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MEMORIAL DAY EXTRAVAGANZA! DAY & NIGHT POKER! 5/29/23

05-18-2023 04:17:42 PM

MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL DAY & NIGHT EVENTS! Monday, May 29, 2023

NORTH SHORE- $1,000 GUARANTEED PAYOUT!
Lakeside Tavern- 595 North Ave, Wakefield, MA
1:30 PM Registration I 2:00 PM First Hand
50,000 Starting Stack
15 Min Blinds
$30 Buffet Specia
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Followed up with the 6:30PM event


SOUTHERN MA- $600 GUARANTEED PAYOUT!

Portuguese National Club, 21 Railroad Ave, Stoughton, MA
1:30 PM Registration I 2:00 PM First Hand
50,000 Starting Stack
15 Min Blinds
$30 Buffet Specia
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Followed up with the 6:30PM event

RHODE ISLAND-$1,000 GUARANTEED PAYOUT!

Dublin Rose- 940 Fall River Ave, Seekonk, MA
Registration 2:30 PM I 3:00PM First Hand
50,000 Starting
Stack
15 Min Blinds
$30 Lunch Buffet Special
(1 Event Only)


LOWELL- $300 GUARANTEED PAYOUT!
The Boat, 294 Tyngsboro Road, Dracut, MA
6:30 PM Registration I 7:00 PM First Hand
25,000 Starting Stack
15 Min Blinds
$25 Buffet Special


CHARITY- $250 $10,000 GUARANTEED SUPERSTACK
Italian American Club- 109 Stone Street, Walpole, MA
$250 Superstack, 10K GTD EVENT
REGISTRATION @ 11:30 AM/ STARTS AT 12:00 PM
- 30,000 starting stack
- 100/100 starting blinds Big Blind Ante re-entry through level 5 available
- 30min levels with re entry through level 5.
- Proceeds to benefit the Italian American Club, Walpole


5:00 PM Memorial Day Second Chance Event
-$100.00 For 20,000 Chips
-100/100 Starting Blinds | 20 Min Blinds
-1/2 No Limit Ring Games Available Throughout the Day


Most night time events are on as regularly scheduled!
NSHORE- Lakeside @ 6:30 PM
FRAM- The Moose @ 6:30PM
LWL- The Boat @ 6:30 PM
CMA- Millerville Men’s Club @ 6:30 PM
RI- No Night Event
Charity- 6:30 PM

*NEW* TUESDAY NIGHT WSOP LEAGUE - Starting August 16, 2022

08-13-2022 01:32:12 PM

Want incredible odds at MULTIPLE WSOP Main Event Packages? Starting Tuesday, August 16th, we are starting a WSOP League Charity Event Series to play for standard nightly payouts + money will be withheld to fund MULTIPLE WSOP Main Event Packages at the end of the season!

When?
Every Tuesday @ 6:00 PM
Starting August 16th, 2023 - May 30th, 2023
WSOP Grand Finale on Saturday, June 3, 2023

Where?
Stoughton Portuguese National Club
21 Railroad Ave
Stoughton, MA

Format?
$125 for 25,000 Chips
20 Min Levels (Big Blind Ante Format)
First Hand at 6:00 PM
Late Registration Open 6 Levels (Until 8PM)

Payouts?
Win Nightly Payouts
+ WSOP Main Event Packages!
70% of Entry Paid Out Nightly as a standard charity event payout table with $25 from each entry with-held to fund the WSOP Main Event Packages.

WSOP LEAGUE
Play for MULTIPLE Main Event Packages!

We will be having an exclusive WSOP Leaderboard, for only the Tuesday Night Games, and also will be hosting a WSOP Grande Finale on June 3, 2023

*WIN AND YOUR IN THE FINALE!*
Win nightly payout + instantly advance to the WSOP Grand Finale on June 3, 2022

TOP 16 NIGHTLY
Earn WSOP Points for the WSOP Leaderboard

Top 50 On The Leaderboard Invited To WSOP Grand Finale on June 3, 2022
Top 50 in Points Invited to Play for MULTIPLE $12,000 WSOP Main Event Packages.
1 Package is Guaranteed. We anticipate awarding 3 - 4 Full Packages in this small free-roll event!

Top 10 On Leaderboard Win 1% of the WSOP Main Event Action of All Winners!
Don't win a WSOP Package? Top 10 players will also win 1% of each players action that win their packages! If we award 4 players main event seats, you will have 1% of 4 players action!

1st Place On Leaderboard Instantly Wins WSOP Main Event Package
Make "Tuesday" Your Poker Night! Got the skills and stamina to finish in 1st Place on the WSOP Leaderboard? Players are ranked for their Top 16 Finishes, based on these Tuesday Night events, with 1st Place Winning The Full Package.

WSOP Grand Finale
Saturday, June 3, 2022
11:00 AM
25,000 Chips, 30 Min Blinds
*Multiple winners/qualifiers win 5,000 additional chips for each win

At the end of the season, we will award a $12,000 Main Event Packages for every $12,000 raised throughout the season. We will host approximately 40 Tuesday WSOP Games during August 16, 2022 - May 30, 2023. The more players per game, the more packages we award at the end!

1 WSOP Package
is reserved for our season points winner with the rest being awarded in this Free-Roll Finale!

1+ WSOP Package is Guaranteed for the Finale (with 90 maximum players)
We anticipate awarding at 2-3 more packages in the Finale alone, or more, if the Tuesday games are well attended... so spread the word!

This games are all hosted by and to benefit local MA Based 501(c)(3) organizations!
Enjoy a great local place to play, play for MULTIPLE WSOP Main Event Packages, and raise some funds for some great local causes every Tuesday with this promotion!

MAY $10,000 Player of the Month- JUNE 24, 2023

06-01-2022 02:12:08 PM

THE 3rd $10,000 PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR SEASON 33 has been scheduled for June 24, 2023.

Any player who has WON an Eastern Poker Tour event LIVE or ONLINE (Tuesday & Thursday), during May 1 - May 31 qualifies to play in this amazing event!

