We did the cumberland poker run this year. 42 fountain with stock 500's I think it cost $100.00 each way for fuel in a kodiak 4500 and we are only 3 hours from Cumberland I think we spent $600.00 in fuel in the boat between running around and doing the run. The Hotel was $125.00 per night We had a house to stay at the first two nights so only one night in the hotel. We had 4 guys and I think we each spent about $500.00 each that includes a whole lot of beer and the 8 cheese burgers state dock charged us $79.00 for

Cost me around $700 - $800 to do SOTPR at LOTO. That was entry fee, diesel, gas, food, booze, etc. Stayed with a friend so no hotel cost.

I'm a Poker Run rookie....I did the Old Hickory Run this past July and had a great time. Lunch Run on Friday was about 40 miles Poker Run Saturday was 90 miles according to the talk.
Boat Gas = $270.00
Truck Gas = $160.00
Hotel two nights @ Double Tree $300.00
Poker Run Entry Fee $125.00
Thats $855.00 plus your food and drink so all in for me it was about a $1200.00 weekend and that was a to a run that was about 2.5 hrs. from home. There great fun and worth it in my opinion.

How bout you mind your business? I have 3 jobs, and do ok, but seems like if you don't make 300k+ then you get sh!t on for trying to enjoy this sport on a budget.

If you knew Jamie you wouldn't have responded the way you did...Kid works his a$$ off for what he has and knows more about boats than many of the self proclaimed "experts" on these boards (including you probably). I can relate to his opinion when it comes to people that get free hand outs or sit on there high horse when it comes to finances and money.

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Thanks guys, back to the op before this gets side tracked. Any of the runs I've attended all charity runs, fall right in line with what the others have posted. A lot of great people involved, many of which respect everyone there from the guy in a 22 scarab with balls bigger than the boat to owners of cigs, ol, fountains etc. all said and done a great experience I reccomend to anyone at least once.

I refuse to figure it out, because then i would have to quit!!!

I do a lot of dinghy poker runs and those are about 20$ to enter,about 5$ in gas, a couple bucks in oil if you have a 2 stroke, maybe 10$ or so in water cannons and squirt guns. And I don't want to add up the drinks might fall over. Don't know if that helps here, but thought I'd mention it

Don't ask don't tell. LOL