with a 15 year old son. No protest here from the USPC festival... Mickey�s performance was like rolling thunder. One month at the World Series, pot limit in Victoria, England and today in Atlantic City, at the USPC Event #10, Suki Harrison, cosmopolitan woman, lover of classical music and poker player extraordinaire, gave her rendition of classic tournament hold�em, taking 2nd place. Family members taught Suki the ranking of hands, but credit for skill is all her own. As Willie Shakespeare said, if poker be the music of life...play on! Mahal, vacation destination some 5 years ago, produced a professional poker career for Ping Kwan. Surprise!....A regular stud player, Ping locked in a 3rd place finish in an event he entered out of interest and curiosity. With more lives than a cat, Ping was tough to come back after several all-ins. This was a purrrrfect finish to a hard days work. A 76ers fan, Ping enjoys travel and Las Vegas style shows. Congratulations Ping, you scored a 3-pointer at the buzzer! We would like to take a moment to recognize and thank all of the dealers working so hard to make the USPC a success! -Paula Geletei

2002 U.S. Poker Championship