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LETTER FROM THE ECF PRESIDENT
Welcome to the 24th ECF Poker Run, better known
as the “Big One”! We are proud to say we have
grown to be one of the largest poker runs in the
U.S. in these 24 years, and we have all of you to
thank.
We work hard all year to put together a fun filled week of boat
adventures for you, and, of course, it doesn’t hurt that the run is on
the most beautiful beaches and emerald green waters in the country! We hope you enjoy each and every party, stop and moment.
The truly great part of the ECF Poker Run, aside from the thrills and
the fun, is, of course, the thousands of dollars that will be raised for
local children’s charities. We are humbled by the fact that in the last
24 years, well over a million dollars has been donated to support our
most valuable resource, our children. When groups of people can
come together, have a great time, and raise that much money, well,
it doesn’t get any better than that!
We thank all of our sponsors, The IP Casino Resort and Spa, Florida
Powerboat Club and Stu Jones, and the hundreds of volunteers it
takes to make Boat Week happen. We thank our benefiting charities,
Children In Crisis, The Eleanor Johnson Foundation, All Sports and
The Arc of the Emerald Coast for all they do for children each and
every day. And we mostly thank YOU, for choosing to support the
ECF Poker Run.
Next year will mark the 25th anniversary of “The Big One”, so mark
your calendars. We intend to celebrate this milestone in style, and
you won’t want to miss it!
Now get your motors running!
LA Woodall
President, Emerald Coast Foundation
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The strength of the Emerald Coast Foundation is its ability to achieve its
mission: ECF is committed to “Investing in Youth” in Northwest Florida.
This capacity is encapsulated in a number of fundraising activities that
take place throughout the year. The largest is the Emerald Coast Poker
Run, held in August each year.
This tremendous event, hosted by ECF, is one of the largest boat poker
run in the country. The Emerald Coast Foundation is the only not-forprofit organization that puts forth such effort, for the sole purpose of
expanding its charitable reward and helping our most precious resource:
the children of our community.
Throughout the year we depend on local support to accomplish our goal.
Through sponsorships from individuals, businesses, and large corporations, the Emerald Coast Foundation is able to bring together many levels
of support, and that’s where you can help. By supporting ECF, you can
directly help the youth organizations in Northwest Florida provide much
needed services.
For more information go to www.emeraldcoastfoundation.com or
Call 850-243-3800 or Email [email protected]
Emerald Coast Foundation Officers for 2016
LA Woodall—President
Peggy King—Vice President
Ross LeBlanc—Treasurer
Ginger Walker—Secretary
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SPONSORED BY
Crestview, Florida
Mandatory Safety Meetings
ALL CAPTAINS MUST ATTEND ONE SAFETY COURSE
Dates and Times:
Friday, August 19th
10am at the Ramada Plaza Beach Resort
1500 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Okaloosa Island, Fort Walton Beach, FL
11:30am and 6:00 pm at the Emerald Grande
10 Harbor Blvd, Destin, FL
Saturday, August 20th
8:00 am at the Emerald Grande
10 Harbor Blvd, Destin, FL
SPONSORED BY
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
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ECPR Stops for 2016
Emerald Class Stops
(MARKED WITH YELLOW BALLOONS)
Sandestin Marina—MIRAMAR
Ramada /Tolbert Home Joe’s Bayou
North Light Yacht Club-NICEVILLE
Shalimar Yacht Basin
AJ’s on the Bayou-FORT W ALTON BEACH
TreeHaus-MARY ESTHER
Napkin Stop/Jeter Home-OKALOOSA ISLAND/SOUTH SOUNDSIDE
Juanas-NAVARRE BEACH
Bamboo Willie’s-PENSACOLA BEACH
Ruby Class Stops
(MARKED WITH RED BALLOONS)
Boshamps-DESTIN
Captain Choice at Brooks Bridge-FORT W ALTON BEACH
Ft Walton Beach Landing Micheles and Booth
Ft Walton Beach Yacht Club
Schooners-NICEVILLE
Dockside-NICEVILLE
Fudpuckers-OKALOOSA ISLAND
Tailfins Ale House-DESTIN
Juanas (Bonus Stop).-NAVARRE BEACH
Maps available at Safety Briefing
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SCHEDULE OF
EVENTS
Parade starts at Sunset
at 7pm
Authentic Hawaiian show with dancers, fire spinner, and
steel drums! FIREWORKS and more entertainment by
Raised on the Radio. Hawaiian Buffett and Drink Specials!
