Virginia North East Regional Championships
VA-North East & DC
Sunday, August 18th, 2024
Registration Opens: 12:00pm
Tournament Starts: 2:00pm
TD: TBA
Aroma Restaurant Bar & Banquet
12821 Fair Lakes Parkway
Fairfax, VA 22033
703-865-8383
DEFENDING TOP 3
Eric Robinson
Ryan Carr
Christopher Sullivan
CLICK HERE FOR THE QUALIFIED PLAYER LIST (TBA)
Event and Venue Overview
The Regional Championship brings together players from across your area - this event is what you have been playing for all season! Enjoy great poker, party with your friends, and earn the opportunity to play in the ultimate World Tavern Poker tournament, the National Championships.
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Aroma's is a great WTP venue with spacious areas for the Regional weekend. There will be plenty of drink selections, plenty of parking, and much more. Plus, Aroma's has an amazing, top-notch staff to make this one of the best destinations with a great atmosphere to hang out with your WTP Family.
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Specials will include Shuffle Basket Fries, Hot Steak Fries, Poker Pakora, 3-of-a-Kind Kabab, Ten-doos Chicken Tenders, Ace Up Butter Chicken w/Nan, Raise Vegetable Korma w/Rice, Chicken Biryani, Vegetable Biryani, and Masala Tea!
Participating WTP Bars and Prize Info
Applegates at Wyndham Garden Manassas
Aroma Restaurant Bar & Banquet
Babylon Woodbridge
Babylon Woodbridge Sundays
Backyard Grill
Blue Iguana
City Tavern
Crystal City Sports Pub
Crystal City Sports Pub Tues
Hard Times Cafe & Cue
Jimmy's Old Town Tavern
Jimmy's Mondays
Jimmy's Saturdays
JPs Sports @ Spirits American
JPs Sports Bar @ Spirits - Sunday
JPs Sports Bar @ Spirits - Thursday
Mellow Mushroom
Mulligan's Pub On The Green
Shooters - Wednesdays
Shooters Fridays
Shooters Sports Bar Sundays!
Silk Restaurant at Clarion Hotel
The Old Fire Station #3
The Old Fire Station - Wednesday
Prizes awarded at this Regional Championship include:
1st PLACE: 3 Nights Hotel & 2 Access Passes to OPEN 31
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2nd PLACE: 3 Nights Hotel & 1 Access Pass to OPEN 31
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3rd PLACE: 2 Access Passes to OPEN 31
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4th, 5th, 6th PLACE: 1 Access Pass to OPEN 31
The Top 10% of the player field earn seats in the National Championship Finals at OPEN 31 this November!
Event Schedule
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18th
11:00am: Big Points Tournament
Open to all players!
12:00pm: Registration Opens
Regional Championships are for qualified players only. You must be 21 years of age or older to play. Please have your photo ID with you.
1:45pm: Registration Closes
There will be Regional Awards and some brief announcements prior to start time.
2:00pm: Regional Championship Tournament
Who's going to become the NEXT VA-NE Regional Champion?
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6:00pm: Tag Team Tournament
Grab a partner and take part in this hilarious game with switches during live hands!
Season 1-2024 Winners
CHAMPION: ERIC ROBINSON
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2. Ryan Carr
3. Christopher Sullivan
4. Duane Thompson
5. Pete Olariu
6. Barry Feil
7. James Declerk
8. Jessica Klotz
9. (unknown)
10. Bobby Croft
11. Maggie Berndsen
12. Arthur Fretwell
13. Andrew Pomerville
Previous Regional Champions
Season 1-2024: ERIC ROBINSON
Season 2-2023/24: MIKE HEFFNER
Season 1-2023: JOHN ERNST
Season 2-2022/23: LORI VALKENBURG
Season 1-2022: TONY VENTO
Season 2-2021/22: RANDY PALMER
Season 2-2020/21: OSEI AMPADU
Season 1-2019: ADAM NATHAN
Season 2-2018/19: ELENA CURRENCE
Season 2-2017/18: MAURICIO CAMPOS
Season 1-2017: MICHAEL CERINO
Season 2-2016/17: CHUCK CHEREL
Season 1-2016: BRUCE McLELLAND
Season 2-2015/16: BECKY BENNY
Season 1-2015: SAHIL SHAH
Season 2-2014/15: KATHRYN DAY
