| Motorcyclists begin years ago to band together and | | | | * Sign up and pay the entry fee (some runs allow |
| ride. The number of bikers who have formed clubs | | | | more than one hand per person) |
| and ride just for pleasure and camaraderie is | | | | * Choose a card from the deck spread out face |
| staggering. 99% of bikers today ride just because. | | | | down on the table |
| Harley Davidson, Suzuki, Honda, Indian and Victory | | | | * Your card is logged next to your name as the first |
| are just a few of the motorcycle manufacturers who | | | | in your hand and then returned to the pile for the |
| sell to all walks of life. Weekend poker runs have | | | | next participant |
| become very popular and in some cases profitable. | | | | * Get the list of designated stops to play the next |
| Fashioned after the card game the event could be 5 | | | | hand (in case you get separated) |
| card, 7 card or any number of cards the organizer | | | | * The organizer will advise what time the participants |
| decides to use. The riders will meet at the starting | | | | will be leaving and where the next stop is |
| location to sign up and pay the entry fee. The | | | | * The group will have a lead bike and depending on |
| location of each poker stop is pre-determined by the | | | | the size, several designated participants who will act |
| organizer and is usually an eatery or a place to | | | | as traffic control (larger runs may require police |
| indulge in refreshments. Depending on the size of the | | | | escorts who will block intersections to keep the |
| event it could cost each rider $5.00 up. The rides | | | | riders safe and allow the participants to stay |
| have become so popular they are advertised in local | | | | together |
| newspapers, television and of course the popular | | | | * At each stop a new card is drawn and logged as |
| biker magazines like "Born To Ride". Most charitable | | | | your playing hand |
| organizations have figured out that bikers are very | | | | * Several hands are reserved for the last stop and |
| generous and jump at an opportunity to affiliate. | | | | the winners will be determined by their best hands. |
| A biker planning to attend a run could expect the | | | | The pot will be split with the highest hand receiving |
| following: | | | | the most |
| * Group meets at a designated staging area (most | | | | There are many different types of poker runs some |
| runs are open so anyone can attend) | | | | like this one while others are 100% for charity. |