Please Watch The Video for a Special Message from Mike prior to Regionals!
WTP Regional Championships bring the top players from all across your area to compete for the title of Regional Champion!
Finish in the Top 10% of a Regional Championship
Earn a seat to the National Championship Finals
Attend the OPEN or WLPC and compete for BIG prizes!
How to Qualify
There are 5 ways a player can qualify for a Regional Championship event.
-- Top 20 Tavern Ranking (at end of regular season)
-- Top 10 finish in a Tavern Championship game
-- Top 30% of Regional Ranking
-- Tavern Guest Seat: Each tavern receives a free Regional seat that can be awarded to anyone who has played at least 5 games at that bar during the previous season.
-- Win an Early Strikers event on Tavern Champ night.
Regional seats are non-transferable and can only be used by players who qualify.
The Prizes
Prizes at Regionals can include Access Passes to the WTP OPEN or World League Poker Championships, Major Event packages, travel money, and even cash!
Prizes are awarded based on the number of bars that make up your Regional Championship.
The Top 10% finishers at each Regional Championship receive seats in the National Championship Finals at the OPEN or WLPC, where big prizes are on the line!
PLUS, all final table finishers (Top 8) receive a frame and a Regional Championship medallion!
Prize details are on each of the Regional Championship pages listed on the Schedule.
Schedule and Results
ONLINE (multiple regions): Saturday, Mar 26th @ 1:00pm (RESULTS)
Alaska: Saturday, Feb 26th @ 2:00pm (RESULTS)
Maryland & PA-South Central: Sunday, Mar 13th @ 12:30pm (RESULTS)
Michigan: Sunday, Mar 20th @ 12:00pm (RESULTS)
New Jersey (Cent East/West): Sunday, Mar 27th @ 1:00pm (RESULTS)
New Jersey (SE & SW): Sunday, Mar 27th @ 1:00pm (RESULTS)
New Mexico: Saturday, March 19th @ 2:00pm (RESULTS)
New York (Southern) & Connecticut: Sunday, Mar 6th @ 2:00pm (RESULTS)
New York (Western): Saturday, Mar 26th @ 12:00pm (RESULTS)
North Carolina (Central East): Saturday, Mar 26th @ 1:00pm (RESULTS)
North Carolina (Cent West/West): Saturday, Mar 12th @ 1:00pm (RESULTS)
North Carolina (East): Saturday, Mar 12th @ 1:00pm (RESULTS)
Pennsylvania (Central): Saturday, Feb 26th @ 12:00pm (RESULTS)
Virginia (Northeast & DC): Sunday, Mar 6th @ 2:00pm (RESULTS)
Virginia (South Central, West): Saturday, Mar 5th @ 12:00pm (RESULTS)
Host a Regional Event
If there are 5 or more World Tavern Poker bars in your area and you'd like to host a Regional event, we want to hear from you! You must be able to seat and serve at least 120 players comfortably.
The benefits: the potential for hundreds of hungry (and thirsty) poker players in your bar or restaurant! Plus, if you already host weekly World Tavern Poker games and run a successful Regional event, even more players will return for your weekly tournaments!
Interested? Send an email with your name, the name of your establishment, your location, and a few details about your place of business to:
Season 2 - 2019/20 Winners
Online Regionals: AUSTIN ISAAC (Georgia)
Alaska: CHRISS RYHERD
Conn/NY South: FRANK MESSINA
Indiana: JERRY OLEJNIK
Maryland: DONALD COLEMAN
Mass/NH/RI: x
Michigan: JOHN COPENHAGEN
New Jersey Cent East/West: ED LANGE
NJ (SW & SE) and PA (SE): x
New Mexico: BOB WHITE
NY (Central): MIKE POLARO
NY (West) & PA (NW): ANTON SHELTON
NC (Central East): x
NC (West/Central West): TRIPP CORDELL
NC (East 1): CHUCK TRADER
NC (East 2): JUNE WHITE
PA (Central): x
PA (East/North East): x
PA (South Central): WILL LONG, JR.
VA (North East & DC): x
VA (all others): KENNY CARR
TD Tournaments
Some regions hold a TD Tournament exclusive to current or previous-season Tournament Directors for their hard work all season long. Check your regional page to see if your area is holding such an event.
Season 2 - 2020/21 Winners
CHAMPION: MAX DIEBER
2nd: TINA CALABRO
3rd: JENNIFER VAN BUSKIRK
4th: CARLTON SEWARD
5th: NICK VOERMANS
6th: JOHNNY CALABRO
7th: MITCH McMILLEN
8th: KEVIN SCHOEPFER
9th: BILL GARD
10th: AL SHAPIRO
11th: disqualified
12th: MARK HUGGINS
13th: NICK VOERMANS
14th: PATRICIA LOONEY
Season 2 - 2021/22 Winners
Online Regionals: BRANDON HANUS
Alaska: JOREEN HARRIS
Conn/NY South: JOHN JACKSON
Indiana: DEBBIE ALLCOCK
Maryland/PA-South Central: JOHN FONTEROSA
Michigan: DOLLI KETTRON
New Jersey Cent East/West: JAMES WANG
New Jersey (SW & SE): RICHARD ELLIOTT
New Mexico: STEVEN FISHEL
NC (Central East): VICTORIA SMITH
NC (West/Central West): RENATO FREIRE
NC (East): BRAD McCLANAHAN
New York (Western): BOB KENEFIC
Pennsylvania (Central): GARY HUTCHISON
VA (North East & DC): RANDY PALMER
VA (all others): LINDA VAUGHAN