DID YOU QUALIFY?
We will be giving away OUR FIRT SET OF (8) Wildcard Seats into the $30,000 Seasonal Finals.
Top 16 Players will all receive a piece of the massive $10,000 Payout!

Where:
Walpole VFW
108 Robbins Road
Walpole, MA

Registration:
9:30 AM Registration Opens
First Hand Dealt 10:00 AM

$30 Buffet Served at 1:00 PM

NEW FORMAT:
20,000 Base Starting Stack

+ 5,000 Chips for "Double Qualified" Players

- this is the same bonus as prior months but now with larger base stack
- double qualified players will now have a 25,000 starting stack (up from 15k)

+ 2,000 Chips for each additional win that month

- We have heard your requests for this and we have listened!
- Players will now receive 2,000 more chips for each additional win above their first win with 6 total wins max for a possible 10,000 stack bonus.

See:
https://www.easternpokertour.com/_p/ranking/woc/type=monthly
Make sure to view this "wall of champions" page for the most accurate list of players that won an event.

Tournament Format:
- 100/200 Starting Blinds
- No Antes
- Escalating Structure:
- 20 Min First 12 Levels | 30 Min After Level 12


How To Qualify:


** $10,000 MONTHLY CHAMPIONSHIP **
The season starts fresh EVERY. SINGLE. MONTH!!!
No drawn out seasons or waiting 6 months to cash in that win.
(Past Day 1A & Day 1B have been combined and shortened to only 1 month long!)

TWO WAYS TO QUALIFY, OR BOTH:

1) WIN AND YOUR IN!!
A SINGLE WIN AND YOUR IN AT ANY OF OUR PUB EVENTS!

2) FINISH TOP 10% IN POINTS IN YOUR REGION
STAY IN THE TOP 10% OF YOUR LOCAL LEADERBOARD FOR A SHOT AT $10K!

**DOUBLE QUALIFY** BY FINISHING WITH BOTH POINTS AND A WIN AND GET EXTRA CHIPS DURING THE MONTHLY.

PLAY FOR A $10,000 PAYOUT TO THE FINAL 16 PLAYERS
FINAL 8 PLAYERS ADVANCE TO THE $30,000 FINALS


The $10,000 Monthly Championship Information is here:
https://www.easternpokertour.com/_p/promo/10k_potm_flowchart

FUTURE POTM DATES
5/13
6/24
7/8
8/12
9/9

$250 | $10,000 GTD CHARITY TOURNAMENT MARCH 18 @ 12PM

09-16-2021 06:21:04 AM

$10,000 GUARANTEED PAYOUT
80% PAYOUT AFTER GUARANTEE IS MET

Where?
Walpole German Club
8 County Street
Walpole, MA


When?
Saturday, March 18 @ 12:00 PM
Registration Time:11:30 AM
Late Registration Open through Level 5

12:00 PM
11:30 AM Registration
- $250 SUPERSTACK
- 30,000 starting stack
- 100/100 starting blinds
- Big Blind Ante Format
- 30 Min Levels

$10,000 GUARANTEE

80 % PAYOUT AFTER GUARANTEE IS MET


5:00 PM
4:30 PM Registration
$100 DEEPSTACK
- 20,000 Starting Stack
- 100/100 Starting Blinds
- Big Blind Ante Format
- 15 Min Levels


1/2 NO LIMIT AVAILABLE ALL DAY!


This event is part of the Charity tournaments Tour

FUTURE $250 | $10,000 Event Dates: January TBD

EPT Online League *Every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 PM

08-09-2021 06:57:21 PM

EPT Online has been created as an entirely new "Region" within Eastern Poker Tour. This means you can get all the same great EPT Benefits as the live games, right online at www.BARPOKEROPEN.com!

Online Region Points Update:
- Online points will act completely "neutral" and be added to your points total at whatever region you play
- If you play mainly online, you can be ranked in the Online Region as well!
- This is the same way "charity events" works

Online Region:
https://www.easternpokertour.com/_p/tournament/view/id=27


How Do You Play?
To play in the Online League, you will have to sign up for the Bar Poker Open "PRO" Membership. If you have any results with Eastern Poker Tour, you will already have an account.

You can sign-up or activate your account if you already have one right here:
https://barpokeropen.com/join-bpo


When Do We Play?
You can play in the BPO Events from 10AM - 12AM as part of the PRO Membership. EPT hosts our own private online games on the platform in addition to these games. When you are in the tournament lobby, just change your "money type" from "tokens" to "play M".

EPT Online Games
Every Tuesday & Thursday @ 9:30 PM



What Do You Win Each Event?
A TON!!!

*1st Place Wins*
- $100 Cash Added to First Place
- Entry to the Eastern Poker Tour $10,000 Monthly Championship for that month
- 1 Token for any upcoming Token Game or the Sunday National Championship Qualifiers

*Top 10% Win 1 Token*

*Top 20% Win BPO Points
for the Bar Poker Open $5,000 Tournament of Champions

*Top 16 Win EPT Points
for the Eastern Poker Tour $10,000 Monthly Championship

What is the Bar Poker Open "PRO" Membership?

The "PRO" Membership gives you access to an additional $100,000 in cash and prizes every single month for a tiny membership fee of only $29 per month. That is less than $1 per day for access to a schedule of over 300 events online to play for amazing prizes agains the same fun and social group of players you are used to play against in bars, just online!

You can sign-up or activate your account if you already have one right here:
https://barpokeropen.com/join-bpo

EPT RESTART! New Championship Formats and Updated Dates!

06-28-2021 01:10:14 PM

We know that these championship events are a big part of our league and the community that these championship bring together so we certainly have prioritized these events once we had the staffing and the capacity to host them.

Now that we have restarted our events to some capacity, we have gotten a lot of questions in regards to how we are treating the restart and how the points and championships are effected now that we have restarted to some capacity. 



