The United States Poker Championship
The United States Poker Championship was a major annual stop on the poker tournament tour. This event was held at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The series started in 1996, took one year off in 1997, and ran every year from 1998–2010. This series of poker tournaments culminated with a $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em championship tournament televised by ESPN and commentated by Lon McEachern and Norman Chad. The last time this tournament series was run was 2010.
Main Event Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Prize | Runner-Up | Other Finalists |
| 1996 | Ken Flaton | $500,000 | Surinder Sunar |
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| 1998 | Ray Lamoureaux | $148,000 | O'Neil Longson | |
| 1999 | Daniel Negreanu | $210,000 | John Bonetti | |
| 2000 | Richard Tatalovich | $318,000 | John Juanda | |
| 2001 | Men Nguyen | $228,000 | John Juanda | |
| 2002 | John Hennigan | $216,000 | Erik Seidel | |
| 2003 | Toto Leonidas | $388,080 | Erik Seidel | |
| 2004 | John Aglialoro | $691,096 | Joe Cassidy | |
| 2005 | James Caporuscio | $831,532 | Ralph Pecorale | |
| 2006 | Alex Jacob | $878,500 | Jordan Morgan | |
| 2007 | Adam Gerber | $606,095 | Louis Lee | |
| 2008 | Robert Ford | $221,936 | Duane Hunton | |
| 2009 | William Brindise | $261,800 | Men Nguyen | |
| 2010 | Edward Gamaitoni | $167,616 | David Gillen |