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poker derby
DCHP-2 (Oct 2016)
Spelling variants:Poker Derby
n. — Games, especially Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the North
a poker game requiring participants to race to various locations collecting one card at a time to get the best poker hand.
Type: 5. Frequency — It appears that the concept behind poker derby, a kind of scavenger hunt with a poker element to it, originated in the United States, as did the synonymous term "poker run". However, poker derby is used most frequently in Canada (see Chart 1). COD-2 lists the term as pertaining to Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario, but newspaper evidence suggests that it is also used, albeit to a lesser degree, in Alberta (see, e.g. the 1994 quotation), BC, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. A concentration on the Prairies, especially Manitoba and Saskatchewan, is evident (see Chart 2).
See also COD-2, s.v. "poker run", which is marked "N. Amer", under which is "poker derby", which is marked "Cdn (Man., Sask., & NW Ont.)".
See also COD-2, s.v. "poker run", which is marked "N. Amer", under which is "poker derby", which is marked "Cdn (Man., Sask., & NW Ont.)".
See: euchre
Quotations
1994
Dione Bouvier-Leach, from nearby Donnelly, had her lower left leg severed in the accident. Her father, Richard Bouvier, said his daughter was in a fun poker derby in McLennan, 400 km northwest of Edmonton, when she and friend decided to get something to eat.
1997
Want to have the fun of gambling without risking house and home? The Manitoba Theatre Centre is hosting a night of gambling, dancing and hors d'oeuvres with "fun money" at its MTC on the Riviera next Saturday night. Blackjack tables and roulette wheels will be set up, and those who enter the poker derby will have a chance to win a trip to Nice or Las Vegas. An auction will also be held, featuring works by local artists and stays at Winnipeg hotels on the block. Admission for the whole fund-raising night is $75, which includes $30,000 in fun money. Preregistration is required for the poker derby. (204) 956-1340.
2005
Bernhardt sent the threesome to the RCMP station in case the camcorder had been turned in and in the meanwhile, experienced a fortuitous stroke of brilliance. As the Sun Valley Cruise In poker derby had participants searching Vernon (including the Kal Lookout) for playing cards, Bernhardt called the organizer, Judy Shepherd, and hoped for the best.
As luck would have it, Darin Mundy picked up the much-loved camera and was on his way to Kin Park for the derby wrap-up and antique car show.
2013
Valley Snow Hawks Poker Derby will have a rider registration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Minnedosa Beach Pavillion. Everybody welcome. Cost is $5 a hand or three for $10. Lunch is available. Hands must be in by 5 p.m. For more information call 204-867-2737.
References
- COD-2
Images
Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 4 Oct. 2013
