1st John C. Hom San Rafael, CA $31,005.00 2nd Greg Fondacaro Sewell, NJ $15,900.00 3rd Frank Russomanno Cedar Grove, NJ $7,950.00 4th Jon Hoellein Lakewood, OH $4,770.00 5th David Troyer Fredericksburg, VA $3,577.50 6th Jim Bucci Hollywood, MD $2,782.50 7th Tom Vuong Richmond, VA $1,987.50 8th Marc Daniels Westbury, NY $1,590.00 9th David Goldberg Williamsville, NY $1,351.00 10th David Bagheri Rockville, MD $1,033.50 11th Russell Wakal Downingtown, PA $1,033.60 12th Ngoc Tran Houston, TX $1,033.50 13th Roman Opielowski Millbury, MA $954.00 14th Ron Durante Sicklerville, NJ $954.00 15th Elias Eoanou Westerly, RI $945.00 16th Gary Panico Glendale, NY $874.50 17th Peter Giordano Liverpool, NY $874.50 18th Vincent Marino Balas Washington, WV $874.50 Tournament Report 11 times all in, but John Hom, defending champion of this USPC Limit Hold�em Event maintains his title, reigning for another year . Go ahead John, strut down the catwalk wearing the USPC tiara and enjoy your moment in the spotlight. John picked up a trophy at the World Series, a gold bracelet for the $3000 Limit Hold�em. A reputable soil engineer, yes, however, John�s profession al colleagues make mention of his poker accomplishments at their staff meetings. John has proven to be a successful candidate in the poker pageants, you know, he has that certain look...that poker face. John�s response to the panel�s final question is...never give up. And the crowd cheered....�show us your chips!� Scrapper is a nickname he got from high school football, but Greg Fondacaro fought this game hard, to the 2nd place finish. Last year Greg sat in five final tables and in 1999, Greg was the Championship Stud victor. Owning and operating a successful sitework construction company, Greg is also the father of two sons and his wife Donna is presently expecting their third child. The family enjoys their summer home in Sea Isle with their black lab, Toby. Scrapper, it looks like you�ve tackled this poker game pretty well. We�re proud to have you on the USPC team! Deja vu, already been seen were the same final three players just yesterday in the No-Limit Hold�em super satellite, and yet to be named is Frank Russomanno. No Frank, it�s not just your imagination once again, running away with you, you did place 3rd in today�s Limit Hold�em Event. A CFO of an environmental company, Frank enjoys poker, motown oldies and traveling, preferably the Caribbean islands. We hope your success today at the USPC will take you on a sentimental journey. -Paula Geletei

2002 U.S. Poker Championship