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Posted by on Jul 1, 2021 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas, Personal | 0 comments

2021 BARGE Regustration Open (Poker’s Funnest Annual Event)

 

 

 

B.A.R.G.E. stands for “Big August Recreational Gambling Excursion,” a name sounding a bit pompous and pretty much like a weekend gambling junket, which I’m told is precisely what it once was when it first began 30 years ago.  This year, three decades later, we’re all gathering again, the last week in July at the Westgate for the first time, and you’re invited!  This is what poker should be — fun.  

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Posted by on Aug 4, 2015 in Blog, General Poker | 7 comments

Bringing It All Back Home: Reflections of BARGE 2015

 

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Jennifer Shahade, a two-time United States Women’s Chess Champion, and now the winner of BARGE XXV

 

This past week, I attended BARGE 2015, held in Las Vegas.

B.A.R.G.E. is actually an acronym meaning “Big August Recreational Gambling Excursion,” a name sounding a bit pompous and pretty like a weekend gambling junket, which I’m told is precisely what it once was when it first began 25 years ago.  

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