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North Carolina Central East Regional Championship
NC-Central East
Saturday, March 29th, 2025
Registration Opens: 10:00am
Tournament Starts: 12:00pm
TD's: Donna Phillips, Rad McClendon, Katrina Hopkins
Cleveland Draft House
1420 East Broad Street
Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
919-659-5500
DEFENDING TOP 3
Christopher Remington
Troy Rose
Joshua Bardwell
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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The Cleveland Draft House 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, the Cleveland Draft House 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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Food/drink specials will be posted at the venue.
Participating WTP Bars and Prize Info
Big Daddy Bar & Billiards - Saturdays
Big Daddy's Bar and Billiards
BottleDog Bites & Brews (Saturday)
BottleDog Bites & Brews (Sunday)
Brus On Main
Buster's Bar & Billiards
Capital Cabaret
Carolina Ale House (Downtown Raleigh)
Cleveland Draft House
Cleveland Draft House (Garner)
County Seat Sports Grille
First Street Tavern
Last Call Monday
Lonerider
Lonerider Distillery & Taproom (Durham)
MoonShinerz Bar
On-After
Palace Pointe - Fri
palacepointe
Paulie's Pub
Paulie's Pub - Wednesday
Saints and Scholars
Seven horseman Billiards
Sophie's Bar & Grill
Strike and Barrel
The Corner Tavern - Cary
Upper Deck Sports Pub
VFW Post 670
VFW Post 670 - Wednesday
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
SATURDAY, MARCH 29th
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10:00am: Last Chance Tournament
The Top 10% move on to the Regional Championships. Only those who have yet to qualify can play.
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10:00am: TD SmackDown Tournament
This tournament is open to NC-Central East TD's from the previous and current seasons to say thank you for all that you do! The winner earns the TD Smackdown framed print!​
DEFENDING CHAMPION: JAMES MITCHELL
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10:00am: 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 at registration.
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11:45am: Registration Closes
12:00pm: Regional Championship Tournament
There will be Regional Awards and some brief announcements prior to start time.
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TBA: Sit-N-Go Tournaments
Get knocked out of Regionals? Stick around for single-table events!
Season 2-2024 Winners
CHAMPION: CHRISTOPHER REMINGTON
2. Troy Rose
3. Joshua Bardwell
4. Dennis Cottle
5. Charles Lambert
6. Terrell Watkins
7. Joel Bailey
8. Andrew Thomas
9. Kenneth Bowman
10. James Aldrich
11. David Andersen
12. Antwon Snipes
13. Brian Boysen
14. Patrick Howard
15. Dan Hignight
16. Kenneth Robinson
17. Carolyn Mains
18. Jodi Bone
19. Rohit Bali
Previous Regional Champions
Season 2-2024/25: CHRISTOPHER REMINGTON
Season 1-2024: BRITTANY THACKER
Season 2-2023/24: SCOTT POPE
Season 1-2023: GARY McKINNEY
Season 2-2022/23: ANDREW WILLMAN
Season 1-2022: MICHAEL GADSON
Season 2-2021/22: VICTORIA SMITH
Season 1-2019: AZIZ KOC
Season 2-2018/19: NANCY ANDERSEN
Season 1-2018: SHAWN McMICHAEL
Season 2-2017/18: MARK HUDSON
Season 1-2017: DWAYNE WILLIAMS
Season 2-2016/17: MIKE MILEWSKI
Season 1-2016: MICHAEL WILLIAMS
Season 2-2015/16: JON OUELLETTE
Season 1-2015: LARRY CHAVIS
Season 2-2014/15: SCOTT BOOTH
Season 1-2014: MIKE HANCOCK
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