BARGE is the most fun you can have while playing poker.
BARGE is the Big
August
Rec.Gambling Excursion, targeted for the
week leading up to the first Saturday in August, in Las Vegas, Nevada. BARGE
is also an online community of poker enthusiasts associated with that event.
Our event features several poker tournaments, mixed cash games, a few very
peculiarcashgames,
as well as a wide variety of
other activities including dinners, karaoke, a golf outing, a sushi
outing, a fun run, room escapes, shows, shopping, and even more gambling. Activities vary from
year to year, based on whatever people choose to organize.
We keep in touch via
email, Facebook, Twitter,
and
other events
run by our community.
The
BARGE event
began in 1991 as a meet-up of the
rec.gambling newsgroup, and membership has grown significantly over the years.
Members come from all professions and ages. Our members include over 20 WSOP
bracelet winners as well as other major tournaments (WPT, WSOP
Circuit). Although many of our members have backgrounds in technology, science,
and the law, we welcome people to join regardless of their professional
backgrounds or poker accomplishments.
Since 2011, we also have our winter event, EMBARGO.
Members of our community also host a variety of other events
all over the US.
Why Join Us?
We're a diverse community of
fun-loving people. We all enjoy the game of poker. We have several WSOP
bracelet winners among us, and we have novice players. We host
tournaments and unusual live games during our events. No one is pressured to play above
their bankroll. We openly exchange ideas, and many of our members have greatly
enhanced their poker skills via BARGE.
But the most important reason to join
is: it's the most fun you will ever have playing poker! BARGE is what poker
should be!
Keep in Touch
Our mailing lists are a great way to get
to know our community and ask questions about our events.
Play More
No matter where you are, you can still play with us: We play daily, just
for fun, on craftpoker.com.
EMBARGO 2026 Schedule
(As sent to the BARGE mailing list. Subscribe now!)
From: Rich Bremer Subject: EMBARGO 2026 Event Schedule Everyone,
As you know, EMBARGO 2026 will be held at Resorts World from January 29-31, 2026. Well you thought you knew that, but it’s wrong! We are having a bonus Sunday morning event, so EMBARGO 2026 is actually January 29 through February 1.
Below is the event schedule for EMBARGO 2026. All events are $105+35 except for the No Limit Hold’em Main Event, which is $145+35. Reentry is available for all events. I will circulate the structures in a few weeks. Registration will open later this month.
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EMBARGO 2026 Hotel details
Book EMBARGO rate rooms at Resorts World now!
QB's 2025 BARGE Trip Report
The story of my thirtieth BARGE. “It feels very BARGEy right now.”
BARGE 2025 Results
Complete results for 2025
BARGE 2025 Schedule
BARGE 2025 was held July 28 through August 2 at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas!
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*ARG* gathering during WSOP at PokerOrg lounge
ARG members are invited! June 25th—Poker Community Mixer—5:00pm–7:00pm
QB's 2025 EMBARGO Trip Report
My 13th EMBARGO. “I’m surrounded by Dans”
EMBARGO 2025 Results
Complete results for EMBARGO 2025.
EMBARGO 2025 Schedule
Below is the event schedule for EMBARGO 2025, which will be held at Resorts World from January 16-19, 2025. Registration will open later this month. Remember that our room block is only available until December 15, so please book now if you want to take advantage of our group rate!
Thurs 6 pm Stud/8 Fri 11 am Chowaha Fri 6 pm SHESHE Sat 11 am Chaos NLHE Sat 6 pm SHORT Sun 11 am Mystery Bounty PLO 6 Max Sun 6 pm Triple Draw Quick Quads SHESHE is Simultaneous Hold’em and Super Hold’em. Each player is dealt 5 cards and separates them into a regular Hold’em hand and a Super Hold’em hand (3 cards, play 0 1 or 2). The pot is split between the best Hold’em and the best Super Hold’em hand. This game will be played limit.
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What does the 'A' stand for?
BARGE is the Big August Rec.Gambling Excursion (to Las Vegas). Except in years in which it isn’t in August, then BARGE is the Big Annual Rec.Gambling Excursion (to Las Vegas). For recent years, it’s been in late July more often than not.
Back when it was usually cited as the Big August Rec.Gambling Excursion, but it happened in July, someone invited New York Times Bestselling Author Dave Barry. He declined. Moreover, he mocked us for the event title, and said that it should be BJRGE instead.
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