• Peterson's Key West Poker Run 2020 Calendar

Check out last years Key West Poker Run! Phil Peterson's Key West Poker Run. Phil Peterson's Key West Poker Run. The Peterson’s Harley-Davidson of South Florida is known in Miami for being generous in serving the community, by regularly motorcycle events including bike nights, weekend trips, and the most well-known, the Key West Poker Run. Normally, the Poker Run is toward the end of September, and be sure to buy tickets to the Biker Brunch held on Sunday. Peterson's Key West Poker Run 2020, 20 free slots no deposit, no deposit bonus casino mobile, crescent city indian casino. Thousands of bikers and friends converged on Key West to compete in the 43rd Annual Phil Peterson Key West Poker Run on Sept.18-20. Starting in Miami the riders found card stops at various tonsil wash emporiums along the way, ending in world famous Key West.

Phil Peterson’s 39th Key West Poker Run

By Lulu

Every year in September the Peterson’s Harley turns into the start up point for a 5 card stop to Key West. If you haven’t ridden in this one you should put it on your calendar for next year. Not only is it a wild and crazy weekend, it also raises money for the Diabetes Research Institute and the Key West Sunrise Rotary Club. AND you might win a Harley! This year the stops included Gilbert’s Resort & Tiki Bar in Key Largo, Lorelei at mile marker 82, The Island Fish Company in Marathon, Boondocks in Ramrod Key and the final stop Conch Republic in Key West. As usual, we always have a few stops of our own along the way which includes a visit to Robbie’s to watch the tarpon feeding.

Once in Key West the festivities kick right in. Our first night in town Deb that rode down with us won $100 bucks at a Hot Biker Chick contest at a party at Southernmost .The Big Bike Riders’ Bike Show attracts a wonderful collection of bikes and bike builders that make Duval St. turn into a fascinating mix of bikes and people, including Downtown Baggers with their fabulous creations. Irish Kevin’s, Sloppy Joe’s and Wild Bill’s are full of bikers enjoying their favorite libations. Saturday night the Hard Rock on Duval put on a bikini contest and concert featuring the AC/DC tribute band, Highway to Hell. Our gang also enjoyed the tattoo contest at Schooner Wharf and listened to a great blues singer Lauren Smoken Band. And we always make time for a trip to Mallory Square. The trip home is long, but Micah and I look forward to next September and our visit to the Keys.
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Stu Jones, leader of the Florida Powerboat Club, says he is “picking up all the pieces” following his epic Key West Poker Run that took well over 200 teams from Miami to the USA’s Southernmost city for six days of fun, sun and Race World Offshore‘s Key West Offshore World Championships. Jones also revealed his group’s 2020 schedule, which will closely mirror this year’s itinerary. (See below for the complete schedule.)

Jones said the 2019 poker run season outpaced previous years, and credited the strong economy for the growth.

“This year turned out to be really successful, in that we launched a lot of new events and we set records on some of our bigger events, like the Key West Poker Run,” he says. “I think it reflects the state of the economy being at a very high level. The sport continues to grow, just because it’s a great sport and a great way to enjoy performance boating. We’re getting more people coming into this sector, and that’s why these events have become more successful. Seeing Key West go to record numbers, and going off without a hitch, was a real highlight.”

It’s been just about a decade since Jones operated his ubiquitous pace boat, 39′ Nor-Tech King of Clubs, which was a familiar fixture on FPC’s numerous runs through the years. This year, Jones could be seen driving his Project 1080 Cigarette (showcased in the May issue of Speedboat Magazine) during nearly every one of his group’s events, which was another red-banner moment.

“We put in 150 hours on the boat from January to November,” he reports. “That was a highlight for sure. The fact that I could start enjoying these poker runs in my own boat put a different slant on it for me and made them more enjoyable. Certainly one of the reasons it made my Key West run more fun is that I was able to drive my own boat all the way there and all the way back, and I haven’t been able to do that for a long time.”

The Cigarette project boat celebrates the club’s 25th anniversary and perfectly captures the whole spirit of what the poker runs are for Jones. “It was truly special for me,” he says, “and I think it was one of the reasons I really enjoyed the 2019 Key West run.”

Jones says that the international participation at his club’s events continues to expand, “not only from Canada, which has always been strong, but European boaters are making transatlantic crossings, putting their boats on freighters and bringing them over here for the season to enjoy,” he says. “We had about 10 teams this year from European nations—all of them had brought their boats over for this event.”

With more participants than ever, the onus was on FPC to give away a colossal amount of shirts and other goodies. “It all goes bye-bye at Key West—we finish it off there,” he grins. “There might’ve been a few things left over. Smalls and mediums.”

Peterson's Key West Poker Run 2020 Calendar

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