The Biggest Entertainment Phenomenon to Hit the Bar Industry in Decades
The World Tavern Poker Tour Can Turn a Slow Night into a Full House
(PRWEB) June 4, 2005 -- For the last decade Tavern and Restaurant owners have
been struggling to find a way to get
people back out to their bars. Well The World Tavern Poker
Tour has added a significant piece to that puzzle.
“It all
started at Woody’s Tarheel Tavern on a slow Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, NC”,
said Mike Matsinger, founder of the WTPT. The dozen or so people there all
had their eyes glued to ESPN and The World Series Of Poker.
“We should host a no buy
in poker
tournament” Mike said, “I bet this place
will be packed”.
And it was! On the very first
night there were more than 75 people waiting in line
to sign up for the tournament, and the rest is history.
The World Tavern
Poker
Tour is one of the largest poker
leagues in the country with nearly 150 venues and over 15,000 players! “It’s
been unbelievable” added Matsinger, “the players have so much fun and the bars
are making a significant amount of money”.
The World Tavern Poker
Tour is quite different from other poker
leagues in that they do not require you
to hire their staff to run the tournaments.
“It’s very difficult to make
any money
when you
are doing $600 in business
on your poker
night, and $300 of it is going to pay the person
running it” said Matsinger. “Running a poker
tournament is very easy if all
the systems are in place,
and that is what we provide to our taverns”
Most other poker
leagues charge anywhere from $200-$500/night to run the tournaments, whereas the
WTPT teaches the taverns how to host tournaments themselves, and provides them
all
the tools to ensure their success.
“Our mission was to create a league
that was as simple and as profitable for the Tavern as possible, and that’s
exactly what we have accomplished. We provide online
tournament schedules, online
player registration, seat assignments, automated scoring and ranking, and so
much more” added Matsinger.
So How Do You
Choose The Right
League To Join?
"Ask questions" responded Matsinger. "How many venues do
they have (or are you
their test market?)
How many players? What type of marketing tools do they provide? What is the
cost? Does it make sense? What other types of affiliations/prizes? Do they host
regional championships? WSOP seats?. The last thing you
want to do is join a league without any history...they may be out of business
in a couple of months leaving you
in the cold".
About The World Tavern Poker
Tour:
The World Tavern Poker
Tour has venues from New Jersey to North
Carolina to Alaska and even as far north
as Canada.
For more information on The World Tavern Poker
Tour please visit www.WorldTavernPoker.com or call 1-866-POKER22.
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