The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum’s (EAGM) second annual poker run-walk on Saturday attracted 48 people and raised money for the cultural organization.
“We had a great turnout, and the participants had a really great time,” said Amber Andersen, the EAGM’s curator-director.
While she doesn’t have an estimate on how much money was raised, the number of participants was up from a year ago, and she expects the net proceeds will be higher than a year ago.
The participants ran or walked five kilometres through the trails of Woodlawn Regional Park. They were handed a playing card every kilometre. Once the event was finished, one last card was drawn, and the person with the best five-card hand was the winner.
The best hand was three-of-a-kind, Andersen said.
All prizes were determined based on the strength of the hands, and most participants went home with a prize.
While the event was non-competitive, Andersen said they did keep times for the entrants, because some want to know their times, and Andersen noted the fastest time for a five-kilometre run was 23 minutes and two seconds.
Proceeds from the poker run will be directed to the EAGM’s programming efforts.