The 32nd annual BARGE (Big August Rec.Gambling Excursion) - the OG of poker community gatherings - will take place at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino from July 25-30, 2022. You can register at https://secure.barge.org/barge2022landing.php

BARGE registration fees/annual membership dues are $30 if paid in advance. On-site registration is $50.

The schedule of events can be found at https://www.barge.org/barge-2022-schedule and is also listed below.

We hope to see you there!

Rich on behalf of the BARGE Organizers

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BARGE 2022 Event Schedule

Monday 7/25

4:00 pm Board of Directors meeting – Zoom

6:00 pm Rich Korbin Memorial Musical Chairs Mix Max No Limit Hold’em (with rebuys) (charity event) ($100+30; $60 rebuys)
- Starting tables range from 2-9 players, with one table of each
- Full redraw and rebalance at each break
- No rebalancing between breaks unless only one player remains at a table (in which case a player is moved from the largest table)
- Tables break in order from largest to smallest
- Redraw for final table at 6 players
- Unlimited $60 rebuys during first hour (must be below starting stack)
- All players may add-on for $60 at first break
- All rebuy/add-on proceeds to be donated to Rich Korbin's Charity of choice, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Tuesday 7/26

11:00 am Triple Triple Draw ($80+20)
- Mix of limit 2-7 Triple Draw, Badugi, Badacey

5:00 pm 6 Handed Pot Limit Omaha Shootout ($100+30)
- Single winner from each starting table will advance to final table
Wednesday 7/27

11:00 am 8 Game Mix ($100+30)
- Limit games: Hold’em, Omaha/8, Razz, Stud, Stud/8, CA Lowball
- Lowball limits will be double the limits of the other limit games
- Big Bet games: NL Hold’em, NL Single Draw 2-7 Lowball
- Big bet blinds will be ⅓ to ½ corresponding limit game blinds

4:00 pm Video Poker OR Second Chance Tournament TBD

7:00 pm Mystery Bounty No Limit Hold’em ($120+30)
- Players will get $25 for each bounty until 10 players remain
- Once 10 players remain, each bounty will be based on a random draw of an envelope where bounties will be worth between $50 to $1000 as follows:
- 1x $1000
- 1x $500
- 2x $250
- 2x $100
- 4x $50
- Remaining prize pool to be distributed per BARGE Unified Payouts

Thursday 7/28

10:00 am Team CHORSE ($440+$40/team)

4:00 pm Pot Limit Oklahoma (with lammers) ($100+30)

8:00 pm HR Derby (second chance event) ($80+20)
- Mix of limit Hold’em and Razz
- The winner of each pot receives a ticket
- When a player busts, the number of tickets they earned is tallied
- At the end of the tournament, a total of 50% of the total prize pool is awarded to the players with the most tickets as follows:
- 1st: 25% of total prize pool
- 2nd: 15% of total prize pool
- 3rd: 10% of total prize pool
- The remaining 50% of the prize pool to be distributed per BARGE Unified Payouts

Friday 7/29

10:00 am Blackjack ($50+10)

11:30 am TOC-Style ($125+35)

8:00 pm 5 Card Draw Quick Quads (second chance event) ($80+20)
- Single draw limit game (52 card deck)
- Any two cards from ace to ten can be added together to complete quads
- For example, both 99963 and 9998A makes quad nines
- Face cards cannot be used to complete quads

8:30 pm Tournament of TOC Champions (TOC-Style) ($100+25)
- Restricted to TOC-Style tournament winners

Saturday 7/30
10:30 am No Limit Hold’em Main Event ($140+40)

11:00 am Significant Others’ Mixed Hold’em ($30+10)

12:00 pm Group Picture

8:00 pm Expanded Roster of Cash Games