Pop's is working hard to reopen poker in Virginia!
Interested in working in POKER? See below...
Pop's is working hard to reopen poker in Virginia!
Interested in working in POKER? See below...
Update on our license application
10/9/2024
After a LONG wait, I am proud to announce that Pop's Poker, LLC is officially licensed by VDACS to operate Poker Tournaments in Virginia!
Details will be coming in the following weeks regarding what we will be offering, the rules, the schedule, and the opening date.
Stay tuned for more information as we release it, but I wanted to post that we are officially licensed and are working hard to reopen!
Rich
9/30/2024
PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO FREEROLL THIS WEEK. Due to holiday conflicts, the next freeroll will be Thurs 10/10/24 @ 6pm, as usual.
We are hopeful that we will be able open soon, pending the receipt of our license and working to get the room ready to open and once again bring you the best poker in town!
Rich
9/27/2024
VDACS and The Good Lions (the charity that we play for) have reached an agreement regarding rules and our license. This is good news for poker in Virginia! We anticipate that we will have a license within the coming weeks. Once we have the license in hand, we will set an official opening date with details of the games that we are offering. Stay tuned for further details!
Rich
9/12/2024
Our hearing is set for September 17th. At this point we are trying to negotiate an agreement with VDACS regarding our application, prior to the hearing. Will keep you updated.
Rich
8/3/2024
VDACS rejected the charity's application for a poker license today. There will be an appeal in mid-September, and possibly further action. We can't promise the future, but we are not quitting.
Rich
7/19/2024
On May 9th we applied for our license with VDACS (the state agency otherwise known as the the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) by sending our application over by courier. Typically VDACS has 45 days to respond to our application. They did respond, with questions. We responded back to them, and now there are even more questions. At this point in time, we are in communications with them to resolve some of the issues surrounding game play.
Although we are not in control of the timeline, we feel an obligation to our staff and our players to give you updates on the progress. We do not know how much longer it will take, or what will need to be done at this point to insure a positive outcome, but we are going to stay in this until it is resolved and we have a license to play the game that we all love.
I thank you for your support and patience during this time and look forward to a day when I can see all of your smiling faces back on the felts at Pop's.
Rich
Mary Vaughan Bliley Utter
August 19, 1963 - September 9, 2024
The Pop's Poker family extends our deepest condolences to Joe Utter and his family on the loss of his wife Mary.
Mary was a regular player in the Richmond poker community at many games for many years. She was known for her fun loving personality, her wit, and her dedication to her family and friends. She will be sorely missed. May her memory be a blessing.
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Obituary
Mary Vaughn Bliley Utter, beloved daughter, wife, mother and grandmother, died September 9th, 2024, at the age of 61. Mary Vaughn was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. and Mary Virginia Kelley Bliley; and her brother, Thomas J. "Jerry" Bliley, III.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph G. Utter, Jr.; daughters, Jennifer Davies Vick (Shad) and Mary Kathryn Davies Lawson (Robert); stepson, Joseph Utter, III (Sam); grandchildren, Christian, Aiden ‘N’, Aiden ‘J’, Max and Emma; and nephews, Thomas J. Bliley, IV (Shannon), and Shawn Bliley (Lauren); and countless cousins and friends.
Mary Vaughn was a graduate of St. Gertrude's High School.
She loved helping people. As a young girl she volunteered with the local rescue squad leading her to a career in health care culminating at VCU Health Systems as a Trauma Specialist.
Mary Vaughn never met a stranger and lived life on her own terms. She was known for her determined spirit and infectious laugh. She sought the good in all and the fun in every situation.
She will be remembered for her love and devotion to her family, friends, and especially her “fur grand babies” and “Poker Family”.
She will be missed by all who were graced to be in her world.
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Join us for a celebration of life for Mary. We are asking for all friends and family to come together and reflect on the way Mary may have touched your life. We will have an open podium for anyone that would like to say anything about their time with Mary.
Date: Friday, September 27, 2024
Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: Lakeside Moose Lodge
1207 Hilliard Rd
Richmond VA 23228
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
We are looking for dealers, cage and floor personnel!
Are you interested in working in the most fun and progressive industry in Virginia?
If the answer is yes, you may be who we are looking for.
Pop's Poker is now actively looking for poker workers who are interested in joining us in a very exciting and fun atmosphere to bring charitable gaming poker to Richmond Virginia.
We are currently looking for dealers, cage and floor personnel.
The dealer training process takes time to train and is largely at-home study coupled with training sessions at Pops.
Click here to learn more about dealer training.
VDACS (The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services), the entity responsible for issuing licenses in Virginia for charitable gaming, has received our license application on May 9th of 2024. We are currently awaiting the license from them at which point we will officially be able to open!
Please email Rich at rich@popspoker.com and let me know your availability and interest.
Let's pull together to make Poker a permanent game in Richmond so that we can all play the game we love!
$650 Freeroll + $100 HH, every other Thursday
The Pop's Poker Freerolls have been off the charts!
We have consistently packed the house and folks are having a great time! Come join the fun!
The freeroll has NO BUYIN, just play poker, have fun and win money. While you are here, check out Pop's, eat some great food, and let's keep our poker community in touch and playing while we wait for the law to settle down.
If you have a player's card, please bring that with you. If you do not already have a Pop's Poker player's card, please bring your ID in order to register, and anticipate a delay in registration, so please show up EARLY to register. Registration will begin at 5:30pm.
The payouts are as follows:
- 1st place - $300
- 2nd place - $200
- 3rd place - $100
- 4th place - $50
- + $100 high hand (HH)!
Registration opens at 5:30pm, cards in the air at 6pm.
The $100 high hand requires that the hand is at least the rank of a full house and you must use both of your hole cards to make your hand. The high hand is ONLY through the first 10 levels of play.
Seats are now assigned on a first come, first served basis. After all seats are filled, we will keep a running "waiting list" of the next players to be called in order of their arrival and check-in at the cage. Players on the waiting list will be called in order (as other players bust out of the tournament) in the order that they arrived and got their name put on the waiting list at the cage.
Please get there on time to insure a seat at the freeroll.
Due to security and staffing, the game must end at midnight. This can be accomplished by chopping using either ICM or even chop. If the remaining group cannot decide how to chop the tournament, it will be based on an ICM Chop Calculator.
- Re-entries are not allowed.
- Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Pop's Bar and Grill.
- All televised sporting events will be available on our 60+ TVs!
- Live dealers will be dealing and handling all of the action!
- Tournament Directors Association (TDA) rules apply to all tournaments.
Good luck and see you at the felts!
Poker Atlas Table Captain
Poker Atlas is the primary software that we use to operate our poker room. Using the app from your phone, you are able to view our games, reserve a seat, check the wait list, view tournament clocks, check schedules, etc. all from home!