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Lake Cumberland Poker Run 2018

As “Miss Powerboat Nation,” the captivating Brittany Dunn is the face of our humble high-performance empire. Brittany was our emissary at the recent Lake Cumberland Poker Run, with headquarters at State Dock Marina. We asked her about the festivities, and she filed the following report.

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Lake Cumberland was straight up Mardi Gras on the water—we’re talking off-the-hook wild. There were probably at least 120 boats participating in this 12th annual poker run, which is about what we’ve seen in previous installments. Sadly, a few regular attendees with bigger boats were absent this year, including Bill Pyburn of Florida, Mike Pierce of Louisiana and Bill Tomlinson in his turbine-powered catamaran My Way. We missed them, but the turnout was still pretty amazing. The DCB Powerboats crew was there with a houseboat, as well as Brett Manire and the team from Performance Boat Center,Joe and Wayne Schaldenbrand from Sunsation Powerboats (with their new 39CCX center console), and Mike and Angela Goldbaugh with their 36-foot Skater. Brett Manire also had the new Wright Performance catamaran on hand, and it really turned a lot of heads.

I had a blast, but with only a couple of days, it’s hard to get around and talk to everybody. I make my rounds, walking the docks or swimming at Harmon Cove (aka “Party Cove”), always trying to connect with as many people as I can. I love re-connecting with all of the regulars, but it’s also great fun encountering all of the new faces each year, and posing for selfies with everybody. And since it’s in Kentucky, everybody is super hospitable.

As usual, one of the highlights was the scene at Harmon Cove, which has to be the world’s largest raft-up, with thousands of boats coming together to create this massive convergence of power and camaraderie, containing everything from 50-foot speedboats, jon boats, pontoons, houseboats—every single boat you could think of. They call it the Gauntlet, and it happens virtually every normal weekend. So just imagine what it’s like when you add in all of the out-of-towners who come in for the poker run. It’s mind-boggling, and it’s a huge blast. It’s nothing but beads and Jell-O shooters and bottles of Fireball being thrown at you.

During the poker run, I was lucky to be invited to ride with Adam and Amy Carpenter of Michigan, who own the black 34CCX Sunsation, Discrete. I met them there two years ago, and we’ve stayned in touch ever since. When I mentioned that I was coming to Lake Cumberland again this year, they said, “Well, we call dibs—you’re running with us!” The Carpenters hung around with Billy Georgiou, who was there in his MTI center console, Megaflexin.

Craig Ford of Campbellsville, KY, was the big first-place winner of the poker run. He took the grand prize of $5,000 for his incredible hand—a king-high straight flush! Dwane and Wendy Hall of Black Lick, OH, were the second-place winners of $3,000, with their full house, and Chad Asbury of Augusta, KY, got a third-place win of $2,000 with a a high flush.

I can’t wait for next year’s poker run!

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The 2018 edition of the Lake Cumberland Poker Run is nearly here: the 12th annual run kicks off Friday, Sept. 7, for a weekend of fun, music and fast boats.

And best of all, Brittany Dunn—aka the beautiful and captivating Miss Powerboat Nation (who has turned heads at numerous boating events over the past few years)—will be representing PBN and Speedboat Magazine at this year’s event.

The Cumberland event has been called Mardi Gras on the water, and the name is well-deserved. Kentucky’s famous reservoir comprises 1,255 miles of shoreline and boasts an average depth of 90 feet. The event’s home base is State Dock Marina, known as the houseboat capital of the world. Organizers have dubbed this poker run as the world’s craziest and funnest ever, and there’s no denying that it has become one of the nation’s most popular speedboat attractions. Most of the action occurs on Friday and Saturday, but participants typically end up sticking around through Sunday to enjoy the lake’s attractions and long, straight-shot boating opportunities. It’s estimated that 30,000+ spectators play a part in the action, rivaling even the Fourth of July for the sheer throngs of participants.

Imagine 50 houseboats with a combined 200 bedrooms lined on a single dock exclusively for Poker Run participants—along with an adjacent dock with 125 of the most incredible speedboats in the country—and you start to get a pretty good idea of what this event is like. One dock becomes “Houseboat Row” and after dark; when the Party Barge gets cranked up, it’s reminiscent of Mardis Gras. Meanwhile, the other dock is completely cleared and reserved exclusively for the Poker Run Boats. The ability to “stay where you play” is one of the poker run’s hallmarks.

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This year’s entertainment will be provided first by the country sounds of the Derek Allan Band on Friday night, followed by Parrots of the Caribbean, a Jimmy Buffett tribute band, that will rock the party on Saturday night. Bill Kingery will be bringing back his popular bass-thumping sound system and light show to keep the Party Barge bustling into the evening.