We are working hard to get all our events back up and running to the capacity of where we started. Despite quite a few challenges, we have been able to get to about 50% capacity in just a couple of weeks and are hopeful we will be back at 100% by August 1st.

As you know, the Bar Industry and more specifically the Bar Entertainment Industry has been one of the hardest hit industries with EPT and many of our venues completely closed for 14+ Months so please bear with us as we work hard to getting things back up and running. Please also show your support by patronizing our events while you are there and take care of your wait staff.


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February $10,000 Monthly Championship
July 24, 2021


Now that we have the Charity Events up and running, we have a venue to host this event.

We will be rescheduling the $10,000 Monthly Championship that we had to cancel due to Covid to July 24, 2021.


You can view your regions rankings on this page for February 2020:https://www.easternpokertour.com/_p/ranking/default



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$30,000 Championship moved to April 2022 increased to $50,000!

Without a venue to host our $30K Event at this time as well as many other factors, like conflicts with Bar Poker Open Championship in the Fall, we are rescheduling the $30,000 Championship to April 2022.
$30,000 Championship will also be increased to a $50,000 Championship and will have TWO seasons combined into one for one exciting weekend!


Day 1A (Saturday)
Season 30 (4/1/2019 - 7/31/2021)

Season 30 will be Day 1A (Top 10% Invited)


Our Season 30 will be extended to the end of July to allow us to run out the end of the season with a comparable amount of events as we would have had if Covid did not stop our business. These points will include the online events weekly, as advertised and the only way to participate with EPT in the past 14 months.


Day 1B (Sunday)
Season 31 (8/1/2021 - 3/31/2021)

Season 31 will be Day 1B (Top 15% Invited)


Season 31 will be shortened 4 months to allow our Championship to fall in April 2021 to avoid the expected Bar Poker Open Summer Championship and Fall Championship. We will also increase the invites to the Top 15% for this season.
Day 2 will combine Top 16 Players from each day will combine with the Top 8 from Each Monthly Championship to play for the Increased $50,000 Prize Pool!


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$10,000 COVID CHAMPIONSHIP!



March 2020 Monthly that was stopped early in the month, will be called the “$10,000 COVID Championship” and include all online and live events that fell between:March 1, 2020 - July 31, 2021


$10,000 Covid Championship will be held on August 14, 2021


This event will be the last $10,000 Monthly Championship of “Season 30”.
- Top 8 Will Advance to Day 2 of the newly increased $50,000 Championship
- Top 16 will all win a piece of the $10,000 Cash Payout!


Player can continue to earn points at live and online events for this championship until July 31, 2021.




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Bar Poker Open Championship

October 10 - 17, 2021

As many of you probably know, the Bar Poker Open continued operations through the Online Membership club, and because of that effort the 2020 Bar Poker Open Vegas Championship will not only be rescheduled, but will be the Largest Bar Poker Open Championship To Date!!!


On October 10 - 17, 2021 the Bar Poker Open is expected to give out over $400,000 in the newly formatted World Championship Event and we want you all there!!


Over 500 Eastern Poker Tour Players will win an “invite” or a “paid seat” to the Bar Poker Open.
Nearly 100 EPT Players will win Full Vegas Packages By October of 2021!!


To Learn More about the Bar Poker Open World Championship
Click Here:https://vegas.barpokeropen.com/


To Check Your Qualification Status on this Event, log into your account here:https://barpokeropen.com/auth/login

$50,000 Online Championship Free-Rolls Every TU & TH @ 10PM

06-02-2020 04:47:32 PM

To accomodate all our Live Events, we will be moving the Online Events to 10PM and ADDING Tuesday Night to our Weekly Schedule PLUS giving away $50,000 Online Championship Seats to the Winner until July 10th!

Bar Poker Open Online Membership Club awards over $100,000 in Prizes Every Month plus you can play in Exclusive EPT Only Online Events!!  The cost to join this club is only $29, so for less than $1 per day, you can access hundreds of online events and play for over $100,000 in prizes monthly! 

PRIVATE EASTERN POKER TOUR EVENTS!

What Days?
Every Tuesday and Thursday Night

What Time?
10:00 PM First Hand
Late Registration Open for 40 Min

What Structure?
2,000 Starting Stacks
10 Min Levels
10/20 Starting Blinds

What Are Prizes?

1st Place
- Wins A Seat to the $50,000 Online Championship on July 10, 2020
- Seat into the EPT $10,000 Covid Championship
- BPO Token
- EPT Neutral Points for the $30,000 Championship and the $10,000 Covid Championship
- BPO Points for the $5,000 Tournament of Champions and the Super League Season X

Top 10%
Win BPO Tokens!

Top 16
Win EPT Points for the $10,000 "Covid Championship"

Top 20% 
Win BPO Points for the $5,000 Tournament of Champions and the Super League Season X


WHY JOIN BPO "PRO"?
Bar Poker Open "Bar League PRO" membership is an incredible opportunity to play for over $100,000 in BPO Tokens, Real Cash Prizes, Vegas Package, and Championships for less than $1 per day.


You can join through your Bar Poker Open Account,
If you don't have one you can create one clicking here!

MORE THAN $50,000 TO BE WON IN MAY --- ONLINE!

05-05-2020 09:14:48 AM

Eastern Poker Tour, along with Bar Poker Open, is keeping our games alive and extremely affordable through the new "Bar League PRO" Membership!

You especially do not want to miss out on our new online promotions this May for "PRO" Members!
There will be well over $50,000 in real payouts, National Championship seats, and Vegas Vacations to Win for all "PRO" Members!

A “Bar League PRO” membership will cost $29.00. This membership supports Bar Poker Open, Supports Eastern Poker Tour, follows national sweepstakes laws, and keeps our great community together on a great platform!

TO SIGN UP, JUST GO TO YOUR ACCOUNT AT BAR POKER OPEN AND CLICK "SIGN UP FOR PRO" (ONCE YOU LOG IN).  IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BAR POKER OPEN ACCOUNT OR FORGOT YOURS, EMAIL GRETEL@EASTERNPOKERTOUR.COM

What's Included in the Membership?


