The Ultimate Poker Challenge (UPC) is a series of weekly poker tournaments acting as super-satellites into the series semi-finals.

Format

Players are entitled to enter multiple super-satellite tournaments (entry into the semi-finals is transferrable.)

Players can also qualify for the semi-finals based on the points leaderboard for their finishing position in each event. In the first season, "Silent" Steve Simmons placed highest on the points leaderboard and received $40,000. The second place finisher received $20,000.

ULTIMATE POKER CHALLENGE ( UPC ) SEASON 3 RESULTS :

Week	Winner	Prize	Runner-Up	Other Finalists
1	John K. Robertson	$9,470	Max Grottschneider	Chris Par Gus Ruelas Ted Melikian Stan Schrier Brian Faires
2	Brian Riley	$7,385	Brian Faires	Dan Reitberg Johnny Scott Steven Ellwood Pete Kaufman Edward Teems
3	David Brooks	$7,855	Rami Owera	Bruce Gallion Don Lambertus Isaac Do Tex Bronson Jae Chun
4	Michael "Shoes" Gambony	$12,050	Cal Dykes	Jim Olsen Todd Peterson Carl White Warren Karp Timothy Belstner
5	Paul Buntin	$10,365	Roxci Rhodes	Dale Tarbet Dan "The Brooklyn Express" Pugliese Chris Williamson Marikiyo Adachi Rory McHugh
6	Ed Tonai	$6,015	Rick Troendly	Mark Casipong Rory McHugh Scott Coffee Chris Truppi Marty Wong
7	Rick Fuller	$10,670	Ken Wa	Craig Gray Jim Lea Jenny Kang Michael "Shoes" Gambony David Levi
8	Stacey Guenther	$6,180	Mike Giordano	Tam Ho Douglas Carli Ric Tuholsky Chris Mankameyer Jenny Kang
9	Ted McNeely	$12,950	James Carroll	Ut Nguyen Men "The Master" Nguyen Becky Makar Douglas Carli Michael Miner
10	Craig Gray	$29,255	Kris Crudup	Nathaniel Parks Neil Wright Mike Laing Kevin Jessie Al Ethier
11	Patrick Fee	$21,040	Matthew Lesage	Rory Monahan Mike Bond Stan Jablonski Tristam Coffin Max Pescatori
12	Christy Combs	$5,790	Ted McNeely	Eric Crain Steffen Kurz
Grand Fina	Amir Vahedi	$181,390	Chip Jett	William Edler Douglas Carli Luke Neely Blair Rodman Tom Koral
Additional Event	Dan "The Brooklyn Express" Pugliese	$5,780	Becky Makar	Jack Jobe Allen Kessler