9am-6pm
Ramada Inn Resort for Emerald & Ruby Class
1500 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL
Emerald Grande for Emerald Class
10 Harbor Blvd, Destin, FL
SPONSOR PARTY 5:30pm
BY INVITATION ONLY
Ramada Inn Resort for Emerald & Ruby Class
1500 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL
The Boat Week BIKINI CONTEST
At AL’s Beach Club and Burger Bar
Located at The BoardWalk on Okaloosa Island
Doors open at 8pm—Contest begins at 9pm
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9am-6pm
Ramada Inn Resort for Emerald & Ruby Class
1500 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL
Emerald Grande for Emerald Class
10 Harbor Blvd, Destin, FL
CAPTAIN’S SAFETY MEETING
10am - Ramada Plaza Resort-Fort Walton
11:30am & 6pm - Emerald Grande, Destin
Rockin’ the Docks CAPTAIN’S PARTY at 7pm
At AJ’s Seafood & Oyster Bar
Located at 116 Harbor Blvd, Destin, FL
—8:00 AM
At Emerald Grande, Destin
BOAT RUN 10am-4pm
EMERALD COAST POKER RUN PARTY
At Emerald Coast Convention Center
Located at 1250 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE,
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Doors open at 6pm
All You Can Eat & Open Bar (Open Bar until 9:30pm)
DJ Sounds with TSC Productions, Poker, Black Jack, and
Silent Auction!
All Day in
Destin, FL
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Emerald Coast Foundation
The All Sports Association is an organization whose membership is made
up of dues paying volunteers whose primary mission is to provide a contribution of time to raise money for local youth oriented non-profit organizations with an emphasis on sports programs. Since 1970 the All Sports Association has brought together the finest athletes in Northwest Florida.
Their annual Awards Banquet honors the area’s top High School, Collegiate, Amateur, Professional, Special Olympic athletes and individuals who
have fostered youth activities. The All Sports Association’s helps fund numerous charitable causes in Okaloosa and Walton County.
WWW.ALLSPORTSASSOCIATION.ORG
Children in Crisis, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization of caring people working together to provide homes and keep brothers and sisters together. We give a home to the abused, neglected, and abandoned children of our community. Before CIC, there was no emergency shelter in
Circuit 1 for young children removed from an unsafe environment on short
notice. Our children live in a safe, and nurturing home in a local neighborhood environment. Since 2008, we have provided a home to over 650
children while keeping sibling groups together.
WWW.CHILDRENINCRISISFL.ORG
The Eleanor Johnson Youth Center is a 501©(3) non-profit organization
that provides daily support to over 150 children in our summer and afterschool program. We provide constant Educational and Recreational programs for at-risk youth living in public housing.
Our mission is to teach all youth the proper fundamentals needed to be
successful, while instilling the positive values of work ethic, self-esteem,
and confidence. Studies have shown that children who participate in positive programs are more likely to succeed as adults and are more likely to
have a positive impact in their community. We hope to give our children
this advantage in life. WWW.EJYC.ORG
The Arc of the Emerald Coast was founded in 1992 and formerly known as
Horizons of Okaloosa County. The Arc of the Emerald Coast provides services in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton Counties that work to include
all children and adults with cognitive, intellectual, and developmental disabilities in every community. We also focus on abilities, respect, choice for
all and encourage active citizenship and inclusion in every community.
Services include Early Intervention Children’s Center.
WWW.ARCEMERALDCOAST.ORG
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The Florida Powerboat Club staff is composed of dedicated people
providing a wide variety of services that are designed to assist FPC
members in achieving the maximum enjoyment of owning, and using
their powerboats in the Sunshine State.
Stu Jones — FPC Founder & President
Contact: [email protected]
Stu Jones has always had an interest in motorsports,
powerboating and speed. He founded Florida Powerboat Club in
1993 to create an organization for people to do what they love.