$100 ADDED "EASTERN POKER TOUR ~ PRIVATE STEP 1"
EVERY THURSDAY 9PM

- $100 ADDED TO FIRST PLACE + WIN INTO THE MARCH $10K CHAMPIONSHIP
- Top 10% Win Tokens
- Top 20% Win BPO "$5,000 TOC Points"
- Top 16 Win March $10,000 Championship Points


10,000 MORE Play Money Chips
Deposited to your player account for “play money games”. Use in Ring Games, Sit N Go's, or even create your own password protected ring game for just you and your friends!

Up To 30 Days Online Access to “PRO: Step 1 Virtual Tournaments”
Every Day @ 10AM, 12PM, 1PM, 4PM, 6PM, 10PM, 12AM (Eastern Time)

Schedule of Seven Daily “Step 1: Virtual Bar Qualifiers” for a total of 210 events in a 30-day period to choose from. Approximately the top 10% win tokens in every event with hundreds of tokens being won every day!

60 "PRO" Tournament Events of Online Access
Play up to 60 "PRO" tournaments in a 30-Day Period. Play every day. Choose from 7 tournaments a Day! You choose when you play your 60 event entries. Credits expire after 30 days and if you do use up your credits early, you can renew early as well!

$1,000 "PRO" Special Friday Night Token "Freeroll"

For PRO Members with 1 Token, win real money Payouts Every Friday!
Friday - May 8th, 15th, 22nd, @ 29th @ 7:00 PM


$1,000 PRIZE PAYOUT TO FINAL TABLE
1st – $300, 2nd – $200 3rd – $125 4th – $ 90 5th – $75
6th – $65 7th – $60 8th – $50 9th – $40 10th – $30

$2,000 "PRO" Special Sunday Night Token "Freeroll"

For PRO Members with 2 Tokens, win DOUBLE THE Payouts Every Sunday!
Sundays - May 10th, 17th, 24th, @ 31st @ 7:00 PM

$2,000 PRIZE PAYOUT TO FINAL TABLE
1st – $600, 2nd – $400 3rd – $250 4th – $ 180 5th – $150
6th – $130 7th – $120 8th – $100 9th – $80 10th – $60

"CHOICE" STEP 2 TOURNAMENTS
Sundays - May 10th, 17th, 24, & 31st @ 11:30 AM (eastern time)
Start Qualifying for the Vegas 2021 "MEGA Championship" (or any Championship up until that event we are able to run)
1 Token Entry

1st Place Wins Full 2021 Vegas Package
4 "Choice" Seats for Every 100 Entries
Learn more about the 2021 Mega Vegas Championship?

$5,000
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

Saturday, June 9, 2020 at 5:00 PM

In May, if you Win Any Public “PRO: Step 1” Tournament, or
Finish in the Top 250 Players in Points from “PRO: Step 1” Events, or
Qualify BOTH Ways and You Earn a Rebuy/Add-on at the TOC!

$5,000 PAYOUT
1st – $2,000 | 2nd – $ 1,000 | 3rd – $500 | 4th – $350 | 5th – $250
6th – $225 | 7th – $ 200 | 8th – $175 | 9th $150 | 10th – $100

****POST-PONED****. $30,000 FINALS FOXWOODS APRIL 4 - 5, 2020!

02-04-2020 05:16:06 PM

****POST-PONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE****
EFFECTIVE 3/13/2020, Due to the impending formation regarding the Corona Virus, we must post-pone this event**** Please check back for more details



Every year, the $150,000 Challenge culminates with the our Televised $30,000 Championship and Final. This annual "Finale" is always our most fun and exciting "EPT" weekend right at Foxwoods!!


How Do You Qualify for the $30,000 Championship?
The Top 10% ranked players annually from each region can play in Day 1 during the Season Dates April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020. Players will all play down to 16 players, with the Top 16 Advancing to Day 2 on Sunday. 


Championship Dates:


DAY 1 - Saturday, April 4th, 2020 at 11:00 AM
Top 10% from each region invited to compete for $30,000 Cash Payout. Player receive more chips based on their Annual Ranking Tier. Final 16 Advance to Day 2.
- 11:00 AM Start (Registration Opens at 9:00 AM)
- $35 Staffing Fee to pay for dealers, floor, staff, and casino
- Bring FW Rewards Card and Drivers License


DAY 2 - Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 10:00 AM
(Registration Opens at 9:00 AM)
- Final 16 Players from Day 1 Join Other Wildcard Winners
- Bring FW Rewards Card and Drivers License


OPEN Tournaments
This is the final weekend of season 30 and we plan on partying it up with all of you. There will be some exciting tournaments with great guarantees and fun formats, and even some additional festivities to look forward to. Make sure to mark April 3 - 5 off your calendar to join us at Foxwoods!

SPECIAL Hotel Rates
Foxwoods has arranged special hotel rates for us Fri - Sun!
These rates are only available until March 20, 2020 or until rooms sell out!

FRI - $189, SAT - $219
Here is the link: https://book.passkey.com/go/Easternpokertour0420
(PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THE LINK INTO ANOTHER WINDOW)

$30 TRAVEL SATELLITE TICKETS GIVEN TO TOP 20% EVERY NIGHT!

01-09-2020 03:25:35 PM

Starting Monday, January 13, 2020 we are ADDING HUNDREDS in prizes to the tournaments EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT! We want a massive crowd in Vegas and we are doing everything in our power to get you there, on our dime!

