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Poker Party Fun!

Ciro's Bistro now hosts World Tavern Poker Tournaments on Tuesday nights at 7PM and 9PM (two tournaments per night). They are absolutely FREE to enter! Ciro's picks up all the costs. Your job is just have a good time (which of course involves drinking our great drink and outstanding food). Beside having fun, what can you win? Ciro's will be awarding prizes to the top three players in each tournament. We will also be awarding prizes for special hands such as pocket aces. Beyond that, you can ultimately win a seat to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas!

Our poker party will feature poker-oriented specials for both food and drink, good music and pretty girls. We wamt to turn Tuesday Nights in Stroudsburg into major fun nights!

There is a Big Spender promotion that you might also be interested in. The two biggest spenders of food and drink at each tournamnet are recorded and at the end of the season the top two Big Spenders will receive prizes from Ciro's as our way of saying thanks for supporting us.

How to Get Started

The following steps are what you need to do to play at Ciro's:

1. If you are not registered with WTP then you need to register with them by clicking here to create your free player account. If you are registered, then simply login with your username and password.
2. The next thing you need to do is click on the Find a Game link at the top of the page. Enter 18360 as the zip code and then select Ciro's Bistro from the dropdown menu. Then click the Find button to the right of the box.
3. This will bring up the schedule for all games in Stroudsburg. To the right of upcoming games you will see a link to Register. Click that link and register for the tournament. Note that you have to register for both tournaments each night if you want to play them both.
4. That's it! Just show up for the tournament in plenty of time (1/2 hour early is good) and be prepared to have fun!

Cool Promotions

There are ways you can get extra chips for play in the tournament. For example: Show up by 6pm and get 500 extra in your stack. Pre-register on the WTP web site and get 1000 in your stack. Bring a "virgin" (someone who hasn't played WTP before) and get 1000 chips in your stack. We will post details on all the ways you can get extra points to give you an edge.

The following is everything you need to know about how it all works (taken from the WTP site). In addition, you can read about the rules and etiquette by clicking on the link.

If you are new to World Tavern Poker (WTP) please click here to create your free player account.

World Tavern Poker is America's #1 Bar Poker League with over 300 hosting taverns across the country and more than 100,000 registered players. We only play Texas Hold 'Em at our tournaments. Texas Hold 'Em is extremely easy to learn and can take a lifetime to master. If you are unfamiliar with the game or just need a brush-up click here for a primer on how to play..

Similar to a dart or pool league, you will be playing in free Texas Hold ‘em poker tournaments each week at Ciro's Bistro. The top players receive points and rankings for the chance to move on to Tavern, Regional and National Championships for the shot of winning up to 26 seats into World Series of Poker Events every year!

The year is broken down into (3) 15-week seasons (Spring, Fall and Winter) with Championship events for each.

As well, there is a bonus event called the Tournament of Champions. Each season, the winners from the Tavern Tournament of Champions move on to the National TOC (held once per year in Las Vegas) for their shot at a $10,000 main event seat. Click here for more details on the TOC.

It's Free, it's Fun and best of all you have a shot of winning millions of dollars at the World Series of Poker!

The Season

Each season is comprised of up to 15 weeks of regular tournaments with a 1 week Tavern Championship. Taverns can sign up at any point in the season and still qualify players for the Regional and National Championships.

The Tournaments

Each tournament is comprised of 10 to hundreds of players, where they are playing until there is one man or woman left standing. In each tournament, the top 20 players will receive points based on where they finish and how many players competed in that tournament.

The Rankings

Players are ranked at 4 levels.

1. Tavern Ranking = Average of Top 8 scores at that Tavern.
2. State Ranking = Average of Top 16 from any Tavern in the State.
3. National Ranking = Average of Top 24 scores from any WTP Tavern in the Country.

The Tavern Championship

At the end of each season, Ciro's top players will compete in a Tavern Championship where the winner will receive a trophy, prizes provided by the Ciro's and the title of Tavern Champion. On Tavern Championship night, there will be 2 rounds, the Semi-Finals and the Finals.

The Semi-Finals - Every player who has a Tavern Ranking at Ciro's is invited to play in this event EXCEPT for the Top 10 ranked players who receive an automatic bye into the FINALS. The Semi-Final tournament is a standard multi-table tournament (like you play all season) where as the Top 10% will move on to the finals.

At the beginning of the tournament the total # of players seated should be announced as well as the number of players that will move on. This Top 10% will automatically receive seats into the Regional Championships.

The Finals - The winners from each table at the Semi-Finals moves on to the Finals. The Top 10 ranked players in Ciro's at the end of the season receive a “bye” to the Finals (they do not play in the Semi-Finals). This is a way of rewarding the top players in the Tavern.

So, as in the example above, the 5 table winners would then play in a tournament against the Top 10 ranked players, giving you a FINALS TOURNAMENT size of 15.

Regional Qualifiers - The Top 10 players ranked in each bar as well as each player who wins their table will receive a seat in Regionals. So again in the example above, 15 total players would move on to the Regional Championships (in markets with Qualified Regional Championships).

The Regional Championship

At the end of each season, markets with at least 5 hosting bars will participate in a Regional Championship Tournament. Regional Tournament prizes will vary based on the number of participating bars in that area and includes 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. Please click here for more information on upcoming Regional Championships.

National Championships

There are 3 National Championships each year where the Top 8 Finalists will ALL RECEIVE SEATS INTO WORLD SERIES OF POKER EVENTS ranging from $1,000 and up!

• The Spring National Championships are held in the Fall in Las Vegas.

• The Fall and Winter National Championships are held in April/May in Atlantic City. These are two separate events held during the same weekend so if you have qualified for both, you can play in both.

World Tavern Poker Open

The World Tavern Poker Open is the WORLD'S LARGEST POKER PARTY and held during the National Championships. The WTP Open is 3-4 days of great parties, great poker and great people. WE CAN ASSURE YOU, YOU'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED A POKER EVENT LIKE THIS BEFORE! Click here to learn more about the World Tavern Poker Open. Click here to get updates on the National Championships

How to qualify for the National Championships

Players can qualify for the National Championships in 5 ways.

1. Regional Points Champion - In markets with 5 or more taverns in a region, the Top 2 Regional Points leaders at the end of the season receive a seat at the National Championship.
2. Regional Championship Events - The # of National qualifiers through the Regional Championship Events varies depending on the # of participating taverns in that region however in a standard Regional Championship (approx 120 players) the Top 10 finalists will qualify for the National Championship.
3. National Points Leaders - The Top 20 Nationally ranked players at the end of the season also receive seats in the National Championship.
4. Cumulative Points Leaders - The Top 30 cumulative points leaders (on the Power Rankings Leader board) will automatically qualify for the National Championships.
5. 10 Wins - Capture 10 tournament wins throughout the season at any bar and automatically qualify for National Championships!

Where are the National Championships held?

National Championships move between Las Vegas and Atlantic City.

Fun, Fun, Fun

Most of all The World Tavern Poker League is about great people, great poker and great fun. So if you love to meet new people, have a few beers and play poker, then World Tavern Poker is perfect for you.

Supporting your Tavern and Staff

Remember, your local tavern is providing this service to you Free Of Charge. Please be sure to support them and their staff! Have a few drinks, order some food and take care of your servers.