Join us on Friday, July 25, 2025 for the official kickoff of the annual MWGB Poker Run! Everyone is welcome to attend this kickoff event.
The Poker Run Kick Off event starts at 9 am in Spangler Arena. Pick up your Poker Run entry card, and listen to all the rules.
The Poker Run is an activity designed to get you out into the community to explore the surrounding areas and have some fun.
We allow 5 hours to complete the run. If you did the route start to finish, it would take about 1.5 hours to visit all the stops, but the 5 hour window gives you plenty of time to enjoy each stop, grab some lunch with friends, and do some caching between stops.
Pre-printed Poker Run cards for those that pre-registered will be available Wednesday night at the Kickoff event, and all day Thursday at the Info Center. Please pick up your cards prior to Friday to minimize wait times for your card. Blank cards will be available at the Kickoff for those that need one.
At the conclusion of the Kickoff, a 10 stage Poker Run Adventure Lab will be live at 10:00 am in the Geocaching Adventure Lab app. This Adventure Lab will include all 7 Poker Run stops, + 3 stops that are Lab stages only (no stickers to pick up).
A list of the 7 Poker Run stops will be available at 10:00 am on the projector screen. Use your phone to capture a photo.
One official entry card per player, 18 years of age and older, and must be present to receive the card.
Kids 0-17 can play using their very own version of the poker run card.
Playing cards are in the form of a barcoded sticker that will be placed on your entry card.
Kids will pick up stickers designed especially for them to add to their game card.
You can drop off your entry card beginning at 1pm in Spangler Arena, with last acceptance at 2pm. 2:01 is too late! We will play the results of the Poker Run live on a large overhead projector. You should clear the drop-off area and move into the center area with tables and chairs to watch the results. This leaves the drop-off area open for players who are returning.
The results are played back live and finish by about 4 pm (give or take - it can depend on the number of entries and any technical difficulties). The results are announced at the end of playback and you must be present to win. So stick around!
As results are played back live, you can see hands being evaluated and when top ranked hands are unseated by better hands. Enjoy the excitement of the results, hang out with friends and visit the vendors while the results unfold live.
The Rules
- Take only 1 sticker at each stop!
- 1 entry per person. Must use a unique name for each participant.
- Must be 18 or older. Ages 0-17 must use the kids only playing card.
- Submit entries by 2pm at Spangler Arena - NO LATE ENTRIES!
- You must be present at the end of the results to win.
- Drive safely it’s not a race. You can visit stops in any order. Don’t speed or drive recklessly. It takes ~1.5 hrs to visit all stops.
- Time of submission does not affect chances of winning prizes.
- Don’t overwhelm stops, these small businesses volunteered to host us – please don’t crowd 100 people into their storefront or parking lot… if it looks packed – go find a nearby cache & come back.
- Ties & disputes will be decided by MWGB Planning Committee Members (the judges).