Letter from Stu…...
Dear Members, Sponsors & Power boaters,
I want to begin by thanking all of our supporters over the last several years, for
helping to keep the dream alive. The Florida Powerboat Club is so unique and so
specialized in the services that we provide, that we could never have survived all
these years without the repeated membership renewals, and continuing participation on our FPC poker run events. But the last couple of years have been tough for
many of us, and we continue to do all that we can to meet the challenges and
adapt our business model in a way that keeps us alive as a viable business entity.
Sure we love what we do, and yes we are certainly proud of what we have accomplished as a membership driven organization. That said, if there was one message
that I could continue to share with our members…it’s that FPC will barely survive
the next decade, by operating poker run events alone as the main focus of our
business. We have a highly skilled staff, a building over our heads, and plenty of
equipment to provide a multitude of services for our members. From producing
photo enlargements and custom framing, to photo and videography services, and
even making travel arrangements & reservations at major resorts throughout Florida and the Bahamas, the FPC staff is here to serve you, with professionalism and
with the respect that you deserve. After all, you’re a member of the Florida Powerboat Club! So please read below, find out what we can do for you…to help make
your life just a little more enjoyable!
Thank you,
Stu Jones – Florida Powerboat Club President
WWW.FLPOWERBOAT.COM
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Poker Run 1.
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The objective of the Poker Run is to get the BEST five card poker hand.
Present your stops voucher at Poker Run Party to a dealer on August 20, 2016
starting at 6pm to receive cards. No additional purchase is necessary.
Poker runners will give their voucher to the dealer and receive one card for each
stop, up to seven cards. If they went to stops eight and/or nine they receive one
raffle ticket for each extra stop over seven. One raffle ticket will be drawn for the
final round table. After being dealt 5 cards from the top of the deck the dealer will
spread face down remaining deck for the player to choose the next 2 cards for each
stop that a stop card was received (max 7 cards), they may buy up to 4 additional
cards and draw from remaining cards. First card costs $5, second card costs $10,
third card costs $15, and fourth card costs $20, for a total of $50, if they buy all
four extra cards. At that point they make their best 5 card poker hand or low hand
from their cards (max 11 cards). High hand voucher will be attached to the hand
and given to a runner. Low hand will go in a raffle to the final round. At this point,
hand is over and if there is not a payable hand and the poker runner does not want
to buy an additional hand, the voucher is taken, so it cannot be played again.
Poker runners may buy extra hands for $25 each and play the voucher all over
again. Once they leave the table they may not come back and
buy additional hands unless they have a new voucher.
Low hand is A,2,3,4,6 mixed suits. Two low hands will be drawn for final table.
There will be no ties. In the event of a tie for the fourth highest hand, a winner will
be chosen by the person who pulls the highest card out of a deck (suits do not apply). The winner will then move on to the final round.
Final round will be played 5 Card Straight Up until 6 players are remaining,
the game will then move to 5 Card Draw; players will be able to discard maximum of 3 cards. Play begins with each player being dealt five cards, one at a time,
all face down. Then the draw phase begins. Each player specifies how many of his
cards he wishes to replace, and discards that many from his poker hand. Each player
in turn is dealt the same number of cards he discarded, so that each player again
has five cards. Each player discards the cards he wishes to replace before he takes
any replacements, and that he takes the same number of replacements as he discarded. At this point the hand is revealed and low hand is eliminated. Repeat this
until only two players are left.
FINAL TABLE
Ten players sit at the final table(s). At some point the MC will announce that
players can sell their seat to any interested bidders for an 80/20 split between
seller and ECF.
Seats at Final EMERALD Table will be chosen as follows:
5 Highest Emerald Class Hands ● 2 Lowest Emerald Class Hands (chosen by raffle)
1 All-Stop Raffle ● 1 Silent Auction Prize ● 1 Powder Puff (Highest Hand)
Seats at the Final RUBY Table will be chosen as follows:
5 Highest Ruby Class Hands ● 2 Lowest Ruby Class Hands (chosen by raffle)
1 Playing Card Raffle (Limit of 52 cards sold by ECF Card Girls during party)
1 Silent Auction Prize ● 1 Black Jack (Highest Hand)
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BLACKJACK RULES
 $20 donation awarded in $10,000 in chips
 Dealer HITS on 16 and STAYS on 17
 Player may cash out and apply their name to board. 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
places are eligible for a price
 Additional donations for chips may be made ONLY when completely out
 Play may continue to play for additional $20 donation and add to their
lead to maintain their name on board
 At the end of play, The Player with the most points WINS tournament
POWDER PUFF RULES
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$5.00 donation receives five cards
Player may purchase additional card for $5. (Max. 3 addt’l cards)
Player uses best five cards to Establish best hand.
