North Carolina Central East Regional Championship
NC-Central East
Saturday, August 29th, 2026
Registration Opens: 10:30am
Tournament Starts: 12:00pm
TD's: Donna Phillips, Chris Archambault
R & R Brewing - Kitchen & Taproom
102 Fayetteville St.
Clinton, NC 28328
910-631-1005
DEFENDING TOP 3
Troy Rose
Tommy Phinney
Demarco Morris
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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R & R Brewing - Kitchen & Taproom 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, R & R Brewing - Kitchen & Taproom 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 features such as the Four of a Kind sampler, Full House combo, the Dead Man's Hand cider, and the Queen of Hearts wine slushie. PLUS special prices on Landshark, Michelob, Miller Lite, and Mango cart pints!
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HOTEL SPECIAL - Make it a Weekend!
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COMFORT INN (Clinton): $119 and up
Call: 910-592-8220 to get this rate!
INN at CLINTON: $99 and up
Call: 910-592-1990 to get this rate!
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Participating WTP Bars and Prize Info
Capital Cabaret
Capital Cabaret - Saturday
Carolina Ale House (Falls Of Neuse)
Carolina Brewing Company - Wendell
Cleveland Draft House - Fuquay
Cleveland Draft House - Garner
Cleveland Draft House (Clayton)
County Seat Sports Grille
KOMANA Brewing Company
Lonerider
My Bar
On After (Formerly H8ters)
On After Sundays
R & R Brewing
R & R Brewing - Mount Olive
Saints and Scholars Pub
Seven Horsemen Billiards
Strike and Barrel
The Corner Tavern - Cary
The Dirty V (Vegan)
Upper Deck Sports Pub
VFW Post 670 - Wednesday
Prizes awarded at this Regional Championship include:
1st PLACE: 3 Nights Hotel & 2 Access Passes to OPEN 2026
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2nd PLACE: 3 Nights Hotel & 1 Access Pass to OPEN 2026
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3rd PLACE: 2 Access Passes to OPEN 2026
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4th thru 6th PLACE: 1 Access Pass to OPEN 2026
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The Top 10% of the player field earn seats in the National Championship Finals at OPEN 2026 this November!
Event Schedule
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28th
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7:00pm: BIG POINTS Tournament
Play for BIG POINTS at R & R Brewing the night before Regionals! Swag giveaways all night, plus a Regionals T-shirt to the winner! And if you KO Donna or Chris, they'll buy you a drink on the spot!
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 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 THOMAS
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10:30am: 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 with more swag prizes!
Season 1-2026 Winners
CHAMPION: TROY ROSE
2. Tommy Phinney
3. Demarco Morris
4. Colin Riley
5. Charles Roach
6. Aziz Koc
7. Jessica Bousquet
8. Pat Wright
9. Paul Lanier
10. Christopher Santoro
11. Dan Hignight
12. Allen West
Previous Regional Champions
Season 1-2026: TROY ROSE
Season 2-2025/26: DUSTIN ANDERSEN
Season 1-2025: CURTIS JONES
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