We will be awarding $30 Travel Satellite Discount Tickets to the Top 20% at Every EPT Event.
- One of these tickets can be redeemed at the Bar Poker Open VEGAS Travel Satellites Every Saturday
- Multiple unexpired tickets can be redeemed at one of TWO BPO Finales with BPO/WSOP


EVERY SATURDAY AT THE WEEKLY BPO TRAVEL SATELLITE CHARITY EVENTS
2 FULL BPO VEGAS PACKAGES GUARANTEED
Registration 12:30 PM / 1:00 PM First Hand Unless otherwise noted on specific events (monthlies)
See details and schedule here


TWO FINALE CHARITY EVENT SPECIALS (2/29/20 & 4/25/20)
Registration 12:30 PM / 1:00 PM 
Both "Finale" Events have:

5 FULL BPO VEGAS PACKAGES GUARANTEED
+ 1 WSOP / BPO VEGAS PACKAGE
See "Finale" Specials Here


You will have 30 Days to use each of these discount tickets, so be sure to pay attention to the dates and the events you can redeem them at! For your convenience we plan to host every single Saturday all at the same venue. That is subject to change if something out of our control comes up, so please be sure to check our website prior to leaving every Saturday!

BAR POKER OPEN 2020 - VEGAS TRAVEL SATELLITES! (1/18 - 4/25)

12-31-2019 03:57:44 PM

Last year, we had at least 130 Eastern Poker Tour Player and Staff join us in Vegas.
The Bar Poker Open / Grand Poker Series alone, awarded $1,400,000 during the week and our National Championship Awarded $285,000. In the Championship Event Alone we had 39 EPT players cashed!

This means nearly 1/3 of our players cashed in the National Championship event ALONE!


2019 WAS GREAT ... BUT WE ARE NOT DONE!!
IN 2020, We want 200 Players to join us this year and we want 60+ players cashing in the Championship Event this year and even more in all the OPEN EVENTS!!

TO DO THIS, WE ARE GETTING CRAZY WITH TRAVEL SATELLITES THIS YEAR!!
- DOUBLE THE TRAVEL TICKETS EVERY NIGHT (TO THE TOP 20%, INSTEAD OF 10%)
- DOUBLE THE GUARANTEED PACKAGES EVERY SATURDAY (2 PACKAGES EVERY WEEK)
- MORE VEGAS TRAVEL PACKAGES GIVEN OUT (1:30 instead of 1:40)
- 2 GUARANTEED WSOP MILLIONAIRE PACKAGES ALSO GIVEN OUT IN TWO FINALES!


SATELLITE LOCATION (EVERY SATURDAY):
WALPOLE VFW108 ROBBINS ROAD
WALPOLE, MA

SATELLITE TIME:
- 1:00 PM FIRST HAND
- 12:30 PM REGISTRATION OPENS
- REGISTRATION OPEN 6 LEVELS

$40 WEEKLY TRAVEL SATELLITE QUALIFIER FORMAT:
- $40 DONATION FOR 10,000 CHIPS 100/100 STARTING BLINDS
- 20 MIN LEVELS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE EVENT
- RE-ENTRY ALLOWED FIRST 6 LEVELS
- $40 ADD-ON FOR 20,000 CHIPS DURING BREAK

ALL PLAYERS WELCOME TO BUY-IN FOR $40
- DISCOUNT TICKET HOLDERS ONLY PAY $10 INITIAL ENTRY ($30 DISCOUNT)
- FINISH TOP 20% AT ANY EPT EVENT TO WIN A $30 DISCOUNT TICKET

PRIZES:
[EVERY 30 ENTRIES] WE GIVE AWAY A BPO VEGAS PACKAGE
2 PACKAGES GUARANTEED EVERY SINGLE EVENT!!!!!

VACATION PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- 5 NIGHTS 6 DAY STAY AT GOLDEN NUGGET [SUN(6/7/20) - FRI(6/12/20)]
- DAY 1A SEAT INTO THE $200,000 CHAMPIONSHIP
- $400 TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT TO PICK UP IN VEGAS
- TOTAL VALUE $1,000

[EVERY 5 ENTRIES] IN BETWEEN THE 30 ENTRIES ROUNDED UP
WE GIVE AWAY A $120 WSOP/BPO FINALE SEAT

**TWO $120 FINALE SPECIALS WITH WSOP SEAT ADDED TO FIRST PLACE!!**
- MID-SEASON FINALE ON 2/29/2020
- SEASON ENDING FINALE ON 4/25/2020

$120 TRAVEL SATELLITE FINALE FORMAT:
- $120 DONATION FOR 15,000 CHIPS 100/100 STARTING BLINDS
- 20 MIN LEVELS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE EVENT
- RE-ENTRY ALLOWED FIRST 6 LEVELS
- $60 ADD-ON FOR 20,000 CHIPS DURING BREAK

UNEXPIRED TICKETS ARE ALLOWED TO ACCUMULATE TOWARDS INITIAL BUY-IN

BPO/WSOP “FINALE” PRIZES:
- 1 EVERY 15 ENTRIES WIN BPO VEGAS PACKAGES
- 5 PACKAGES GUARANTEED
plus
WORLD SERIES OF POKER MILLIONAIRE-MAKER SEAT ADDED TO FIRST PLACE!!


TRAVEL SATELLITE SCHEDULE:
Saturday, January 18th, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, January 25th, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, February 8, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, February 15, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED

Saturday, February 29, 2020 *MID-SEASON FINALE*
5 Packages Guaranteed + WSOP Millionaire-maker Seat!
12:30 PM Registration l 1:00 PM First Hand

Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED <-moved to Italian American Club
Saturday, March 14, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, march 21, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, March 28, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, April 4, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, April 11, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED
Saturday, April 18, 2020 - 2 PKGS GUARANTEED

Saturday, April 25, 2020 *FINALE*
5 Package Guaranteed + WSOP Millionaire-maker Seat!

12:30 PM Registration l 1:00 PM First Hand

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
PLEASE CHECK HERE FOR ANY POSSIBLE CHANGES BEFORE HEADING TO THE LOCATION!


This is a free promotion IN ADDITION TO all our other great promotions and nightly prizes that are already significantly larger than any league in the country. Our goal with this promotion is to get as many EPT Players as possible to Vegas... Because everything is more fun with more people! Because of this, we ask that you discontinue participating in the weekly travel satellites series if you win a package, you will no longer have a prize to play for. These packages are non-transferrable and have no cash-out value. Players will pick up travel reimbursement in Las Vegas.

