My First Poker Run

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I won a poker run the season before last. The benefit was for a Veterans' Home in north central NE. The payout for first was $475.

As the group sponsoring the run was a known heavy drinking group, I decided to do something special.

With $475 in one hand, and a microphone in the other, I thanked everyone for their participation, and thanked the group for putting on a great run...Then I asked how much a beer was in the bar we landed at.

Someone yelled out $3 and I asked one of the ladies I knew there to come up and help me out for a couple minutes.

I then said "One of my favorite things to do when I meet a Vet and we're in a bar such as this one is to buy them a beer and thank them for their service to my country.

This evening there are alot of Veterans who can't be here with us so that I can buy them a beer, so here's what I'd like to do.

I'm going to appoint my friend here as honorary bartender, and ask her to take a place behind a table next to the stage here, then I'm going to do my part to not only help and thank Vets, but to help each and every one of you go home just a little bit safer tonight.

I have $475 in my hand right now that says each and every one of you here can stand to have one less beer before you ride home. That's right folks, $3. This is your chance, for the cost of 1 beer, to buy a beer for a Vet who isn't here. And for that $3 from each and every one of you, I personally will donate this $475 back"

I turned and handed the wad of cash in my hand to the organizer, who was standing there absolutely dumbfounded. In all the years they'd been running that poker run for that charity, nobody had ever donated even a portion of their winnings back...Much less all of it.

And to top it all off, the makeshift "bar" I set up raised another $525 for the cause.

Now when I show up on poker runs, the organizers hope and pray that I win.

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For over 3 years my wife and I rode with a motorcycle club here in Texas.....At that time there were many many clubs in and around Houston and Texas, but almost all are gone now...But the "poker" run was a bread and butter ride for every club.....Some clubs had games you played along the route and you tried to have the highest score.....Some clubs had their own type of poker runs and you never knew how they scored it, such was the Texas 300, held by one former club, my wife was the first person in our area to win in the top 10 places, she won 9th place won a trophy and a $100.00 saving bond.......I won 19th place, got a plaque, and $25.00, and thought I had really done something, that was the type of club it was...Oh I think first place was a $1000.00 savings bond...It was an Air Force base club in San Antonio Texas, the reason for the savings bonds........

Poker runs can be and are fun, the 50/50 drawings can be rather funny at times....Like if this ride is for a charity, there are always those that think you should give your winnings back, as a donation....Got into that situation once, Like lost said I needed the money and kept it, but I got a bunch of stares for taking it ....:shock:.....I never won enough money in the 50/50's to even come close to the money I spent making these rides....

Claude....

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Here's a short clip from a local TV station.... Your browser must allow popups...



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My bike is the one w/the white helmet!!!



A pic w/TV strapped on the back is coming soon!!!