{"id":5616,"date":"2024-07-04T12:17:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T16:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/?p=5616"},"modified":"2024-07-04T12:17:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T16:17:16","slug":"2024-25-step-2-qualifier-season-begins-sunday-july-7th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/?p=5616","title":{"rendered":"2024-25:  STEP 2 Qualifier Season Begins Sunday July 7th!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5617 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/24-25_FL_VEGAS_Header-copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/24-25_FL_VEGAS_Header-copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/24-25_FL_VEGAS_Header-copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/24-25_FL_VEGAS_Header-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/24-25_FL_VEGAS_Header-copy-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/24-25_FL_VEGAS_Header-copy-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>We are excited to announce that yet again in the 2024 &#8211; 2025 Season Will have TWO MASSIVE 6 FIGURE Championships to play for!<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>2024-25 Florida World Championship<\/strong><br \/>\nWinter 2024 &#8211; 2025 (Announcing Soon!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2025 Vegas World Championship<\/strong><br \/>\nSummer 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The first half of the year, players will have a choice to use their seat or package for either FLORIDA IN 2024-25 or VEGAS in 2025!<br \/>\nDates coming for both championship, very soon!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Every week, we will give out over $8,000 in seats and prizes, and all you need to participate is a single Token!<\/strong><br \/>\nJust show up to your local bar or restaurant hosting \u201cBPO Qualifiers\u201d, finish Top 3, and you&#8217;re able to play for $7,000+ in prizes.\u00a0 Every week, these prizes include A Full Championship Vacation Package and BPO Championship Seats.\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>More than $500,000 in annual championship seats + over 200 Travel Packages are anticipated to be given out this year!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nSTEP 2 CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery Sunday we will award championship seats and a full travel package to attend our upcoming championship!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>1st Half: July 7th &#8211; November 10, 2024<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;<strong>2023 FLORIDA or 2024 VEGAS Championship Qualifiers&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the first half of the year, seats can be be used for the 2024-35 FLORIDA Championship\u00a0 OR the 2025 VEGAS World Championship giving you the most flexibility in seat choices for the first part of the year.\u00a0 Pick the championship you prefer, or win a seat to both!<\/p>\n<p><strong>2nd Half: November 11, 2024 &#8211; May 4th, 2025<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;2022 Vegas World Championship Qualifiers&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nSecond half of the year, the focus is entirely on the World\u2019s Largest Bar Poker Championship! In no other place on the planet can you play for such a massive cash prize against ONLY Bar Poker Qualifiers so all qualifiers focus solely on this event!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>*NEW* &#8230; &#8220;PRO&#8221; STEP 3 SPECIALS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPeriodically, after November 2024, we will be hosting special tournaments to utilize championship seats or direct token entry for exclusive poker experiences only made possible by your hard working team at Bar Poker Open!\u00a0 These opportunities will be for PRO Members only who win a seat while having an active PRO membership while winning their seats and\/or redeeming their seats!<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUPER LEAGUE SEASON 16 &amp; 17<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Super League seasons, will award invites to the upcoming championship, and will also award Full Travel Packages to the upcoming championship destination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Super League Season 16: April 22, 2024 &#8211; November 3, 2024<br \/>\n<\/strong>Super League 16 Championship: November 9, 2024<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>2024-25 FLORIDA&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the first half of the year, players will be ranked within their league and\/or with the online league &#8220;Bar League PRO&#8221; to earn invites to the the FLORIDA Championship.\u00a0 These invites can be used to buy-in to that upcoming championship, allowing all of our top ranked players to participate in our upcoming championship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The Super League 14 Championship Will Award Full Florida Packages to the Top 4 Players!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Super League Season 17: November 4, 2024 &#8211; April 27, 2025<\/b><br \/>\nSuper League Championship: May 3, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;2025 Vegas World Championship Qualifiers&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nSecond half of the year, the focus is entirely on the VEGAS World Championship!<br \/>\nDuring this period,\u00a0 Players will be ranked within their league and\/or within the online league &#8220;Bar League PRO&#8221; to earn invites to VEGAS 2025!\u00a0 These invites can be used to buy-in to the Vegas 2025 event.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Super League 15 Championship Will Award Full Vegas Packages to the Top 4 Players<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nSAME CHAMPIONSHIP SEAT VALUE!