SOCIAL POKER TOURNAMENTS
NO ENTRY FEE | DAILY PRIZES
REGIONAL AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Riverchasers
Poker Tour
Bringing People Together Socially Through Poker Entertainment.
Learn, practice, and interact with family and friends, new and old, while dining and supporting local establishments.
OUR MISSION
OUR PASSION
OUR FAMILY
All skill levels are welcome to join as we are a learning league built on relationships, not finding the best poker player in the world. Play with Riverchasers to learn the game, practice your strategies, enjoy food and drinks around a table filled with fun and friendly people… oh, and you might take home some great cash & prizes in the process. We’re happy to have you at the tables!
For 20 YEARS we have built an ever-growing community of long term relationships while promoting and teaching the strategy of No Limit Texas Hold’em. All league events are free to play and your support of the hosting venue with food and beverage purchases is encouraged.
Championship Winners
A look back at our recent league champions and their events
Hammer Tourney Champion — 2026
John Ryan
A full day of poker was had this summer in Atlantic City as we welcomed over 100 social poker players from 9 different local poker leagues to Borgata for our annual Hammer Tourney. In the end, John Ryan from Down to the Felt walked away with the Grand Prize Cash, Bar Poker Open Championship Travel Package, and the Hammer Trophy.
Riverchasers League Champion — Season 39
Kyle Markle
A huge thank you to all our players for joining us at Borgata for our latest Championship Event! We awarded a $10,000 cash prize pool and celebrated the top players of the season. We welcomed dozens of first-time championship qualifiers as well as our seasoned vets of the league for a great day of poker at Borgata.
Rocket Tourney Champion — 2026
Ron Licari III
Nine hours of poker made up of nine social poker families from the East Coast, and we got our champ! Ron took home a pile of cash and is getting ready to head to Vegas to compete for a $100,000 grand prize in the Bar Poker Open World Championship!
Riverchasers League Champion — Season 38
Larry Johnston Jr.
A toast and a huge congratulations to our Season 38 Champion, Larry Johnston Jr.! Larry and Mike played two levels heads up and were both aggressive in their effort to take down the title. In the end, the cards and action went Larry's way and he takes home the trophy, the prize, and the celebratory champagne!
The Hammer Shootout Champion
Jamie "Shishworm" Naftzinger
A fierce heads up battle between Jamie “Shishworm” Naftzinger and Ronnie Licari III ended with the cards falling Jamie's way in the end. Ronnie had a sizeable chip lead, but Jamie's cards could do no wrong. Thank you to all who joined and supported!
Riverchasers League Champion — Season 37
Duane Wallace
Like a few others who chatted with us at the registration table, he was confident in his game and told me he was taking home the trophy today. Well, he did just that. Finishing the tournament off holding pocket 6’s, Duane and Will got it all in pre-flop, with Will holding two overcards to the pocket pair. Will flops one of his pairs, but instead of celebrating, he patiently said “it's not over…” A brick on the turn, and then the obvious answer (since I already told you he won) — Duane spikes one of the two remaining 6's to make his set and the victory! A slight favorite going into the hand but needed a big river card to seal the deal and earn the title of Champion.
Rocket Tourney Champion — 2025
Larry Angelucci
The Rocket Tourney 2025 Champ is here! Say hi to Larry Angelucci from Riverchasers Poker Tour! The tournament turned Larry's way when they were three-handed to the river on a paired board. Rich opened up first to act with an all-in bet into an already pretty decent sized pot. Jodee made a difficult fold from second position, and Larry thought for a moment and made the call with top pair. Rich was making a bluff to win the big pot, and if successful would have put him into a sizable chip lead. But now down to heads up action, Larry held about 85% of the chips and was able to put a bow on this great event with his final hand, making two pair with 10-7. Larry earns the grand prize cash, all the bonus swag and prizes, the Champ Trophy, and the full Bar Poker Open package!
The Hammer Tourney Champion — 2024
Thomas "Teej" Merighi
That's a wrap! The Hugest Hammer Tournament 2024 — congratulations to Thomas Merighi for taking down the trophy today at Borgata! Thomas battled Ron Licari Jr. heads up in a back-and-forth battle for the title and the grand prize.
RIVERCHASERS
POKER TOUR
LEAGUE EVENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIP
QUALIFY FOR OUR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP VIA ONE OF THREE UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENTS.
SEASON ACHIEVEMENTS
WIN ANY LIVE LEAGUE EVENT or ONLINE PRO RIVERCHASERS EVENT.
FINISH SEASON IN THE TOP 175 PLAYERS ON THE LEAGUE LEADERBOARD.
FINISH SEASON 1ST IN POINTS AT ANY QUALIFYING VENUE.
CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION LEVELS
ACHIEVE ANY ONE ACHIEVMENT TO EARN YOUR INVITATION TO THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
ACHIEVE ANY TWO DIFFERENT ACHIEVEMENTS TO EARN A DISCOUNTED ENTRY TO THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
ACHIEVE ALL THREE DIFFERENT ACHIEVEMENTS TO EARN A 2X DISCOUNTED ENTRY TO THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
LEAGUE SCHEDULE
Find live Riverchasers league events and Bar Poker Open events.
LEAGUE LEADERBOARD
Track your ranking and status for the Riverchasers League Championship
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Compete to be the next Champ to hoist the trophy and claim the prize!
BAR POKER OPEN
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Qualify for the World’s Largest Social Poker Championships in TWO EASY STEPS.
Earn a BPO Token (our online currency) by finishing Top 3 at any Live Riverchasers Event.
Use a BPO Token in our weekly Sunday Step 2 Online Qualifiers to win Seats and Full Travel Packages to the Championships.
EAST COAST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
The first of 3 Championships for the Poker Season, Nov 13-16, 2026
FLORIDA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
The second Championship hosted in West Palm Beach, FL.
Feb/Mar, 2027
VEGAS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
$100,000 GTD GRAND PRIZE
The World’s Largest event is hosted in the Las Vegas, June 2027.
SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Climb the Riverchasers and/or PRO Leaderboards to qualify. Compete for Seats & Full Travel Packages.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Bring Riverchasers to YOUR venue or Refer a new venue for a $200 Bonus!
CONTACT US WITH YOUR INFO
Whether you are a bar owner, manager, staff member, or a patron of a fantastic establishment.
LIVE EVENT SCHEDULE
All skill levels welcome! This is a great place to learn the game or perfect your skills in a low-stress environment with nothing at risk. We can’t wait to have you join our tables.
THE BAR POKER OPEN
WOLRD’S LARGEST BAR POKER CHAMPIONSHIP
Just two steps to $600,000
No Cost to Play, Qualify Today
ONLINE “PRO” MEMBERSHIP LEAGUE
Less than $1 per day to access $50k/month in Prizes
Multiple Membership Levels to Choose
SUPER LEAGUE SEASONAL LEADERBOARD
Compete Nationally Online for Full Travel Packages
for the upcoming Championship
The World’s Largest Social Poker Championship is at your fingertips.
In addition to our own local league championship events, we offer our players the chance to play Live or Online to qualify for the Bar Poker Open Live-Streamed National Championship Events.
WILL YOU WEAR THE CROWN?
LEAGUE NEWS
HAVE FUN | PLAY POKER | WIN PRIZES
We have live and online tournaments available. Let’s make some friends, enjoy a meal, and play some poker.
Membership required to track rankings and earn rewards. Basic memberships are FREE! There is no cost to participate in live events. Gambling is prohibited at all events. Provide your email address when you earn rewards at any Live event to sign up for an account. New members may also create a new account here.