Tournament Information
Tournament:
1998 United States Poker Championship
Date:
Nov 29 - Dec 17, 1998
Venue:
Trump Taj Mahal
Atlantic City, NJ, United States
Event:
No Limit Hold'em (Dec 3, 1998)
Buy-in:
$300
Prize:
$48,000
Entries:
160
Other Events
| Dec 1, 1998 | Limit Hold'em | $300 |
| Dec 2, 1998 | Seven Card Stud | $300 |
| Dec 3, 1998 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 |
| Dec 4, 1998 | Seven Card Stud | $500 |
| Dec 5, 1998 | Limit Hold'em | $500 |
| Dec 6, 1998 | Omaha Hi/Lo Split | $500 |
| Dec 7, 1998 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 |
| Dec 8, 1998 | Limit Hold'em | $1,000 |
| Dec 9, 1998 | Omaha Hi/Lo Split | $1,000 |
| Dec 10, 1998 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 |
| Dec 11, 1998 | Seven Card Stud | $1,000 |
| Dec 12, 1998 | Limit Hold'em | $500 |
| Dec 13, 1998 | Seven Card Stud Championship | $4,000 |
| Dec 14, 1998 | Seven Card Stud | $300 |
| Dec 17, 1998 | No Limit Hold'em Championship | $5,000 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Peter "Pete the Greek" Vilandos | $19,200 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Bill Wade | $9,600 | — | — | |
| 3rd | John Anthony "Miami" Cernuto | $4,800 | — | — | |
| 4th | Samuel Astorino | $2,880 | — | — | |
| 5th | Yueqi "Rich" Zhu | $2,160 | — | — | |
| 6th | Michael Paulle | $1,680 | — | — | |
| 7th | Hasan Habib | $1,200 | — | — | |
| 8th | Mike Binder | $960 | — | — | |
| 9th | Dan Brings | $768 | — | — | |