POINTS UPDATES EXPLAINED-- JUST A REMINDER

01-03-2017 01:10:23 PM

POINTS UPDATES EXPLAINED As you have noticed, the points system and rankings have had a substantial overhaul.  To ensure fairness, we have always had players advance through their local regional leaderboards to all championships.  We felt this was much more of a fair measure of success than just one universal EPT leaderboard.  The problem with that has always been that players did not receive credit for points if they played in an event outside of their region ... that has changed on a controlled basis. 

In order to allow players to check out another regional event and still get credit, get credit for their championship scores, and also get credit for any and all charity events, we had to make some updates and upgrades. We hope these upgrades also make it easier to understand the points as well.

Player Statistics

The player statistics is not gone, you just have to log in first in order to see them. Once logged in you can look at your profile and quickly see your current ranking for the seasonal leaderboard, monthly leaderboard, all time leaderboards, and your player statistics.

TYPES OF EVENTS CLASSIFIED

Primary Region Points
Your primary region is decided based on what region you play the majority of the time of the season. Based where you play the most that season, you become a ______ region player.  your points are put in a monthly and season leader-board that matches your primary tournament (region). This is displayed on your player profile.

Secondary Region Points
Secondary Region points means you played outside of your region.  Before these would not have counted at all for you, but now  they can count for your primary region, as long as you did not play more than 20% of your primary region in a secondary region.  A good rule of thumb is to play secondary events no more than 1 in 5 times your primary region.   In order to start getting "inactive" points to become activated, you will have to play in more primary regional events.

If a secondary region is not being counted, it will be grey to display that it is inactive until more primary events are attended.

Charity/Neutral Events
Charity events count as their own region and also count as a neutral event for players who's home region is another pub region. Charity events will count as a neutral event if you are primarily a pub poker player for those that play the majority of the time in charity event will become a primary charity player and compete on the charity leaderboards.

Saturday events are neutral events as well. A player in any region can play in our Saturday events and the points will count towards whatever region you play.

Championship Events
Championship events are counted as neutral events. Our monthly, seasonal, and championship events held throughout the year will always count towards your points races on whatever leader-board you call home.

Monthly Points
Even though your profile only shows the secondary points released for the season, the same restriction applies to the monthly leaderboards.  If you play outside of your primary region at an event that is not considered neutral, you need 5 primary seasons to release 1 secondary region in that particular month.

ANNUAL $30K POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP LEVELS

03-18-2014 04:38:35 PM

We use a percentage, instead of a flat cut-off, for our chip advantages to ensure fairness across all the regions.

The leader-boards have levels and chip icons representing the Tiers and Chip-stacks for our annual $30,000 Championships.

With the nature of differing fields of players per region, it was necessary to make the chip advantages based on a percentage instead of a flat cut-off. As participation increases in your region, the tiers will expand as you can see on the leaderboards.

Level 1 - Top 10% of Region
- You are qualified in the top 15% of the region
- Base 20,000 starting stack

Level 2 - Top 8% of Region
- You are qualified in the top 12% of the region
- 22,000 starting stack

Level 3 - Top 5% of Region
- You are qualified in the top 9% of the region
- 24,000 starting stack

Level 4 - Top 3% of Region
- You are qualified in the top 6% of the region
- 26,000 starting stack

Level 5 - Top 1% of Region
- You are qualified in the top 3% of the region
- 28,000 starting stack

CHAMPIONS CUP - TOP PLAYER OF THE REGION
- Instantly Win a Seat into the $30,000 Finals!


If you have any questions, please feel free to email us. We are always striving to improve the league for all the players!

$2.3 MILLION + PLAYED FOR EPT TOURNAMENTS IN 2017!!

11-18-2013 01:53:15 PM

EASTERN POKER TOUR
2017 YEAR OF PRIZES REVIEW

We'd like to thank all of bar owners, charities, employees, tournament directors, and most importantly our players to help us break records yet again in 2017!! This is exactly why we stand by our claim, that EPT players play for more than any other bar league in the country (by far), and quite possibly the world.

You might have to deal with snow here in New England, but at least you can take solace in that right in your backyard is the #1 Most Rewarding Bar Poker League!

With tournament numbers heating up all over the tour, and big plans for the Bar Poker Open 2018, this year might even be more rewarding than the last! So head over the tables tonight and get yours!

$2.3 Million Total Prizes was played for in 2017 playing Bar Poker!!
(meaning this does not include Eastern Poker Open or Bar Poker Open buy-in events or prizes won by those who qualified for WSOP events or local Casino Events!)

- $300,000
- Bar Poker Open Nationals
- $364,000 - Bar Poker Open Weekly Qualifier Prizes and Vegas Packages
- $120,000 - Monthly Championships
- $36,000 - Seasonal Prizes
- $65,000 - AC and Vegas Packages won by EPT Players in 2017
- $540,000 - Nightly Charity Event Prizes
- $868,443 - Nightly Pub Prizes
- $43,900 - TOP 10% TICKETS (BPO Travel Satellite Tickets Given Away)
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$2,035,693!


Click here for our schedule of prizes and promotions


NO OUTSIDE DRINKS ALLOWED AT ANY EPT EVENTS

10-09-2013 12:36:24 PM

SPECIFICALLY THE CHAMPIONSHIP VENUE WILL BE MONITORING THIS.

Francis Farm management also wanted to make sure we announced to all players before the event, that it is their policy and MA State Law not to allow any outside beverages at a liquor licensed establishment, whether alcoholic or non-alcoholic. There was a few incidents last season that has now required us to hire a security staff to enforce this rule for this championship.

As part of our agreement to host the event, we have ensured to Francis Farm that we will disqualify any players attempting to bring outside beverages onto their property, this includes the parking lot
. Coffee and plenty of beverage options will be available for purchase by Francis Farm. We take this policy very serious, please respect this at our championship and all EPT events. Finish up your coffee on the way in your car, or purchase one there.

