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The Eastern Poker Tour is proud to present you with the absolutely highest level of pub poker possible in the United States. In no other pub poker game do you have a legitimate chance at the World Series of Poker by winning only one night advancing you to our Private World Series of Poker Championships. In no other pub poker league do they give out over $500,000 in incentive to win during one calendar. Our points championships have given out to the final table and winners: Seats into the World Series of Poker, Seats into the World Poker Tour’s Boot Camp, 42” LCD HDTV’s, Apple Ipod Videos, All-Inclusive Trip to Saint Marten, All-Inclusive Vacation to Las Vegas, Giant Shopping Sprees, and much more!

The Eastern Poker Tour was created by a group of poker players and marketing specialists tired of being forced to go to the nearby casino to find a well-structured poker tournament. If you were to practice new strategies, make mistakes, or just learn how to play Texas Hold’em you would have to throw your money away to better players hungry for newbie’s at the local casinos. At our nightly events, one of our main goals is to create a fun, relaxed atmosphere where players of all skill levels can play.

The free-rolls online were an option? Yes, there is always the option to sit in front of a computer all alone in a free roll against Jerry4593 over in Romania whose only words to you are “nh” for “nice hand”.

Online poker is missing a major element of real “brick-and-mortar” poker. Poker is meant to be a social game where you get to know how the player reacts to certain situations, how their eyes light up when they see the flop, or how they shake when they put in that 3,000 bet. Online poker, although fun and a decent way to practice, it is just not real poker.

How about other pub poker games? There are even other pub poker games run by the local tavern or companies around the area. These tournaments are usually poorly run by bar owners or part-time employees with an extreme lack of experience or knowledge in running a poker tournament.

Also, the incentives to win do not exist, so players do not take the game seriously. Without a reason for players to invest a few hours on the night, the integrity of a tournament is going to be lost. Are you going to care how you play if the only thing motivating you to make it to the end is a gold painted plastic trophy? Will this make you want to become a better poker player? Is this an accurate measurement of what a poker tournament is? Probably not.

Isn’t poker illegal to play outside casinos? The actual card game poker is not illegal at all! In the majority of the U.S States, poker is unfortunately considered a game of chance making it illegal to pay to play and receive a prize. Although, there are many poker games out there: video poker, video games on PlayStation, free-rolls on yahoo.com, ect.

In order for a poker to be considered gambling, there has to be something of value at stake (buy-in), a prize at stake, and the game has to be predominated by chance. The Eastern Poker Tour has been in operation for over two years and has hired the necessary legal council to make sure all of our tournaments are operated within the local gaming laws.

How to sign up

Contact Us and Fill Out all the required information or Just Show Up at any of our locations throughout New England! Sign-in begins at the location at the scheduled time (usually 7:00pm). To assure all players support the local bar willing to host your poker toournament , they ask that you purchase an all-you-can-eat buffet $7-$10 and you are awarded with free admission into the nightly event. In addition, you will be asked to fill out personal information, make sure to fill out your email address, and sign a photo-release so that we can post your pictures on the website. At this time you will be in the Eastern Poker Tour Tournament Roster and you will be sent an email on how to track your ranking and stats online! It is just that easy!