North Carolina Central West Regional Championship
NC-Central West, NC-West, SC-Greenville
Sunday, September 21st, 2025
Registration Opens: 11:00am
Tournament Starts: 1:00pm
TD's: Katrina Hopkins & Rad McClendon
Old Armor Beer Co.
211 West Avenue
Kannapolis, NC 28201
704-933-9203
DEFENDING TOP 3
Hoss Anderson
Maxwell Smith
Donald Gariepy
CLICK HERE FOR THE QUALIFIED PLAYER LIST
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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Old Armor Beer Co. 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, Old Armor 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 BE POSTED AT THE VENUE.
Participating WTP Bars and Prize Info
13Twenty Hickory Pub
13Twenty Hickory Pub - Tuesday
Brazilian Way
Bricktree Brewing
Cabarrus Brewing Company
Cannon Club
Cannon Club (Saturday)
Freight Yard (Saturday)
Freight Yard Grill
H2 Public House (Harvey's Cornelius)
Hotshots - Mooresville
Hotshots - Mooresville (Saturday)
Hotshots Sports Bar and Grill
Hotshots Sports Bar and Grill (Saturday)
Knowledge Perk After Hours
Lake Norman Brewery
Lincoln Social
Lincoln Social (Wednesdays)
Old Armor Beer Co. (Monday)
Old Armor Beer Company
OpenTap
Pineville Tavern
Rock Hill Brewing Company
Spillway Bridge & Co.
TGI Friday's (Charlotte) - Friday
TGI Friday's (Charlotte) - Wednesday
TGIFridays (Northlake)
TGIFridays Northlake (formerly Halo)
The Cedar Stump Pub - Catawba
The Dugout Sports Bar & Grill
The Kilted Buffalo - Langtree
The Kilted Buffalo - Plaza Midwood
The Mens Club - Charlotte
The Rooster
The Royal Tot (Charlotte)
The Watering Hole
The Watering Hole - Monday
WattsUp Pub & Grub LLC
Wild Country Saloon
Your Coffee Place Troutman
Prizes awarded at this Regional Championship include:
1st PLACE: 5 Nights Hotel & 2 Access Passes to OPEN 2025
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2nd PLACE: 3 Nights Hotel & 2 Access Passes to OPEN 2025
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3rd PLACE: 3 Nights Hotel & 1 Access Pass to OPEN 2025
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4th PLACE: 2 Access Passes to OPEN 2025
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5th thru 7th PLACE: 1 Access Pass to OPEN 2025
The Top 10% of the player field earn seats in the National Championship Finals at OPEN 2025 this November!
Event Schedule
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st
9:30am: TD SmackDown Tournament
This event is for current and assistant TD's from Season 1 2025 at NC West/Central West bars only to reward their hard work all season long!
DEFENDING CHAMPION: COURTNEY McCLENDON
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9:30am: Last Chance Tournament
Anyone who has not qualified for Regionals can play! The top 10% of the field will move on to the Regional Championship later in the day!
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11:00am: 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.
12:45pm: Registration Closes
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1:00pm: Regional Championship Tournament
There will be Regional Awards and some brief announcements prior to start time.
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TBA: Big Points Tournament
Lots of fun and earn points for National rankings!
Season 1-2025 Winners
CHAMPION: HOSS ANDERSON
2. Maxwell Smith
3. Donald Gariepy
4. Janet Covarrubio
5. Melissa Hancock
6. Michael Myers
7. Ronald Poole
8. Justin Mullaly
9. Mike Urueta
10. Robert Bowman
11. Kenneth Arrowood
12. Bill Owens
13. James Hunter
14. Penny Doughty
15. Brandon Talbert
16. Kayla Styers
17. Scott Frieser
18. Griffin Matthews
19. Scott Rubin
20. Marta Kupriy
Previous Regional Champions
Season 1-2025: HOSS ANDERSON
Season 2-2024/25: PHILIP JOHNSON
Season 1-2024: MICHELLE McCAMAN
Season 2-2023/24: CESAR CLARK
Season 1-2023: RICHARD DEMEDEIROS
Season 2-2022/23: RED YOUNG
Season 1-2022: RENATO FREIRE
Season 2-2021/22: RENATO FREIRE
Season 2-2019/20: TRIPP CORDELL
Season 1-2019: ROBERT SPAKE
Season 2-2018/19: HARRY BRYANT
Season 1-2018: ELAN SCHACTER
Season 2-2017/18: RICKY TILLMAN
Season 1-2017: JOHN McINTYRE
Season 2-2016/17: JESSE VICENTY
Season 1-2016: LARRY MILLER
Season 2-2015/16: KEITH WILLIAMS
Season 1-2015: WENDELL DAVIS
Season 2-2014/15: BOB STANTON
Season 1-2014: BOBBY BRYANT
