BARGE is the most fun you can have while playing poker.
BARGE is the Big August Rec.Gambling Excursion, typically held the week leading up to the first Saturday in August, in Las Vegas, Nevada. BARGE is also an online community of poker enthusiasts associated with that event. Our event features several poker tournaments, mixed cash games, a few very peculiar cash games, as well as a wide variety of non-poker related activities including dinners, karaoke, a golf outing, a sushi outing, a fun run, room escapes, shows, and shopping. Activities vary from year to year and are based on whatever people choose to organize.
Since 2011, we have also hosted a winter event, EMBARGO. Members of our community also host a variety of other events all over the US.
Our members communicate throughout the year via email, Facebook, Twitter, other events, or even informally. The BARGE event began in 1991 as a meet-up of the rec.gambling newsgroup, and membership has grown significantly over the years. Members come from all professions and ages. Our members include over 20 WSOP bracelet winners as well as other major tournaments (WPT, WSOP Circuit). Although many of our members have backgrounds in technology, science, and the law, we welcome people to join regardless of their professional backgrounds or poker accomplishments.
Why Join Us?
We're a diverse community of fun-loving people. We all enjoy the game of poker. We have several WSOP bracelet winners among us, and we have novice players. We host tournaments and unusual live games during our events. No one is pressured to play above their bankroll. We openly exchange ideas, and many of our members have greatly enhanced their poker skills via BARGE.
But the most important reason to join is: it's the most fun you will ever have playing poker! BARGE is what poker should be!
Keep in Touch
Our mailing lists are a great way to get to know our community and ask questions about our events.
Play More
Our community hosts a number of related other events throughout the year.
No matter where you are, you can still play with us: We play daily, just for fun, on craftpoker.ROM.