Top three hands will be awarded a prize
ROYAL STRAIGHT FLUSH—cards 10 thru Ace in sequence, all of the same
suit
STRAIGHT FLUSH—five cards in sequence, all of the same suit
FOUR of a KIND—four cards of one rank and any other unmatched card
FULL HOUSE—three matching cards of one rand and two matching cards of
any other rank
FLUSH—five cards of the same suit, but not in sequence
STRAIGHT—five cards in sequential rank in at least two different suits
THREE of a KIND—three cards of the same rank, with two cards not of this
rank, nor the same as each other
2 PAIR—two cards of the same rank, plus two cards of another rank
1 PAIR—two cards of one rank, plus three cards which are not of this rank nor
the same
HIGH CARD—made of five cards not meeting any of above requirements.
Beat the dealer by not going over 21(bust), outscore the dealer, or have the
dealer bust. The value of a hand is the sum of the point values of the individual cards. A “blackjack” is the highest hand, consisting of an ace and any 10point card.
The dealer will give two cards to each player and two cards to himself. One of
the dealer cards is dealt face up, one face down (the hole card).
The following are the choices available to the player:
STAND—Player stands pat with his cards
HIT—Player draws another card/s
DOUBLE—Player doubles his bet and gets one, and only one more card
SPLIT—If the Player has a pair, or any two 10-point cards, he may double his
bet and separate his cards into two individual hands. The dealer will automatically give each card a second card. Then, the player may hit, stand, or double
normally. When splitting aces, each ace gets only one card.
If the dealer busts upon revealing his hole card, any player who didn’t bust will
win. If the dealer does not bust, then the higher point total between the player
and dealer will win.
Blackjack will be played with a 6-deck shoe. After all the cards in the
shoe have been dealt, waiting players will be rotated into the table.
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NAMES PUT ON AUCTION SHEET ARE COMMITMENT TO PURCHASE
As part of their contribution to the Emerald Coast Poker Run, the benefiting charities collect donations for our silent auction. The auction will open
at 6:30 PM during the Poker Run Party and will close PROMPTLY at
9:00PM. Prizes not claimed by 9:30pm will go to the next highest bidder.
Auction items must be claimed, paid for, and collected by the winner during the Poker Run Party. We will accept payment by cash, check, or credit
card.
ITEMS UP FOR BID AT THIS YEARS AUCTION - What will you bid on??
Classic Men's Rolex Watch
Valued at $2800
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2016 - 12ft BOTE Bug Slinger Board
Signed by Creator-Corey Cooper
Valued at $1500
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Trip for 2(two) to Las Vegas, NV includes flight and hotel for 3 nights)
Valued at $1200
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Booze & Fine Wine Wagon
Valued at $1200
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Vibe Sea Ghost 130 Angler Kayak
Valued at $1200
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One month billboard display with
Lamar Advertising
Valued at $650
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Sandestin Resort Weekend Stay
includes boat rental and meals!
Valued at $700
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Michael Kors Men’s & Woman's
Watches
Valued at $250 EACH
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Private Sunset Cruise for up to 6
people aboard Anger Management
Charter out of Fort Walton Beach Valued at $500
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2(two) - Southwest Airlines OneWay Tickets to anywhere in U.S.
Valued at $500
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Paul Reed Smith Limited Edition
Casa Noble Tequila Electric Guitar
signed by Carlos Santa
Valued at $1200
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Large Green EGG
Valued at $800
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Seat at the FINAL Emerald Class
Poker Table
Valued at PRICELESS
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Seat at the FINAL Ruby Class
Poker Table
Valued at PRICELESS
And LOTS MORE……….
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