BARGE

BARGE
StatusActive
GenreConvention
Date(s)First weekend in August
VenueWestgate Las Vegas (since 2019)
Location(s)Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated1991 (1991)
Attendance200
WebsiteOfficial website

BARGE, the Big August Rec.Gambling Excursion, is a yearly convention held in Las Vegas during the summer, usually a weekend in late July or the first weekend of August. It consists of a series of tournaments both of poker and other gambling games, as well as a banquet and a host of informal social and gambling activities organized by attendees. Some of the well-known poker players who have participated either as speakers or players in the no limit holdem tournament include: Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth Jr, Greg Raymer, Mason Malmuth, David Sklansky, Mike Caro, Matt Matros, Linda Johnson, Phil Gordon, Paul Phillips, Andy Bloch, William Chen, Doyle Brunson and many others.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

BARGE is formally open to "members of the rec.gambling" community,[8] but registration must be done in advance over the Internet. BARGE organizers include Russell Fox, Rich Bremer, Jeff Deitch, Sharon Goldman, and Stevan Goldman. Former organizers include Chuck “Enabler” Weinstock, Peter “Foldem” Secor, Michael "mickdog" Patterson, Nick Christenson, Bree Goldman and Mike Zimmers.

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  4. ^ Matros, Matt (2005). The Making of a Poker Player: How an Ivy League Math Geek Learned to Play Championship Poker. Lyle Stuart. pp. 115–135. ISBN 0-8184-0642-9.
  5. ^ Scheinberg, Kim (2005). Tales from the Tiltboys. Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 27, 40–41. ISBN 1-59670-140-4.
  6. ^ Spanier, David (2001). The Hand I Played: A Poker Memoir. University of Nevada Press. pp. 154. ISBN 0-87417-490-2. barge.
  7. ^ Hellmuth, Phil (2009). Phil Hellmuth's Texas Hold 'Em. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-176367-0.
  8. ^ "BARGE 2010 - Information". Archived from the original on 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-20.