Poker Run Awards & Prizes

2008 Poker Run Winners Are!

  • Best Appearing Boat:      Mark Tuck #11  "Tidewater Red"
  • Best Appearing Crew:     Clay Johnston's Cardsharks
  • Four Aces:                     Steve Moore
  • Highest Marked Spade:   Phil Pignatella
  • Worst Hand:                   Nathan Barnes


Clay Johnston's Cardsharks - Best Appearing Crew (Photo courtesy of Wayne Skanks)



Steve Moore- Four Aces
(For the second year in a row the SMLBA awarded the highest hand as 4 aces to Steve Moore (center with crew) This is a $5000 prize to Steve.)

2008 Poker Run Photo Gallery:

(Gallery courtesy of Wayne Skanks)

2007 Poker Run Winners Are:

  • BEST APPEARING BOAT  - SHAWN BARBER - $500.00
  • BEST ENGINEERED BOAT - LYNWOOD CARNEAL - $500.00
  • BEST APPEARING CREW - FRANK BRYANT - $300.0
  • MOST MILES TRAVELED TO POKER RUN - GUS PAPPAS - $200.00     
  • 4 ACES - PEGGY OWEN - $5,000.00
  • WORST HAND -  REBECCA ANDERSON -  $200.00
  • HIGHEST MARKED SPADE - WILLIAM HORNBAKER - $200.00
  • BOAT WITH MOST REGISTERED PLAYERS - PAT BAILEY - $200.00

 

2006 Poker Run Winners Are:

  • Best Appearing Crew – Phil Pignatelli
  • Best Engineered Boat – Randall Teater
  • Best Appearing Boat – Richard Swartz
  • Best Hand - Greg Church
  • Worst Hand – Cecile from Virginia Beach
  • Marked Ace of Spades – Leslie from Northern Virginia
  • Most Players on a Boat – Boat #49

2005 Poker Run Winners Are:

BEST HAND - four jacks
Bradley Hennis-Myrtle Beach, SC

HIGHEST SPADE - ACE OF SPADES
Tim Arrington-SML

WORST HAND - 6,5,4,3,1
Grayson Goldsmith-SML

BEST ENGINEERED BOAT - BOAT #46
Jack Georgalas - Hampton, VA
2003 47' Fountain

BEST APPEARING BOAT - BOAT #53
Keith Sparks-Calabash, NC
2005 36' Eliminator
AGENT ORANGE

BEST APPEARING CREW - BOAT # 28
Tom Adams & crew

BOAT WITH MOST PLAYERS - Boat #71
Ed Waters - 22 Players




2005 BEST APPEARING BOAT



2005 BEST APPEARING CREW

The 2004 Poker Run winners are:

$5,000......FOUR (4) ACES.....NO WINNER
$1,500......BEST HAND.....BRYAN SOUTHARD (4 OF A KIND)
$ 500.......BEST APPEARING BOAT....JAMES BRESNICH FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE 47' OUTER LIMIT
$ 300.......BEST ENGINEERED BOAT....TIM ARRINGTON WITH A TURBINE POWERED ELIMINATOR
$ 300 ......BEST APPEARING CREW...CLAY JOHNSTON & CREW
$ 200.......HIGHEST MARKED SPADE...MARIA Christasis
$ 200.......BOAT WITH MOST REGISTERED PLAYERS...ED WATERS (20 PLAYERS)
$ 200.......WORST HAND...ALAN HASTY

2003 POKER RUN WINNERS

BEST HAND - GAYLE MEZZA - 4 JACKS
WORST HAND - BOB WINTERS
HIGHEST MARKED SPADE
CHRISTINE ELLERD
BEST ENGINEERED BOAT - ALAN HASTY
2003 Best Appearing Boat
37-foot Talon Hustler
Bruce & Myra Gibson
2003 Best Appearing Crew
CLAY JOHNSTON & CREW
Clay & Lynn Johnston
Greg Cohan & Bob Winters
Bobby Middleton
17 Registered Players
Otis My Man
Best Appearing Boat 2002
MIKE & DANA COLE
38' 8" 500 h.p. Hustler/Kryptonite
Best Appearing Crew 2002
Dianna & Thomas Carneal
Jeff Townsend & Stacie Kline
2001 Best Appearing Boat
Gus Pappas
42' FOUNTAIN
2001 Best Appearing Crew

Tom..Becky..Cat..Bob