SLO Cross #1 this Sunday 10/23
- World Bicycle Relief Poker Running
- World Bicycle Relief Poker Runner
- World Bicycle Relief Chicago
- World Bicycle Relief Poker Runners
Listen to Alex Howes as he leads his ride to support World Bicycle Relief. Today at 3pm PT/6pm ET. 3 World Record Breaking Bikes - So Fast They Were Banned! WINNING RUN FULL RACE X.
posted Oct 18, 2011, 9:41 AM by Tyler Wertenbruch [ updated Oct 18, 2011, 9:48 AM]Head out to El Chorro Regional Park this Sunday for Day 2 of the 2011-12 Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross North! A challenging course with lots of features… sand, run up, barriers, dirt, grass and pavement. San Luis Obispo is one of the most beautiful regions in Southern California and SoCalCross hits it twice. Don’t miss your chance and head to El Chorro Regional Park wedged minutes from SLO and Morro Bay! Make this Day 2 of a weekend get-away! Also, USA Cycling ranking and upgrade points as well as PRESTIGE SERIES points up for grabs! Camping is available at the course, visit here for details and reservations.Race Flyer available here. Race Registration available here. (Demo Bikes are available via the registration link.) |
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.
World Bicycle Relief Poker Running
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.
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.
See also[edit]
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
References[edit]
World Bicycle Relief Poker Runner
External links[edit]
World Bicycle Relief Chicago
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