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Join us at Lauraville House on Sundays for World Tavern Poker Day and Night
t’s Ravens Game Specials, Poker, Happy Hour, BBQ specials and it’s all today at Lauraville House. Come in. The fun starts at 12PM.
Hi we had such a great response at Lauraville House to our Poker Night (Sundays 3PM and 6PM) that we figured we tell you all about World Tavern Poker. Here is a reprint of rules and regulations and championships and all you need to know to have fun at the Lauraville House on Poker Day/Night. We also have great BBQ specials, Happy Hour from 12-7, and Ravens Game Day specials. Tomorrow Sunday October 4 it’s Ravens V Colts at 1PM. So watch the Ravens destroy the Colts then test your skills World Tavern Poker at 3PM and 6 PM.
World Tavern Poker (WTPT, World Tavern Poker Tour) is a free poker league in the United States. Through March 2013, close to 400 taverns, bars, and restaurants across the nation host weekly or twice-weekly tournament-format games. The manner of play is similar to a darts or pool league. All tournaments/games played…
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It’s Karaoke Time Tonight At Lauraville House. Sing For Your Supper.
Hi Guys.
Come in for Karaoke. Order a BBQ dish. Get the second at half price. Sing sing sing, and come in between 12-7 PM for Happy Happy Hour.
You can’t have more fun than this.
Join us at Lauraville House on Sundays for World Tavern Poker Day and Night
Hi we had such a great response at Lauraville House to our Poker Night (Sundays 3PM and 6PM) that we figured we tell you all about World Tavern Poker. Here is a reprint of rules and regulations and championships and all you need to know to have fun at the Lauraville House on Poker Day/Night. We also have great BBQ specials, Happy Hour from 12-7, and Ravens Game Day specials. Tomorrow Sunday October 4 it’s Ravens V Colts at 1PM. So watch the Ravens destroy the Colts then test your skills World Tavern Poker at 3PM and 6 PM.
World Tavern Poker (WTPT, World Tavern Poker Tour) is a free poker league in the United States. Through March 2013, close to 400 taverns, bars, and restaurants across the nation host weekly or twice-weekly tournament-format games. The manner of play is similar to a darts or pool league. All tournaments/games played in the Tour are No-Limit Texas Hold `em. Each tournament (one tournament game; “tournament” refers to certain rules of play, particularly the continual raising of the blinds) begins with five to hundreds of participants, and the winner is the last player with chips.
All host establishments are grouped by the WTPT by state; larger states are divided into regions. Currently, the league has over 176,000 registered members.
Seasonal Structure
Each regular season consists of 23 weeks of regular season tournament games, 1 All-Star Championship week (around week 13), and 2 weeks of Tavern and TOC (Tournament of Champions) Championships (weeks 25 & 26). A venue may play one night a week (2 games), or two nights (comprising one league of 4 games per week, or two leagues on different weeks, with 2 games for each per week). During the penultimate week of the season (Week 25), a Tavern Championship is held, the winner becoming Tavern Champion. Venues that apply may hold a Tournament of Champions during Week 26. This TOC championship includes the first, second, and third place finishers from any tournament at that particular venue from the regular season. Taverns can sign up at any point in the season and still qualify players for the Regional and National Championships.
Local Tournament structure
Chip counts and blind times are determined and set up by the Tournament Director for each venue. Though World Tavern Poker suggests starting stacks of 10,000, this will vary from venue to venue. This also holds true for the blind times.
All-Star Championships
During Week 13, each tavern hosts an All-Star tournament. The top 3 finishers receive invitations to the National Tournament of Champions semi-finals and the Season National Championships semi-finals.
Tavern Championships- Semi-Finals
Everyone who is ranked in a bar (i.e., any hosting establishment) from #11 and down for a given season is eligible to play in the Semi-Finals. The top 10% of players therein advance to the Finals to play against the top 10, with a chance to become the Tavern Champion for the Season.
