You could make the winning hand and walk away with the $500 first prize!

Come down to Smith Lake this Saturday, July 17th, to participate in the 10th Annual Mike Beasley Foundation Poker Run. Registration kicks off at 8 am at Duskin Point Marina, the Run starts at 10 am. There is a $20 entry fee.

There should be a lot of extra traffic on the lake as boats go from dock to dock to pick up cards. Each participant gets up to 10 cards to make the best hand, winner wins the grand prize of $500.

This year there will also be a $1 raffle separate from the poker hands, and the winner of the raffle gets a $200 gift card. The winners of the raffle and the Poker Run will be announced at a post-Run party at Silverock Cove between 4pm and 6pm.

The annual event has raised more than $250,000 since its inception, with the funds helping to purchase equipment and benefit the Smith Lake Task Force and fire and rescue agencies in the area.

Harold Beasley, owner of the Duskin Point Marina, created the Mike Beasley Foundation when his son died in a 2001 boating accident. Area rescue crews did not have the necessary equipment to search in 200 ft of water, and the family had to wait eight days for a Mobile diving crew to arrive.

For more information, please contact Duskin Point Marina at 205-384-6942.