Players caught trying to hide any beverages, nips, beers, waters will be disqualified from the tournament. Players found out going to their car for beers or liquor will also be disqualified from the Championship.

FUTURE OF EPT PUB EVENTS

In the past year, there has been an escalating amount of complaints from venues where players have been found to bring in outside beverages into our hosting venues. Some of these venues have actually dropped our events because of it.  I blame myself for not making sure our staff is enforcing this, but that needs to come to an end.

Keep in mind that all our hosting venues put a lot of resources and efforts into hosting a great event with the expectation that you will patronize their establishment. Whether you realize it or not, bringing in a beverage from another business is taken as a gross insult to them (yes even your dunkies).  Good venues are hard to find so please do your part in making sure our current venues enjoy your presence at our events.

TIP YOUR WAITSTAFF
Please also keep in mind that staff will gladly take care of you, if you take care of them in return.  Treat all waitstaff with respect and dignity, and please show some appreciation with a standard gratuity.  Standard expectations for someone who got your a drink is $1, we did not create this expectation it is just what any bartender or waitress would appreciate for their efforts and what they usually get from other patrons.

I think we all agree that these tournaments are a lot of fun, please do not ruin it by insulting our venues or staff at our events. In order to ensure the future of this league, we will be enforcing maximum penalties of suspension or possible expulsion from future EPT events for players that do not respect our no outside beverages policy.

Good venues are hard to find so please do your part in making sure our current venues enjoy your presence at our events. 

Here is the simple math on our bar poker tournaments:
The more our venues appreciate us will mean word of mouth is great = more places to play
More Places To Play = More Prizes and Larger Championship Prizes

NEW RANKINGS ARE LIVE!

06-30-2013 11:09:35 AM

As you might have noticed, we have done a significant amount of updates to the rankings engine and database driving the new points system. The new rankings page is cleaner, faster loading, and now gives the capability to go out of region and still get points in your primary region!

NEW RANKINGS PAGE

It might still look similar but is without the clutter of non-relevant information making it easier to navigate and also load the rankings that are relevant.

NEW POINTS SYSTEM EXPLAINED

We created an algorithm that assigns players to a particular region based on where they play the majority of the time. Players can control this by playing more in the region that they feel they would have the best shot of advancing to the Points Championship or just based on where they like to play the most.

Primary Leader-board Totals=
Primary Region Points + Secondary Region points (< 20% of primary) + Universal Events

OUT OF REGION POINTS

You can now be awarded your points inside of your primary region, even when you play outside of the primary area on a limited bases. Our system determines your primary region based on the majority of tournaments you play, then in chronological order you are given credit for out of region tournaments so long as that doesn't make up more than 20% of your primary events.

There are also "universal" events that will always count towards your home region ranking. Currently our universal events are the championship events, special events, and the charity events, you can go to any universal event and get credit for both the Monthly Ranking and the Seasonal 20 Ranking without it counting against your 20% out of region allowance.

For Example:
Jim Doe went to 100 total events this season and his primary region is Rhode Island.
80 Rhode Island Events (out of region allowance is 20% of primary #)
10 Out of region events (allowance is up to 16 events based on 80 primary events)
10 Universal events are always added to score

Because Jim went 80 times to his home region, he could have gone 16 times to still get full credit at another region.


Why did we make this change?
• Allow players to try out another area without missing out on points once in a while and get the full EPT experience but still keep the same competition among the regions.
• Allows players to always be able to play special events, championship events, and charity events without missing out on points.
⁃ Player of the Month Points Count!
⁃ Championship Event Points Count!
⁃ Holiday Event Points Count!
• Cleans up database and get's rid of duplicate names in different regional leaderboards.
• Cleans up schedule so that there are not 4 event results for different regions (i.e. Luxury Box). This was confusion players who would look at the past event to see only 4 names.
• Bonus points now calculated based on total attendance that day (not attendance from your region)


How should you adjust your play?

• Pick a home region that you feel is the most convenient for you and make sure that the majority of the events you are attending is from that area.
• Make sure the ratio of where you are playing outside of your home region is never more than 20%

Charity Players
• Even though the charity events are considered Universal for players from pub regions, it still counts as a primary region for those that play charity events the majority of the time.
• This also means you can play a pub event once in a while and still increase your charity ranking. If you go to 40 charity events in a season, you can try out 8 pub events to still get credit towards your Charity Leaderboard.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us, we are glad to help!

$20 SUPERSATELLITES FOR THE 80% SUPERSTACKS

06-11-2013 11:46:39 AM

We will be having $20 super-satellites on 6/15, 6/22, and 6/29 to celebrate our new 4:00 PM 80% SUPERSTACKS!

6/29/2013
Walpole German Club, 8 County St, Walpole, MA
1:00 PM - $20 for 15,000 starting stack

- 15 min levels, 100/200 starting blinds, no antes
- 1 in 12 advance to $150 SUPERSTACK AT 4PM
- Raincheck event - players with 6/15 or 6/22 vouchers that could not make the event can redeem their voucher on this date.


Players may redeem $20 super-satellite vouchers on the date specified, please note the later time than what the voucher mentions. You must have printed ticket to redeem for seat into this event, otherwise all players are welcome to participate for $20.

MAY- PLAYER OF THE MONTH FREE-ROLL

05-31-2013 12:08:50 PM

On June 15th, 2013, we will be giving away the first wild-card seats into the Season 20 - $36,000 Championship Finals on top of the generous $1,200 in cash we already give out for our monthly free-roll.
To play in our Player of the Month tournament, just get yourself into the top players in any month, the points reset on the first of every month, and we will also have 4 more wildcard seats to give out to instantly pass into the final round of the $36,000 Televised Championship.

LOCATION:

Walpole VFW
109 Robbins Rd,
Walpole, MA 02081

Registration opens at 10:30 AM
First Hand Dealt at 11:00 AM

10,000 starting stack, 20 min levels
25/50 starting blinds (200x's bb), deep-stacked levels, dealers at all tables, no antes

Players that still have their Super Satellite Ticket from the Championships can redeem it for a rain-check super-satellite ticket for Saturday, June 29th or play the super-satellite at 1:00 PM.

