BARGE is the most fun you can have while playing poker…#
This is the home of BARGE, the Big August Rec.Gambling Excursion. BARGE is an
online community of poker enthusiasts that hosts an annual event (of the same
name) in Las Vegas, NV typically during the week leading up to the first
Saturday in August. The event features several poker tournaments, 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 can vary from year to year and are based on whatever
people choose to organize. In recent years, we have also hosted a winter event,
known as EMBARGO.
Our members communicate throughout the year via email, Facebook, Twitter and
other means (including in person). BARGE began in 1991 and membership has
grown significantly over the years. Our members come from all professions and
ages. The poker accomplishments of our members include over 20 WSOP bracelet
winners as well as other major tournaments (WPT, WSOP Circuit). Although we do
find that many of our members have backgrounds in technology, science, and the
law, we welcome and encourage people to join regardless of their professional
backgrounds or poker accomplishments.
Because you enjoy playing poker and want to be part of a diverse community of
fun-loving people. We all enjoy the game of poker. We claim several WSOP
bracelet winners among our membership. We also have novice players. We host
tournaments and 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!
Is Las Vegas inconvenient? There are more rec.gambling events
all over the country! If they’re all inconvenient, you can still play with us:
We play daily for free, and just for fun, on
craftpoker.com, too.
BARGE 2021 Results
Complete results for 2021
EMBARGO 2021 Results
(Note: As EMBARGO 2021 was conducted online, there were no cash buyins for any tournament. All winnings are in imaginary dollars based on what would have normally been the buyin. FM = Fun Money)
Limit Hold'Em Shootout# Thursday - Friday, February 4-5, 2021 FM 100 buyin 74 entrants FM 7,400 prize pool 1 Ellis "Drackala" Starks FM 1850 2 Dean "MrBookworm" Kerl FM 1406 3 Shari "pokerchimp" Silk FM 1036 4 Dan "smalltalkdan" Goldman FM 740 5 Andreas "Not, Sure" Wolfram FM 592 6 Patti "Patti" Beadles FM 444 7 Doug "dgr" Grismore FM 222 8 Peter "ADB Foldem" Secor FM 222 9 Jeff "wavhitcher" Roberts FM 222 10 Eileen "MeMyself" Milligan FM 222 11 Stephen "Crunch" Daniel FM 222 12 Russell "ABVidale" Fox FM 222 World Chowaha Championship# Friday, February 5th, 2021 FM 100 buyin 64 players FM 6,400 prize pool ...
BARGE 2020 Results
Complete results for 2020
QB's 2020 BARGE Trip Report
The story of my twenty-fifth BARGE. “It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock ’n roll.”
QB's 2020 EMBARGO Trip Report
My ninth EMBARGO. “QB-2B-Doo.”
EMBARGO 2020 Results
Green Valley Ranch Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
Monte Christensen Memorial Jam or Fold Short Deck No Limit Omaha# Thursday, January 30th, 2020 $70 + $20 + $10 buyin 31 players $2,170 prize pool $2,000 donated to American Cancer Society 1 Rebecca "Redbird" Kerl $756 2 James "Hamme" Hammer $496 3 Andreas "Not Sure" Wolfram $344 4 Nancy "Nancy" Robertson $257 5 Stephen "bozo" Blackstock $192 6 Lori "MrsHodger" Hiltz $125 Redbird also wins the Full Monte Award!
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QB's 2019 BARGE Trip Report
The story of my twenty-fourth BARGE. “Axoxicillin and seven.”
BARGE 2019 Results
Complete results for 2019
BARGE Chip Committee
For twenty BARGE events, the BARGE Chip Committee ensured there were commemorative chips available for attendees, and that the winner of the Main Event got a chip set to take home for their home game. This page discusses that history.
The BCC was one of the more consistent parts of BARGE, and predates the founding of BARGE, Inc., the 501(c)(7) corporation that organizes our fun.
BCC History In March 2001, the Barge Chip Committee was formed. At that time, it appeared that the BARGE 2000 NLHE champion was unlikely to participate in the creation of BARGE chips, so a group of RGPers took the reigns and formed the BCC. The founding members were Randy Collack, Scott Harker, Andy Hughes, David Lawful, Patrick Milligan, Tom Sims and Paul Stine.
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Here's a video montage from ATLARGE 2019 (courtesy of Dilligaf)!
