A poker run is an organized event in which participants, usually using motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, horses, on foot or other means of transportation, must visit five to seven checkpoints, drawing a playing card at each one. The object is to have the best poker hand at the end of the run. Having the best hand and winning is purely a matter of chance. The event has a time limit, however the individual participants are not timed.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the record for the largest event was set in 2009 with 2,136 motorcyclists benefiting the Fallen Firefighter Survivors Foundation (FFSF).[1]
The record for the largest single venue event was set in 2012, with 586 motorcyclists raising money for Prostate Cancer research in Ottawa, Canada.[2]
Variations[edit]
Poker runs usually require a fee to enter and some for each additional hand; in some events a small part of the fee may go to funding the event, including the prizes, while the rest goes to the event's charity recipient or club treasury. In charity events usually most, if not all of the funds goes to the selected charity. Prizes, such as money, plaques, or merchandise donated by commercial sponsors of the event, are awarded for the best hand. Some runs will award smaller awards for lower hands or even the lowest hand.
Each checkpoint might offer food or entertainment, either covered by the entry fee or at additional cost. Each participant is responsible to maintain the integrity of their hand during the run. Hands are usually written down or marked with punched holes on a ticket, rather than assembled from actual cards given to the riders. The only requirement is that riders arrive at the final checkpoint by the time prizes are awarded, usually near the end of the day, typically at a party with food and refreshments. It might be required that participants collect all of the requisite number of cards, five or seven, or they might be allowed to miss checkpoints and use a hand with fewer cards, though the odds of a winning hand are much lower.
Transport[edit]
Although most events are on motorcycles, off-road vehicles, boats, or horses, events involving small aircraft, ATVs, bicycles, golf carts, snowmobiles,[3] skateboards,[4] running,[5] canoeing and kayaking,[6] and geocaching[7] have been held.
Jul 15, 2017 Boat Poker Run, Lakeshore Dr, Decatur, IL 62521, United States, Saturday, 15. July 2017 - There are stops in each of the 5 basins on the lake. Participants receive a poker card at each stop.
Dice run[edit]
A dice run is one variation, where instead of collecting cards, participants roll dice at each stop. The object is to have the highest score as determined by the sum of the dice rolls.
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Notes[edit]
- ^'Largest motorcycle Poker run - Guinness World Records Blog post - Home of the Longest, Shortest, Fastest, Tallest facts and feats'. Community.guinnessworldrecords.com. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ^'Largest motorcycle poker run (single venue)'. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^[1]Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^'Poker Run', Silverfish Longboarding - The Longboard Skateboard Community - P - General Longboard Glossary, archived from the original on 12 December 2007, retrieved 2010-07-02
- ^[2]Archived August 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Canoe/kayak poker run will benefit ill children
- ^Geocaching.com: First Annual Lillington Poker Run
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The BLM has published an Environmental Assessment (EA) to drill up to four geothermal test wells in Ocotillo Wells. There is a test well you can see that was drilled about 12 years ago along Poleline Road just south of Arroyo Salada. The 150-page document analyzes the effects of the project on a variety of resources including recreation. The bad news is that I don’t think we, as off-roaders, can do anything to stop the project. The good news is that where they want to do it should not bother us off-roaders at all. Should it be decided that a geothermal facility is viable, another formal process will need to be completed for the actual wells. One thing working against us is that there is lithium in the hot water down there and part of the desire to develop geothermal is to also pull lithium out of the water to sell.
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Ocotillo Wells is a state park and it is managed as one. There is a memorandum of understanding between State Parks and BLM that allows State Parks to manage the BLM land in that portion of the park. The BLM still owns the mineral rights and some of the surface rights of their land and they are required to allow geothermal development if an applicant requests it. You may remember I wrote about the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan in the past. I wrote comments asking that Ocotillo Wells be exempted from renewable energy projects like the BLM open areas to the north are. When the final DRECP came out I saw that my request was not followed, so I formally protested and was turned down. I think they knew there is hot water down there and want to be able to develop it should it be feasible.
They want to drill on the east side of the park close to Highway 86 between the Salton City dump and Salton City Airport. If you look at a map that shows the different ownerships in that area, you will see State Parks, BLM and private parcels. The BLM actually owns about 30 square miles in Ocotillo Wells. This project is looking at two of those square miles. On land east of Poleline Road we are required to stay on authorized routes and there are no routes in the area they want to drill. The EA is very thorough and it requires the project to look for all kinds of impacts relating to lizards, birds, plants, paleontological, archaeological, dust, water, visual and noise. The plan is here: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/1501368/20006097/250007153/Truckhaven_EA_Final_508.pdf. The comment period ends November 24. If you are unable to download it and want to read it (it is 13 mb), just email me at info@sdorc.org and I will email it to you.
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The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), the people who brought you the trouble in the Glamis Sand Dunes with Peirson’s milkvetch, in Ocotillo Wells with the Flat-tailed Horned Lizard and the snowy plover in Oceano Dunes (Pismo), is asking to have the Joshua tree listed as threatened in the California endangered species list. If the tree gets listed, it may not directly affect us much, since federal land (BLM) is not affected by a State listing. What worries me is that a State listing could lead to a Federal Listing, which will cause us a lot of trouble on BLM land.
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In the 79-page petition on page 19 I found this: “Due to the species’ patchy distribution within its range, highly variable population density (4 to 840 trees per acre) and lack of range-wide population surveys, a reliable estimate of Joshua tree population size is not available (USFWS 2018). Similarly, no range-wide population trends have been documented.” This petition is to the California Fish and Wildlife agency. The way it will go is it will go before the commission, who will determine one of three outcomes: dismissal, further study or listing. We feel listing is not warranted and will be watching this and submitting comments at the appropriate time.
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The 15th Lost Lizard Fun Run is history and what a great event it was. We had a large turn out and no problems along with a great route and a big raffle that included a winch, set of tires, a big screen TV and 25 separate kids prizes each with a smores kit and other toys. Our winning best hand was five fives! I have to hand it to Audrey Mason who coordinated all the details of the event. Audrey, you rock! Also to her husband KJ, who did great work on the route. A big shout out to Rob and Kathleen Smith who setup base camp, stored raffle prizes, and so much more. Can’t forget Jim and Jan McGarvie, M.A. Hillier who handled the pre-registrations, Nicole, Rick, Desert Doug, Jean, Renee, Desiree, Chris Boyer, Chad and Deana, Lolo and LESAR. A big thanks to our checkpoint crews: Outback 4×4 club, Vey’s, Tierra Del Sol 4×4 club, Creeps and Jeeps 4×4 club and Fire and Ice Heating and Air Conditioning. Checkpoints give life to the event and we had great ones this year. A big thanks to Alexia and Neil from the BLM for helping us put on a great event.