1st Joseph Immordino Trenton, NJ $27,528.00 2nd Karim Bevans Gaithersburg, MD $14,136.00 3rd Glenn Brown Villanova, PA $7,068.00 4th Tom Vuong Richmond, VA $4,464.00 5th Pete D’Amato Philadelphia, PA $3,720.00 6th Barry Levy Brooklyn,NY $2,976.00 7th Thomas Duncker Brooklyn,NY $2,232.00 8th John Urpsis Clark, NJ $1,562.40 9th Harvey Layton Devon,PA $1,041.60 10th Charlie Townsend Dagsboro,DE $1,041.60 11th Kirtikuma Pandya Smithville, NJ $1,041.60 12th Carmelo Cozzocrea Carmel,NY $1,041.60 13th Joseph Marchate Jr. Belmar,NJ $744.00 14th Laurence Goldsmith Linden,VA $744.00 15th Dennis Maher New Windsor,NY $744.00 16th Leonard Weissman Absecon,NJ $744.00 17th Ricardo Festejo Margate,NJ $446.40 18th Nate Hart Bronx,NY $446.40 19th Patrick Pearse Donaghy New York,NY $446.40 20th Wally Wei Absecon,NJ $446.40 21st Peter Lios Linwood,NJ $446.40 22nd Leonard Green Rye,NY $446.40 23rd Terry Lee Wells Baltimore,MD $446.40 24th James DeFazio Manahawkin,NJ $223.20 24th Daniel Rovner Freehold,NJ $223.20 Tournament Report To the audience tuned in to the USPC here at WTAJ, #1 on the top three count down of Event #2 Seven Card Stud, was awarded to Joseph Immordino, as he swiveled and swayed his way through the tournament with the smoothness of Elvis, his favorite performer, crooning to the crowd to that all familiar tune...’I’m in stud, huh, I’m all rolled up’. Yes poker fans, Joseph played his way right into our hearts and his legendary performance will be Forever on our minds’! Put your hands in the air, here we goooo....like El Nino.... to the hip hop beat of Karim Bevans, a speed chess player who steadily increased his momentum, not only winning 5 of 7 satelites, but kicking it up, placing #2 in today’s Stud Event, his first tournament ever. This IT Manager has set his sights on playing poker on a professional basis, so hey, it’s poker, you like it, out 4 tournaments a year together. Bravo! ...Is a ‘Detroit’ haircut anything like a pompadour? Anyway, Nolan, rumor has it, Allen is the greatest Poker Spectator in the world, and we’d all love to hear about it. Summers off, home in Martha’s vineyard, twin baby girls and a 3rd place finish in his first tournament ever! This is as good as it gets! Glenn Brown, a child psychologist and weekend warrior in the Taj poker room, played his game with the relentless determination as we all know through the words of Tammy Wynette..’.stand by your hand’! At the conclusion of this broadcast, we, at WTAJ would like to congratulate all 248 performers in today’s Stud event. Your talents are respected and your participation is very much appreciated. -Paula Geletei

2002 U.S. Poker Championship