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COPPERSTATE FLY-IN (CFIN) POKER RUN

Buckeye Municipal Airport (KBXK) Thursday February 6, 2020

1. POKER RUN FORMAT:

• You can contact our Competition Day Chairman, Rob Huntington at email webmaster@copperstate.org with any questions.

No need to pre-register as you can just enter by flying to the airports below. The cost is $20.00 (per hand) at the Admission & Judging tent (see diagram on website for location) when you’ve completed the Poker Run. Only cash accepted at time of poker hand check-in. And yes, you can buy more than one hand to increase your chances of winning!

• Depart from your home airport and fly to the 4 other designated airports finishing at Buckeye Municipal Airport (KBXK). The participants will pick up one envelope containing one numbered playing card at each airport.

• The participant with the best hand is declared the winner. Standard 5 card draw poker rules apply. • Winning prize is 50% of the pot. The pot prize is the money from the collection of registered entries. The more hands played

the larger the pot grows! Remaining money will be a donation to the COPPERSTATE Scholarship Fund.

2. POKER RUN RULES:

• Poker Run begins daybreak of Thursday (morning and you may proceed to the designated airports and finish at Buckeye Municipal Airport.

• THIS IS NOT A RACE. Your time between airports does not matter. Of course, be safe and do exercise good judgment and airmanship.

• For players with multiple hands, you must indicate which hand each card is for at final check-in at Admissions & Judging Tent.

• The best poker hand wins, in descending order. There are no jokers or wild cards. See page 3 for standard poker hand ranking.

• Since each airport has a representation of a complete deck, it is possible to get five aces, or five twos, etc. In the unlikely event of exactly duplicated hands each player involved in the tie will draw a single card and the best card breaks the tie.

• All cards must be presented at final check-in no later than 12 noon Local Time. • The corresponding poker cards will be presented at the Admission & Judging Tent at 12 noon Local Time. At that time the

winner will be announced and awarded half the loot! • If you cannot stay for the awarding of the prize, it is up to each person to make arrangements for their winning hand. If no

arrangements are made, that participant will FORFEIT the hand and the opportunity to win the pot.

• FLY HEADS UP - EYES OPEN - SAFELY AND HAVE SOME FUN!!!!!

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3. REGISTRATION: We prefer to get as accurate head count as possible for our attendance purposes and so we can also advise the cooks of how many are attending for planning purposes. If you plan on participating in this year's Poker Run, please RSVP to webmaster@copperstate.org and include all of the following information:

1. Name 2. State aircraft type with make, model, N-number and color(s) 3. Will you be: a) Pilot in Command b) Riding along with someone as a passenger (please indicate with whom) c) Attending lunch/dinner only 4. How many guests are you planning to bring?

4. PARTICIPANTS/ELIGIBILITY:

A. Everyone who participates in the poker run is eligible to play a hand, however, to be eligible to win the prize the following rules apply:

1. You must be a registered pilot/ passenger of the Poker Run.

2. You must fly the entire course. It does not matter whether you are the pilot in command or a passenger just if you fly the entire course.

3. You must have your hands checked in and recorded before the start of the awarding of any prizes. Note: If you have a legitimate reason for not being there when the cards are presented such as a mechanical problem or an ill passenger an exception may be made. Enough time will be allowed for the slowest airplane to make it back in time given the current weather conditions. Shooting approaches, extra touch and go's or flying to other airports would not be considered legitimate reasons for being late.

B. Hands drawn by participants who do not meet the prize eligibility criteria will be recorded but will not be eligible to win the prize.

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STANDARD POKER HAND RANKINGS

1. ROYAL FLUSH: The best hand in poker is a Royal Flush where you are dealt the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten all in the same suit.

6. STRAIGHT: Five cards in sequential order with mixed suits. Two straights are ranked by comparing each one's high card. The same top card means the straights have equal value.

2. STRAIGHT FLUSH:

Five cards in rank order (a straight) in the same suit (a flush).

7. THREE OF A KIND: Three cards of the same rank. A higher ranking three of a kind beats a lower ranking three of a kind.

3. FOUR OF A KIND: Four cards of the same rank. A higher ranking four of a kind beats a lower ranking four of a kind.

8. TWO PAIRS: Two sets of cards of the same rank. Between two similar hands, the highest ranking pair wins.

4. FULL HOUSE: Three cards of the same rank plus one pair of the same rank. If two players have a full house, the one with the highest ranking set of three wins. If this is a tie, the player with the highest pair wins.

9. PAIR: Any two cards of the same rank. Between two similar hands, the higher ranking pair wins.

5. FLUSH: The Flush is where you are dealt five cards that are all in the same suit. Unlike the Straight Flush, the Flush does not have to be consecutive cards.

10. HIGH CARD: The High Card is not really a hand in Poker, but it is one that can get played. If you do not have any other hand, the winner goes to the person with the highest single card. If they match, the highest next card is taken and so on until a winner is found.

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POKER RUN ROUTE AND DESIGNATED AIRPORTS

San Carlos Apache (P13) (1st card) AWOS 120.075 CTAF: 122.800

GND: N/A

Kearny (E67) (2nd card)

ATIS: N/A CTAF: 122.950

GND: N/A

Eloy (E60) (3rd card)

AWOS: 119.350 (@P08)

CTAF: 122.00 GND: N/A

Gila Bend Municipal (E63)

(4th card)

ATIS: N/A CTAF: 122.800

GND: N/A

Buckeye Municipal (KBXK)

(5th card) AWOS: 119.625 CTAF: 122.975

GND: N/A

Total distance is approximately 240 NM Luke AFB (KLUF) (S.A.T.R. if active) ATIS:

134.925 APPR: 118.150 GND: N/A

Goodyear (KGYR) (Class D Airspace) ATIS: 118.350

TWR: 120.10 GND: 121.70

Phoenix-Mesa (KIWA) (Class D Airspace) ATIS: 133.500

TWR: 120.60 GND: 128.25

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