The Wake the Dragon Poker Run is not a race! Participants have up to three hours to complete the course. Take your time and enjoy. Early registration begins at 7:30 AM till 11:00 AM, and event ends at 5:20 PM. Kick-off for the event is 1:30 P.M with registration running concurrent. Participants must register at the Drivers Orientation & Early Registration table at Fontana Village Lobby or at the Pavilion before starting . Cost to participate in the poker run is $5.00 per participant(max 2 hands per person). Passengers can play as well. You will receive a marked envelope for the poker run at registration. Your hand will be returned at the completion of the run in this envelope only.

Participants should go to all five stops on the poker run course for the best chance of a winning hand. At each stop, draw a card. To ensure fairness, everyone will draw from the same deck at each stop. Each stop will always draw from a full deck of 52 cards. In the event that you draw a card which you already have in your hand, you simply replace that card and draw a new card. Your card will be placed in your participation envelope and the envelope marked by an official with the card that you draw. Once the envelope is marked, you are ready to proceed to the next stop.

When you have gone to all five stops, you are ready to return to registration and complete your winning hand. Return your hand to registration at the ball field. At 4:00 PM, four “table cards” are drawn. You can use any, or all of these table cards, plus your cards to make your best winning five card hand. On the face of your envelope, circle the cards you will use in your hand, and turn this into the official. If you need help in figuring out the best hand, just ask.

All hands will be tallied and winning hands announced at the Dinner Saturday night. All hands must be turned in no later than 5:20 PM. Any hands coming in after that time will not be scored. In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by high card draw at the dinner. Poker hands are valued from best to worst as follows: Royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, one pair, high card. All scoring by judges is final.