You must have the ticket in your possession and bring it to the monthly for the exchange, there are no exceptions.
These top players from the month of May are invited:
Rhode Island - Top 20 Players
Southern Massachusetts - Top 20 Players
Central Massachusetts - Top 10 Players
Greater Lowell - Top 15 Players
Framingham - Top 10 Players
Charity Tournaments - Top 15 Players
Southcoast - Top 10 Players
North Shore - Top 10 Players



Players are invited to compete for a $1,200 Total Payout:
1st - $500 + Wildcard Spot into final 36 of the $36K Televised Championship (Value $1,000)
2nd- $300
3rd - $200
4th - $100
5th - $100


See you on the 15th!

SEASON 20 - 36K FINALS INFORMATION

05-21-2013 08:14:35 AM

The final 36 are now in the records and on June 1st we will see who's got what it takes to take home the lion's share of the $36,000.

Location:
EPT Headquarters & Studio
380 Jefferson Blvd, Suite H, Warwick, RI
Streaming Featured and Final Table with 30 min delay

Start time:
10:15 AM REGISTRATION BEGINS
11:00 AM FIRST HAND DEALT
Players will start with 100,000 starting stack
Levels will start at 40 minute and finish up with 60 minute

DAY 1A - POINTS CHAMPIONSHP
Deborah Silve - CHA
Fred Morra - RI
Diane Ellis - S.MA
Mary Shea - FRA
Mike Valentine - RI
John Murray - S.MA
Ray Chauvin - RI
Jason Darrach - FRA
Jaime - Miranda - SMA
Don Harris - SMA
Michael Craven - N.SHORE
John Kane - S.COAST
Ken Allder - N.SHORE
Kevin Russell - RI
Tom Hand - CHA

DAY 1B - TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Nicholas Kourtelidis - CHA
Louis Gallucci - RI
Jerry Beausoleil - LOW
Jim McGonagle - FRA
Stephen Rajcula - CHA/N.SHORE
Laura Libby - LOW
Herb Hillman - LOW
Mark Chobanian - CHA
Shane Matthews - CMA
Jim Macnamara - LOW
Robyn Londergan - SMA
David Anthony - SMA
Scott Trainito - N.SHORE
Angel Molina - LOW
Tommy Thompson - S.MA

WILDCARD SEATS
JANUARY POTM - Kyle Trammel C.MA
FEBRUARY POTM - Joseph Colton S.COAST
MARCH POTM - Carlos Sierra LOW
APRIL POTM - Susan Gomes S.COAST
BATTLE - Victoria Torres - S.MA
CERESI CUP - Kyle Trammel - C.MA - * Double Qualifier

Players Information:
Blind Structure, Payouts, And More Details on the event Click Here

Click Here to Download and Fill Out Media Release


$36,000 CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND MAY 18 - 19TH

05-06-2013 02:42:02 PM

SEASON 19- $36K CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE CHARITY POKER WEEKEND
(MAY 18 – MAY 19, 2013)

ALL TOURNAMENTS AT:
FRANCIS FARM, 27 FRANCIS FARM RD, REHOBOTH, MA

TIME: (FOR BOTH MAY 18TH and MAY 19TH)
9:30 AM REGISTRATION BEGINS
10:30 AM FIRST HAND IS DEALT
**ANY PLAYER WHO HAS NOT REGISTERED BY 10:15 AM WILL RECEIVE AN INSTANT 2,000 CHIP PENALTY. THIS MEANS SHOW UP 10:15 AM AT THE LATEST TO AVOID PENALTY. **
Players who have a reasonable excuse for not making it on time must contact us via email 24 hours in advance


POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS (SATURDAY, MAY 18th at 10:30 AM):
You must have finished in the top 10% for your local region during season 18 (November 10, 2012 – May 17th, 2013) to compete in POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP. For your convenience, you can see your personal ranking as well as a link to the ranking right on your player profile. You can also see your ranking on the rankings page and see where you stand during your season. TOP 15 ADVANCE TO FINALS ON JUNE 1ST.

Eligible players are the top players in Rhode Island, Southern Massachusetts, Central Massachusetts, Framingham, Lowell, Southeastern MA, North Shore MA, and Charity Events. Players who have qualified in top 10% for more then one region must chose their highest ranking for chip advantage, we do not combine points from different regions.


TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS (SUNDAY, MAY 19th at 10:30 AM):
You must have won an Eastern Poker Tour sponsored tournament between the dates NOVEMBER 12, 2012 – MAY 17, 2013. For your convenience, you can see if you qualified on the seasonal wall of champions page online. Your first win will get you into the tournament with 20,000 chips to start and then every additional win will get you an extra 2,000 chips to start (up to 30,000 max). TOP 15 ADVANCE TO THE FINALS ON JUNE 1ST.


CHARITY TOURNAMENTS THIS WEEKEND:
(Saturday, 5/17, 6:00 PM) $110 DEEPSTACK w/ 1 re-entry
(Sunday, 5/18, 6:00 PM) $70 DEEPSTACK w/ 1 re-entry)
Proceeds benefit Braveheart Animal Shelter and Shane Hammond Believe Foundation
½ No Limit Ring Games, $20/$30 Satellites, and $50/$80/$120 Sit N Go’s Available


~ NEAR-BY HOTELS TO FRANCIS FARM ~
Clarion Inn, 940 Fall River Ave, Seekonk, MA (508) 336-7300 - 3 miles
Days Inn, 1116 Washington St, Attleboro, MA (508) 761-4825 - 5 miles

We also recommend you search hotels.com in the Seekonk, MA Area for nearest and best available rates.

Click Here For the Full Flyer, Schedule, Payouts, Structure, and Information

FEATURED
PLAYERS

Ryan Chua
Justin Guimond
Shane Matthews
Carole Smith
Paul Giroux
Greg Spirito
John Murray