BARGE
Big
Annual
Rec.Gambling Excursion
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"There are no strangers here,
just friends you haven't met yet"
— Peter "Foldem" Secor
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.
Why Join Us?#
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!
Other Ways to Play and Keep in Touch#
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.
Complete EMBARGO results.
The story of my twenty-third BARGE. “Hanging in there.”
Complete results for 2018
My seventh EMBARGO. “Minions at Binion’s”
Binions Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
No Limit Six Plus Hold'Em# Thursday, February 8th, 2018 $70 + $20 + $10 buyin 31 players $2,170 prize pool 1 Charles "Boomerman" Natkins $765 2 Monte "hodger" Christensen $500 3 Jodi "Jodi S." Shapiro $350 4 Doug "dgr" Grismore $260 5 Alex "Maverick600" Ziselman $195 6 Kent "kentlbeck" Beck $100 World Chowaha Champioinship# Friday, February 9th, 2018 $70 + $20 + $10 buyin 44 players $3,080 prize pool ...
A newbie’s first impression of BARGE… Originally published at http://www.pokertelegraph.com/blog/2014/07/17/love-going-barge/
Posted by: Eric on July 17, 2014
The year was 2003. A couple of friends of mine and I had just arrived into Las Vegas from Los Angeles and we were looking to play some poker. One of the friends, having never been to Binion’s Horseshoe before and having watched countless repeats of Chris Moneymaker’s victory the year before, wanted to head over as soon as possible which meant we traveled past our hotel and got right off the freeway into the Binion’s parking lot and into what was then the mecca of poker.
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The story of my twenty-second BARGE. “Where’s the dealer at?”
Translation – “Good lord you drink like a fish, … brought in a friend who stayed on 2-3, and we are sure you have more … please don’t take losing so seriously and go play elsewhere! Come back and gamble today!!!”
Complete results for 2017
Stratosphere Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
Eight Game Mix# Thursday, February 9th, 2017 $70 + $20 + $10 buyin 44 players $3,080 prize pool 1 Shari "pokerchimp" Silk $904 2 John "JZK" Scheinberg $628 3 Patti Beadles $524 4 Nolan "Omanyte" Hee $400 5 Rich "Omaholic" Bremer $308 6 Steve "Ice" Eisenstein $216 7 Patrick Milligan $100 World Chowaha Champioinship# Friday, February 10th, 2017 $70 + $20 + $10 buyin 34 players $2,380 prize pool ...
