QUALIFY FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE BAR and ONLINE!
Find out how to qualify for all World Tavern Poker championship events and the awesome prizes & awards that go with it!
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Please note: Unless otherwise stated, the Championships and Awards you qualify for generally take place within or soon after the current Regular Season.
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Click on each header (or link) below for more details about that event.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Qualifications to National Champ and National TOC events count for a single OPEN. For example, the seasons that qualify players for Champ events at the OPEN in Las Vegas in 2024 are Season 2 - 2023/24 and Season 1 - 2024.
Quarterfinals:
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-- Win one (1) game at any bar during the current season
Semifinals:
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-- Between 5 and 9 total wins during the current season
-- Top 10 in Tavern Ranking at end of season
-- Top 10 finish in a Tavern Championship
-- Be the "Last Person Standing" in a Tavern Championship
-- Top 10% finish in National Quarterfinals (that season)
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Finals:
-- 10 total wins during the current season
-- Season Points Champion at any bar
-- Tavern Champion at any bar
-- Top 1% in a Region, State, National, or Cumulative Points ranking at end of season
-- Top 10% finish in a Regional Championship
-- Top 2 finish at National Championship Semifinals
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NOTE: See below for what additional honors there are for our top Region, State, and National Points earners!
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Top 1% (Region, State, National): Shout-Out at Regionals
Regional Points Champion: Certificate at Regionals
State Points Champion (5 bars or more in your state): Award at Regionals and Access Pass to the OPEN
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National Points Champion: 3-night Hotel, 2 Access Passes, and Framed Award at the OPEN
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National Veterans Points Champion: 3-night Hotel, 2 Access Passes, and Framed Award at the OPEN**
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National Cumulative Points Champion: 3-night Hotel, 2 Access Passes, and Framed Award at the OPEN
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** = Please note: The Hotel & Access Pass prize is awarded if the Veteran Champion is not also the National Points Champion. The framed award is given either way!
Tavern and TOC Championships
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-- Top 10 Tavern Ranking at that bar at end of season
-- Play 15 games with at least one Top 20 finish at that bar
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-- At least one Top 3 finish at that bar by end of season
Semifinals:
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-- Win one game on Mid-Season TOC Night
-- 2nd or 3rd place finish in a Tavern TOC
-- Be the "Last Person Standing" in a Tavern TOC
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Finals:
-- 15 total wins during the current season
-- Mid-Season TOC Champion at any bar
-- Tavern TOC Champion at any bar
-- Top 2 finish in National TOC Semifinals (for that season)
-- Top 20 Tavern Ranking at end of season
-- Top 10 finish in a Tavern Championship
-- Top 30% in a Regional Ranking at end of season
-- Win an Early Strikers tournament (at any bar)
-- Awarded Bar Seat by TD (must have played 5 games at that venue during the previous season)
Mid-Season TOC Championships:
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-- OPEN TO ALL PLAYERS 21 AND UP!
-- Each Top 3 finish at that bar from Week 1 thru Week 12 earns player 2,000 extra starting chips for both games
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Mid-Season Points Championships:
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-- Top-ranked player in Tavern Rankings after Week 12 earns Mid-Season Points Championship medallion and certificate (no event qualification comes with this achievement)
-- Top 3 finish at any bar OR Online venue qualifies you for NEXT MONTH's Online TOC
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-- Winner-take-all event; $500 WSOP Package awarded every month!
-- Championship events include the Monthly Bankroll, Online Tavern, and Online National tournaments. Go to the WTP Online website (click here) for all the details!