Chip Program. Mid-Season TOC Championships During Week 13, each tavern hosts a Mid-Season TOC Championship. The top 3 finishers from Weeks 1 through 12 receive extra chips (2,000 for each Top 3 finish), but anyone can play in this event. Individual tournament winners on Mid-Season TOC Night receive invitations to the National Tournament of Champions Semi-Finals, with the Mid-Season TOC Champion receiving a seat to the National TOC Finals. Tavern Championships Any player with 15 games played and at least one top 20 finish at that World Tavern Poker venue during the previous regular season qualifies for the Tavern Championship during Week 25. The winner of this event earns a seat to the WTP National Championship Finals, which takes place twice a year at the WTP OPEN or the World League Poker Championships (WLPC). Tournament of Champions (TOC) Tavern Tournament of Champions events take place during Week 26. Qualified players are those who finished in first, second, or third-place from each tournament in the previous regular season. The top 3 finishers of a tavern's Tournament of Champions qualify for WTP National TOC Finals at the OPEN or WLPC. Regional Championships At the end of each season, all qualified regions in the World Tavern Poker league host a Regional Championship Tournament. Regional Tournament prizes vary based on the number of participating bars in that area and include anything from plaques to travel packages to the WTP OPEN and/or the WLPC. Any player finishing in the top 20 in a qualified tavern at the end of the regular season automatically qualifies for the Regional Championships. National Championships, National TOC, the WTP OPEN, and the World League Poker Championships Two National WTP events are held each year. The National Championship events for Season 1 is held each fall at the World League Poker Championships (WLPC) in Las Vegas. The National events for Season 2 are held in May or June at the WTP OPEN at an east coast casino (location can vary - the last four OPEN events have taken place at Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania). Player Rankings A player's score for a game is determined by their finishing position relative to the number of players who started that tournament. First place in a tournament game receives 10,000 points plus 50 points multiplied by the number of players beginning the game. For example, a player who finishes third in a game