<br \/>\n<\/strong>To keep with the same player value and still ensure giant prize pools at our championship destinations, we will be keeping <em><strong>the buy-in portion of the upcoming championships and the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">value of a championship seat to a $300<\/span><\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 This amount represents the smallest buy-in amount at any major tournament circuit stop, keeping our goal of making Bar Poker Open Championship extremely affordable, even for those that do not win a seat and just win their invite through a high ranking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This means:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>&#8211; 1,000 Entries -&gt; $300,000 prize pool<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">&#8211; 1,500 Entries -&gt; $450,000 prize pool* <\/span><\/strong>our projection for the 2025 Vegas Championship!<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>&#8211; 2,000 Entries -&gt; $600,000 prize pool\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP 2 QUALIFIERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>When?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sundays at 11:00 AM (Eastern Time)<\/strong><br \/>\nRegistration Opens at 9:00 AM (Eastern Time)<br \/>\nLate Registration Open (12 Levels) until 1:00 PM (Eastern Time)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Where?<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen you finish Top 3 at a local bar, or online, you are awarded with a token. You will utilize this token to play in the weekly &#8220;Step 2: 2024\/25 Championship Qualifier&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Format?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe costs is One (1) \u201cToken\u201d to play<br \/>\nUp to (2) Rebuys Will Be Allowed When You are Out of Chips (for 12 levels)<br \/>\n15 Minute Blinds<br \/>\nBreaks are every 120 Minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Do You Win?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>First Place is a Full Choice Travel Package to either Florida 2024-25 or Vegas 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum of 3 Days Hotel<\/li>\n<li>$400 Airfare Reimbursement<\/li>\n<li>Championship Seat at your choice 2024 &#8211; 2025 destination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Championship Seat Awarded for Every 50 Entries \/ Rebuys<br \/>\n<\/strong>5 Seats @ 500 Entries, 8 Seats @ 800 Entries, 9 Seats @ 950 Entries, ect&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nWhat If I Win More Than 1 Seat?<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the first half of the year, players can win two seats in order to use one in each championship. However, players cannot win more than 1 Seat into Each Championship and there is no cash out policy. Each additional seat is an entry or rebuy into the &#8220;Masters Tournament&#8221; held prior to each championship!<\/p>\n<p>You are also welcome to hold on to your tokens for many of the other online events that cost a token (or multiple tokens) to participate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The benefits to winning multiple seats are displayed in your profile and also listed below here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>1 SEAT<\/strong><br \/>\nYou win your Choice of Championship! Either the 2023 FLORIDA Championship or the\u00a0 2025 VEGAS Championship.\u00a0 Either one will certainly be one of the Largest Bar Poker Championships in America!<br \/>\n&#8220;PRO&#8221; Members can redeem their seat in a special online &#8220;PRO: STEP 3 Tournament&#8221; for some special player BPO Experiences!<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 SEATS<\/strong><br \/>\nYou win a seat into the other championship (that was not your first choice).<br \/>\nYou can also hold onto this seat for the Vegas Masters Tournament if you do not with to join is in Florida.<br \/>\n&#8220;PRO&#8221; Members can redeem their seat in a special online &#8220;PRO: STEP 3 Tournament&#8221; for some special player BPO Experiences!<\/p>\n<p><strong>3+ SEATS \u2013 \u201cMASTERS TOURNAMENT\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nYou win a seat into the VEGAS Masters Tournament.<br \/>\nThis incredible tournament will be for a DAY 2 SEAT into the VEGAS Championship!\u00a0 You will get an average stack of 500,000, be immediately in the money on day 2, and get a bye past 95% of the field to play for the massive payout!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nMasters Tournament<\/strong><br \/>\nOnce players have won 3 seats during the time period of July 7, 2024 &#8211; May 4, 2024 , the 3rd seat and beyond are converted into \u201cMasters Tickets\u201d. These masters tickets become buy-ins\/rebuys into the Online Masters Tournament on May 10, 2025.\u00a0 In this event, you will play against a small field of players who have also achieved 3+ seats for a seat into Day 2 of the 2025 Vegas Championship!<\/p>\n<p><strong>More details in regards to the dates, the destination, and the hotel booking information will be announced very shortly!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to announce that yet again in the 2024 &#8211; 2025 Season Will have TWO MASSIVE 6 FIGURE Championships to play for! 2024-25 Florida World Championship Winter 2024 &#8211; 2025 (Announcing Soon!) 2025 Vegas World Championship Summer 2025 The first half of the year, players will have a choice to use their seat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5616"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5677,"href":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5616\/revisions\/5677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.barpokeropen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}