BARGE Welcoming Committee

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. ...

Remember that you are ALWAYS WELCOME.

The BARGE Welcoming Committee is a informal group of BARGErs who help first-time attendees (read: Virgins) get acclimated, meet people and just generally have a great time! They can be identified by some sort of special thingy on their name badges - but most likely, they’ll find you if you don’t find them! Here are some articles written by members of the BARGE Welcoming Committee: What I Wish I’d Known How Not to Feel Like an Outsider More resources may be available at this tag. ...

Diana Mercer was a 2008 BARGE virgin. Talk to Anyone and Everyone. Please don’t be afraid to approach anyone with a badge. Everyone wants to meet you. Seriously. Sometimes old timers get busy talking with other old timers they haven’t seen in a year, but they don’t mean to ignore you. Walk up to anyone. Ask anything. If you somehow manage to find the one Crabby Tabby in the group then just move on. ...