2026 Batch on BARGE.org

2022: Mixed Games

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Our 2021 main event winner, the first after the Covid year, is Sabyl “KaisMom” Landrum. Sabyl chose the theme “Mixed Games”. Each chip depicts a different mix:

HORSE: Hold’em, Omaha 8 or Better, Razz, Stud, and Stud Eight or Better. Probably the most common mixed format.
ROSE: Razz, Omaha 8 or Better, Stud, and Stud Eight or Better. HORSE without Hold’em.
TOE: 2-7 Triple Draw, Omaha 8 or Better, Stud Eight or Better.
SECOR: Stud, Stud Eight or Better, Chowaha, Omaha 8 or Better, and Razz. This mix was played in memory of Peter Secor at EMBARGO 2026.
EBOLA: Stud Eight or Better, Badugi, Omaha 8 or Better, Lowball, and Omaha (high only). This was a tournament rotation at EMBARGO 2015.
SHOE: Stud, Hold’em, Omaha 8 or Better, and Stud Eight or Better. A common format particularly when the WSOP was at the Horseshoe downtown.
HOT: Hold’em, Omaha 8 or Better, 2-7 Triple Draw.
CHORSE: Crazy Pineapple Hold’em, Omaha 8 or Better, Razz, Stud, and Stud Eight or Better. This six-person team tournament is a social highlight at every BARGE.
BOURBON: Badugi, Omaha (high only), Duck Flush, Razz, Badacey, Omaha 8 or Better, No-Limit (No Limping) Deuce-to-Seven Lowball.
BOAT: Badugi, Omaha (high only), Archie, 2-7 Triple Draw.

These chips were designed by Patrick Milligan. They are being produced as part of the 2026 batch.

2024: Omaholic's 8 (or better) Steps to Achieving Poker Wizardry

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Our 2024 theme theme is Omaholic’s 8 (or better) Steps to Achieving Poker Wizardry, a theme picked by 2023 winner Rich Bremer. Each chip features Vernon Donk, who accompanies Rich in poker tournaments.

The eight steps in this chipset are:

Step 1: Study
Step 2: Game Selection
Step 3: Observation
Step 4: Patience
Step 5: Creativity
Step 6: Courage
Step 7: Luck
Step 8: Ship It!
Step 9: Poker Wizardry

These chips were designed by Patrick Milligan and feature art drawn by Matt Stacey, who also did the art on Rich’s 2012 chips. They are being produced as part of the 2026 batch.

2026 BARGE Welcome Chips

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Chips produced as giveaways to invite more people to come to BARGE.

2026: Whales

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The 2026 chip theme, chosen by 2025 Main Event winner Gillian Groves, is Whales. The chipset has eight chips, each featuring a different whale and denomination, plus a special limited purple chip with Gillian’s picture.

Chip edges feature denominations and nautical flags noting the denomination.

Whale	Denomination	Color
Narwhal	1	white
Orca	5	red
Beluga	25	green
Grey	100	black
Right	500	light purple
Humpback	1000	yellow
Sperm	5000	orange
Blue	25000	blue

These chips were designed by Brian Fazio, with help from the Reformed BARGE Chip Committee. Pictures were supplied by Gillian Groves.