Tavern Championships- Final
The top 10 ranked players at the end of the season at a given bar receive a bye to the Tavern Finals, and cannot play in the Semi-Finals.
Tournament of Champions (TOC)
Certified taverns may hold a Tournament of Champions at the end of every season (Week 26), which includes the first, second and third place finishers from each tournament in that regular season. The top 3 finishers of a tavern’s Tournament of Champions qualify for the semi-annual WTPT Tournament of Champions Tournament, alternating between Atlantic City(Spring 2014) and Las Vegas(Fall 2014). The winners of these semi-annual tourneys each receive a $10,000 World Series of Poker main event seat.
Regional Championships
At the end of each season, all regions in WTP host a Regional Championship Tournament. Regional Tournament prizes vary based on the number of participating bars in that area, and include anything from plaques to tickets to the World Tavern Poker Open to complete travel packages to Las Vegas and Atlantic City for the National Championships. Any player finishing in the top 20 in a tavern at the end of the regular season automatically qualifies for the Regional Championships.
National Championships & WTP Open
2 National Championships are held each year. Season #1 (Feb. – Aug.) is held each fall (Oct. or Nov.) in Las Vegas. The Season #2 (Aug. – Feb.) and National Tournament of Champions are held in May or June in Atlantic City.
Qualifying for the National Championships[edit]
Players can qualify for the National Championships in various ways, viz:
NATIONAL QUARTER FINALS:
1 win in any tavern during the Regular Season.
NATIONAL SEMI-FINALS:
5 wins in any bar during the regular season
Top 3 players in the All Star Championships (Week #13)
NATIONAL FINALS:
Finishing as the average points champion in a TOC (Tournament Of Champions) tavern at the end of the regular season (average of their top 10 scores);
Being the Tavern Champion (Week #25);
The Top 1% of Regional, State, and National points leaders (both on cumulative and average scores) at the end of the season receive a seat in the National Championship;
Through Regional Championships: the number of National qualifiers through Regional Championship Events varies depending on the number of participating players in that region. However, in a standard Regional Championship (ranging from 190-400 players), the top 10% qualify for the National Championship;
The top 1% nationally ranked players (on average score) at the end of the season receive seats to the National Championship;
The top 1% cumulative points leaders (on total “ranking points”; i.e., gross points from tournament play, based on position of finish in that season’s games) automatically qualify for the National Championship; and
Any player with 10 tournament wins in a season (across all bars) automatically qualifies.
Other ways exist as well, most of which involve high ranking on points or winning sundry other tourneys.
Player Ranking[edit]
A player’s score for a game is determined by his finishing position relative to the number of players who started that contest. The greater the number of starting players, the more points that player receives. For example, a player who finishes third in a game that began with 31 players receives 8400 points; fewer players than that would result in lower point totals. Points are awarded for the top 20 finishers in any tournament, or to all players if 20 or fewer participate. Any player who finishes below the top 20 in a WTPT regular season tournament receives zero points.
A player must accrue a minimum of 10 games played during a season at a given bar in order to receive a Tavern Ranking at that location. For ranking and scoring purposes, a game is a regular-season tournament in which the player finished in the top 20 (or “in the numbers”). Games finished out of the top 20 do not count toward rankings or the required number of games to be eligible for the Tavern Championships.
(PLEASE NOTE – Some Tournament Directors require players to pre-register online in order for players to be eligible for their points, and may also have cutoff times for players to register!)
Players are ranked at 4 levels every season. These averages determine eligibility for tournaments at the Tavern level and beyond:
Tavern Ranking- The average of one’s top 10 scores at a given tavern;
Regional Ranking- Average of one’s top 15 scores from any and all taverns in that region (in states divided into regions);
State Ranking- Average of one’s top 20 scores from any and all taverns in a state; and
National Ranking- Average of one’s top 25 scores from any and all WTP taverns in the nation.
Karaoke at the Lauraville House on Wednesdays
Tomorrow is Wednesday. You know what Wednesday is, right? It’s a day of the week and it’s Karaoke time.
