All proceeds benefit the Seneca Rotary Club Education Foundation and Community Grant Program!
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WHO WE ARE
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A POKER RUN IS NOT A RACE!
A Poker Run is a game of chance and only the boat with the best poker hand wins. It’s all in the cards. Whether your boat exceeds 20 mph or 50 mph, speed has no bearing on the winner.
Even before the event, you can sense the burning fever of anticipation as the gladiators of the sea are itching to head out on the open water.
A poker run is fun on the water with your crew. It’s a few glorious days of boating at its finest and a chance to renew old acquaintances and make new friends. Each participating boat navigates a carefully charted course, stopping at five checkpoints along the route to pick up a sealed envelope containing a single playing card. At the Lighthouse a reveal party is held at the Cabana where the envelopes are opened and the crew holding the best poker hand is declared the winner!
There’s an unquantifiable joy in feeling the wind against your face at any speed on the open water and experiencing a roller-coaster-like ride over wakes and waves.
Signing on for the Seneca Rotary Poker Run means being part of a well-organized, activity-oriented, fun-filled and safe event. Naturally, it helps to have a great body of water, like Lake Keowee. Poker runs are events for the entire family. So come join the fun and get your summer started right, on the lake!