Poly Lift Shootout Poker Run: When, Where, And All The Stops Along The Way [Sign Up]

Once a year hundreds of performance boat enthusiasts from across the nation travel to Lake of the Ozarks for speed, fun, and charity. The Poly Lift Lake Of The Ozarks Shootout Poker Run has become the hottest on-water event within the event -- the day before the races. 

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Friday, Aug. 23, 2024

Poly Lift Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Poker Run - Sponsored by Lakefront Living

• This event occurred on Friday, August 23rd, 2024 @ 10:00 am

Friday, August 23, 2024, 10 a.m.

The Poker Run raised more than $120,000 in 2023 for the local non-profits supported by the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout. And this year is likely to eclipse that number. 

"We are really excited to grow the poker run," said Mark Maasen of Poly Lift. "My brother and I started it from the very beginning and are just so thankful for the growth that it's seen. As both a sponsor and as the Board President we look forward to an amazing year for the 2024 Shootout. We raised over 120k last year and are hoping to break that record this year. It is sponsored by Poly Lift Boat Lifts, Monster Energy The Beast Unleashed and Nasty Best Hard Tea, and Lakefront Living Realty. DJ Kyle the morning of the Poker Run is sponsored by my wife who has Maasen Insurance Services."

Poly Lift Boat Lifts, Shootout organizers and volunteers built the Poker Run over the years into among the largest must-go-fast events in the nation before opening it to co-sponsors to raise the ante for charity.   

"We were fortunate five years ago to join Poly Lift in sponsoring the Shootout Poker Run," said Annie Faulstich, Broker/Co-Owner of Lakefront Living Realty-Missouri. "We first saw it as a way for Lakefront Living to give back to local charities, but maybe the best part has been meeting boaters from all over the country and watching them fall in love with Lake of the Ozarks. And if Lakefront Living can help them find their perfect Lake home here, that's a win-win."

This year, Monster Energy has come aboard to raise even more money for the dozens of organizations that benefit directly from the event, not only as a Poker Run sponsor, but also a lead sponsor for the Shootout races and all its festivities, including the new Shootout Offshore races in June.

Now for the Poker Run rundown:

It all starts at 8 a.m., Friday, Aug. 23, with breakfast at The Cave, the newest poolside hotspot under the bridge at the 3MM of the Niangua Arm of Lake of the Ozarks.

The powerboaters joining the event visit at least five of 10 locations from the 0MM-47MM to make the best five-card poker hand. 

Poker Run Stops

The Cave - 3MM Niangua - The Start

Red Fox - 50MM

Big Dick’s - 47MM

Captain Ron’s (Home of the Shootout) - 34MM (Vendor Village will be up and running)

Nautifish - 3.5MM Niangua

Waves N Wheels Boardwalk - 26MM

Papa Chubby’s - 26MM

Paradise - 24MM

Franky & Louies - 10MM

Neon Taco - 0MM - Bagnell Dam

Shady Gators - 7MM - The Poker Run ends at Shady Gators with a party, announcements, awards and live music into the evening. 

The $450 entry includes poker hands, breakfast coupon, and t-shirts for the captain and first mate.

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Boaters may also register in-person for the Poker Run the evening before the event at the Performance Boat Center Shootout Welcome Party at PBC and Redhead Yacht Club. 

When: Thursday, Aug. 22, 6-10 p.m.

Where: Performance Boat Center, 1650 Yacht Club Drive, Osage Beach, Missouri, 65065

This meet-and-greet party lets Poker Run participants to get to know each other the night before the event. Join the fun, food, drinks -- and fireworks at 10 p.m.

The Lake of the Ozarks Shootout and the Poly Lift Shootout Poker Run, along with all the other events surrounding race weekend, have a profound impact on the Lake economy. It goes beyond the dollars spent by visiting powerboat enthusiasts booking rooms, renting homes and condos, buying fuel, eating and drinking for a week in August -- while that impact is huge.

The longer-term impact is felt as more boaters from around the country find out what Midwesterners have known for a long time: Lake of the Ozarks is the #1 recreational Lake in the USA.