Word Tavern Poker is now at the Lauraville House in Baltimore, Hon
Read all about World Tavern Poker. http://www.worldtavernpoker.com
Tutorials, Rules, Prizes and Registration.
We’re hosting World Tavern Poker at the Lauraville House today and every Sunday at 3 PM and 6 PM. Come for the Ravens. Stay for the tournament and enjoy all our specials, more football, an almost never ending happy hour and the best BBQ in the galaxy. It’s all happening today and everyday at the Lauraville House
Lauraville House
4528 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD 21214
410 444 6664
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Fun at Lauraville House
This is not really a blog but more of an announcement. We’re going to be having a number of fun events coming up including Karaoke on Wednesdays, lunch specials, live music and tavern poker on Sundays at 3pm and 6pm. So, come and join us at Lauraville House.
Tomorrow Is Karaoke
Hi tomorrow is Wednesday and that means Karaoke. Also there are lots of things coming up like live music, Raven’s game day specials, and the almost never ending happy hour. But, tomorrow is Wednesday and you need to sing for your supper at Karaoke night. Come in tomorrow get one of our unbelievable bbq meals and get another (of equal or lesser value) at 1/2 price. You don’t really have to sing for it but you should joint the fun. You can’t have more fun than this.
Fun and Fun and Fun with More Fun on the Horizon
Hi,
Starting next week at Lauraville House it’s Karaoke from 8PM on. We’ll be serving up our great BBQ along with your voices. So, join as
Lauraville House in the Lauraville, where else, section of Baltimore. We’re also going to bringing some surprises to you so stay tuned. See you at the bbq.
Here’s some BBQ News For You.
Everyone loves to argue BBQ. We like to cook it. But, for all you fans out there here’s a worthwhile look that we are reposting just for you. It’s contains links and all kind of things that are all about BBQ. Come on over to Lauraville House and take advantage of our specials, our happy hour and our happy place. You’ll all agree that we have the best BBQ anywhere.
Thanks to the aptly named Meathead Goldwyn See you at the BBQ.
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4528 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 444-6664
Now serving Lunch
Take advantage of our BBQ Special
Buy one meal get a second, of equal value, half price
We’re open 12PM – 2AM everyday.
Don’t forget Ravens game day specials too.
Barbecue History And Culture
What is Barbecue. The world’s most complete and comprehensive definition of the word barbecue. Highly controversial, especially since I make the case that grilling is a form of barbecue. I dare you to defeat my logic.
Barbecue History And The Origin Of The Word. A short history of barbecue and the origin of the word barbecue. False definitions and origin stories are dispatched.
The History of Barbecue Sauces. As usual, everything you have read on the internet is wrong. Here are the facts.
The Invention Of Barbecue: Dissertation on roast pork. Everyone has a theory of where barbecue originated. Here’s Charles Lamb’s version of the discovery of roast pork, first published in 1822.
The Barbecue Catering Business. Everybody tells you your food is so good you ought to start a catering business. Should you? What is involved?
Struttin With Some Barbecue. Just what was Louis Armstrong singing about in his classic tune? Not pulled pork!
BBQ Diplomacy at LBJ’s Texas White House. Barbecue has been used as a tool in American political campaigns for more than a century. But no politician ever used the conviviality and informality of cooking and eating outdoors than the 36th President, Lyndon Baines Johnson, who stepped away from the Oval Office more than 40 years ago.
David Letterman’s Top Ten Barbecue Lists. Letterman knows a lot about barbecues. Really?
Food & Flicks. My favorite meals on reels.
Hot Dog History. This dog has a fascinating tale.
Barbecue Fubars. Read some of the hilarious screwups our readers have made. Add yours!
Porkin’ Across America. The humor magazine/website, The Onion, has done it again. They’ve nailed a spoof of the travel food show with an eight part series called “Porkin Across America.” The host is traveling across the nation sampling pork dishes while trying to hold his life together back at home.
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