1st Jim Wilsey Brockton, MA $31,600 2nd David Singer White Plains, NY $18,170 3rd William Frymer New Jersey $9,480 4th �Bear� Armstrong Fisherville, VA $5,530 5th Nicholas DiLeo New York, NY $4,345 6th �Miami John Cernuto Las Vegas, NV $3,555 7th Wally Wei Absecon, NJ $2,765 8th Phillip Hellmuth Jr. Palo Alto, CA $1,975 9th Paul Wolfe Apollo Beach, FL $1,580 Tournament Report Picture the scene.......No-Limit Hold�em on the island of Atlantic City... the field was tough... the terrain full of challenges and 79 eager participants, all wanting to be the toughest... the strongest..the best.... but the survivor, Jim Wilsey, broke through all the obstacles and faced his competitors in a 151/2 hour skirmish to take the 1st place title. This is a first tournament win for Jim, who is both a used car dealer and a real estate investor. No-limit hold�em has been Jim�s favorite game for about 12 years now. For the holidays, Jim will meet his daughters Katie and Elyse in NYC and after the holidays, it�s off to Puerto Rico with his lovely fiancee, Doreen, who cheered him on for the duration of the entire event. A February wedding is planned. For tonight...it�s off to Joey Martini�s suite to celebrate, at Jim�s expense....again! David Singer fought till the finish, receiving a very admirable 2nd place. A poker professional, David takes his game very seriously and really makes his opponents work. Enjoying traveling, David plans to participate in more tournaments. Keep it up David, you�ve got what it takes! �Like a bear coming out from under a log�, was how the old timers described Frank Armstrong in their poker games, and hence the name �Bear� stuck with him. Though he has the demeanor of Gentle Ben, Frank played like a grizzly, holding onto his turf in seat 5, just like a honey jar, and finished in 4th place. This was a very tough final table. Our congratulations go to the participants for their very valiant efforts! -Paula Geletei

2002 U.S. Poker Championship