WTP Regional Championships bring the top players from all across your area to compete for the title of Regional Champion!
Finish in the Top 10% of a Regional Championship
Earn a seat to the National Championship Finals
Attend the OPEN and compete for BIG prizes!
How to Qualify
There are 5 ways a player can qualify for a Regional Championship event.
-- Top 20 Tavern Ranking (at end of regular season)
-- Top 10 finish in a Tavern Championship game
-- Top 30% of Regional Ranking
-- Tavern Guest Seat: Each tavern receives a free Regional seat that can be awarded to anyone who has played at least 5 games at that bar during the previous season.
-- Win an Early Strikers event on Tavern Champ night.
Regional seats are non-transferable and can only be used by players who qualify.
The Prizes
Prizes at Regionals can include Access Passes to the WTP OPEN, Major Event packages, and much more!
Prizes are awarded based on the number of bars that make up your Regional Championship.
The Top 10% finishers at each Regional Championship receive seats in the National Championship Finals at the OPEN, where big prizes are on the line!
PLUS, all final table finishers (Top 8) receive a Championship print for their accomplishment!
Prize details are on each of the Regional Championship pages listed on the Schedule.
Last Chance Nat'l Qualifiers
Players at venues in standalone markets that do not have enough bars for their own Regional Championship will hold Last Chance National Qualifiers. The top 2 players at each of these special events will receive seats to the National Championship Finals.
In addition, we are no longer hosting Online Regional Championship events. We WILL be holding an ONLINE Last Chance National Qualifier that is open to ALL players, even if you've already qualified!
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Players that finish in the Top 10% in this Online event will earn a seat in the National Championship Finals. PLUS, the winner will earn 3 Nights Hotel to OPEN 31, while the 2nd thru 5th place finishers earn one (1) Access Pass!
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ONLINE LAST CHANCE NAT'L QUALIFIER
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Location: WTP Online (click here for more info)
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2024 RESULTS:
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WINNER: Omar Nicholas
2. Linda Vaughan
3. Anthony Aragon
4. Jeff Carter
5. Susan Kinsinger
6. Joseph Whalen
7. Robert Gilbert
8. Orin Williams
9. John Majewski
10. Stephanie Neenan
11. Jeff Hunt
12. Muthukumar Padmanaban
13. Kim Jones
14. Lynn Caldwell
15. Donnell Oliver
Schedule and Results
MARYLAND REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Saturday, August 17th
Regions Included: Maryland (all), PA-South Central
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
MICHIGAN REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Sunday, September 8th
Regions Included: Michigan (all)
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
NEW JERSEY CENTRAL REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Saturday, September 14th
Regions Included: NJ-Central East, NJ-North, NJ-West, PA-East
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
NEW JERSEY SOUTH REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Sunday, September 15th
Regions Included: NJ-South East, NJ-South West
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
NEW MEXICO REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Saturday, September 21st
Regions Included: NM-North East, NM-North West, NM-South West
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
NEW YORK SOUTHERN REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Sunday, August 25th
Regions Included: NY-Long Island, NY-NYC, NY-South, CT (all), PA-North East
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
NC CENTRAL EAST REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Saturday, September 7th
Regions Included: NC-Central East
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
NC CENTRAL WEST REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Saturday, September 14th
Regions Included: NC-Central West, NC-West, SC-Greenville
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
NC EAST REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Saturday, September 7th
Regions Included: NC-East
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
PA-NORTH & BUFFALO REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Sunday, August 25th
Regions Included: PA-North West, NY-West
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
PENN CENTRAL REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Saturday, August 17th
Regions Included: PA-Central, WV-All
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
TENNESSEE REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Saturday, September 7th
Regions Included: TN-Eastern, TN-Middle
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
VIRGINIA NORTHEAST REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Sunday, August 18th
Regions Included: VA-North East & DC
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
VIRGINIA SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONALS (COMPLETE!)
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Regions Included: VA-Central, VA-South Central, VA-Western
DETAILS & RESULTS: CLICK HERE
Host a Regional Event
If there are 5 or more World Tavern Poker bars in your area and you'd like to host a Regional event, we want to hear from you! You must be able to seat and serve at least 120 players comfortably.
The benefits: the potential for hundreds of hungry (and thirsty) poker players in your bar or restaurant! Plus, if you already host weekly World Tavern Poker games and run a successful Regional event, even more players will return for your weekly tournaments!
Interested? Send an email with your name, your bar and location, and a few details about your venue to:
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Season 1 - 2024 Winners
Maryland: CHRIS BENDER
Michigan: BILL WODEK
New Jersey Cent: LINDA CARRIER
New Jersey South: ANDREW MOCHI
New Mexico: PATTI DAVIS
NY Southern: DEAN LaFEMINA
NC Central East: BRITTANY THACKER
NC Central West: MICHELLE McCAMAN
NC East: BRANDON FARROW
Penn-North & Buffalo: JOSEPH GAJDOSZ, Jr.
Pennsylvania Central: JAMES MULVEHILL
Tennessee: NICK MELINDEZ
Virginia Northeast: ERIC ROBINSON
Virginia South Central: NICK MASTORAKIS
Season 2 - 2023 Winners
Maryland: DEIRDRE HARDY
Michigan: JOHN COPENHAGEN
New Jersey Cent East: DONNA ROSENBLUM
New Jersey South: CHRIS POTE
New Mexico: ALICIA HICKS
NY Southern: JOHN CHRISTOPHER
NC Central East: SCOTT POPE
NC Central West: CESAR CLARK
NC East: JAMES CANONI
Penn-North & Buffalo: DOUG LASKY
Pennsylvania Central: JOHN FORD
Tennessee: LEE JENSEN
Virginia Northeast: MIKE HEFFNER
Virginia South Central: BILLY GARDNER
