Welcome to KOntenders Poker!
We are a Social poker league with over 6,400 players across the U.S. and more registering every day. We hold tournaments nightly at some of the greatest bars, restaurants, and taverns in your area. We host multiple games several nights of the week. We are also part of Bar Poker Open, to bring you more major events to compete in all over the United States. Have fun, play poker and win big!
( Gambling is absolutely prohibited.)
KOntenders Poker is the flagship product of KOntender Entertainment, a veteran-owned company.
Golden Nugget – Win Your Stay for Free This June!
Players who have booked their Golden Nugget stay for the Bar Poker Open this June have another shot at winning their hotel stay for free!
BPO Online Freerolls – Special Double-header Weekend!
For those asking for more Saturday Qualifiers, and having a slightly later start time, we have listened and created a special weekend! To make up for the missed online qualifier on 3/4 for technical reasons and keep to our goal of absolutely blowing out the attendance...
Kontenders Owner Tom Wiegand Honored as 2017 Veteran of the Year
The US Veterans Corps has announced that Kontenders owner Tom Wiegand has earned the title of 2017 Veteran of the Year for his relentless charitable work on behalf of veterans. Tom wants to thank all of the many Kontenders players who have supported the charity...
BPO High Roller Challenge – Win a Seat to the WSOP Millionaire Maker!
The next Bar Poker Open High Roller Challenge will be online, January 27th. The winner will receive a seat to the WSOP Millionaire Maker, which is expected to dovetail schedule-wise with the BPO events in Las Vegas this summer. Link below will take you to the BPO website for details.
Always Free to Play
Our tournaments are always free to play!
Nightly Prizes
Depending on the venue, win cash, gift certificates, and BPO tokens!
Bar Poker Open
Play to win $100,000 in Atlantic City in October, and $200,000 in Las Vegas every June!
Have Fun!
Play the great game of Texas Holdem, close to home, for free!
KOntenders Players Are Winning Big with Bar Poker Open!
The Bar Poker Open is an enormous community of bar poker players, a series of events with great guarantees, fun parties, and a National Championship Invitational. All events include Final Tables played on the same final table set of the WPT(c) including a Live-Streamed National Championship Final Table.
Our top players are invited to play twice a year against top players in the other Bar Poker Open Affiliate leagues, in the National Championships with minimum prize pools totaling $300,000!
Play in a sanctioned bar and place in the top three. Your TD will then get your name and email address so you can receive an invite to play online (tournaments are held every Sunday.) Roughly the top 4% from the online event will win a seat to the Bar Poker Open Main Event.
In addition to the seat, the first place online player every weekend is awarded a travel and hotel package worth $700!