SEPTEMBER 15, 16, & 17 2023 (FRI-SUN)

KEY WEST RUN EXCLUSIVE MERCHANDISE

WILL BE AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1, 2023!

IN STORE AVAILABILITY & PURCHASE ONLY.

*Merchandise pick-up is required, no shipping available.

THIS IS NOT A POKER RUN.

THE KEY WEST BIKE RUN IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO RIDE DOWN TO KEY WEST

WITH YOUR OWN GROUP OR BY YOURSELF AT YOUR OWN PACE

WHERE WE WILL BE HOSTING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES/PARTIES LISTED IN OUR ITINERARY BELOW.

RIDE SAFELY & SEE YOU IN KEY WEST!

ITINERARY: WEEKEND ACTIVITIES!

Friday, September 15: Welcome Riders Party
Location: Durty Harry's
Time: 7PM - Until Close

Saturday Day, September 16: Pool Party & BIKE SHOW
Location: Dante’s Key West Pool Bar & Restaurant
Time: 12pm – 5pm
Details: Pool Time With Friends, Food, Drinks, & Giveaways. WE WILL ALSO BE HOSTING A PETERSON'S HARLEY-DAVIDSON BIKE SHOW WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON LOCATION.

Saturday Evening, September 16: Key West Run Party/ Raffle Winner Announcement
Location: Durty Harry's
Time: Tentatively 8pm – Until Close
Details: Raffle Winners Announced AT 10PM

Sunday, September 17: LAST CALL STOP!
Location: Gilbert’s
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Details: Sunday Funday! Gilberts will be taking care of our bikers on their way back home with food and drink specials. stay tuned for further details on what those specials are.

RAFFLE RULES & PRIZES:

For raffle ticket purchase, please click on link >>> EVENTBRITE.COM

Prizes:

1st Place: Serial 1 Mosh E-Bike valued at $3,799 >>> SERIAL1MOSHCITYEBIKE CLICK FOR LINK

2nd Place: $750 GIFT CARD

3rd Place: $500 GIFT CARD

Rules:

Ticket cost $20.00. Tickets may be purchased by the following methods: ONLINE AT EVENTBRITE ONLY.

Entrants must be 18+. There is no limit to the number of raffle tickets that can be purchased.

Winners will be chosen digitally at random. Winners will be announced at our Saturday night party, September 16, 2023 at Durty Harry’s. Winners do not have to be present to win.

recommended stops to check out along the way:

Gilbert’s Resort
107900 Overseas Hwy
Key Largo, FL, 33037

Kings Seafood Market & Restaurant
10925 Overseas Hwy
Marathon, FL, 33050
*Wine, Beer, Frozen Drinks & Cocktails will be 25% OFF Menu Price

Lorelei Restaurant and Cabana Bar
82 Mile Marker
Bayside Islamorada, FL, 33026

Sparky’s Landing
13205 Overseas Hwy
Marathon, FL, 33050

Overseas Pub and Grill
3574 Overseas Hwy
Marathon, FL, 33050

Sunset Grille & Raw Bar
7 Knights Key Blvd
Marathon, FL, 33050

RECOMMENDED HOTELS:

HOTEL	CLICK LINK FOR BOOKING

OPAL KEY WEST	WWW.OPALCOLLECTION.COM
CAPITANA	WWW.CAPITANAKEYWEST.COM
LAUREATE	WWW.LAUREATEKEYWEST.COM
BEST WESTERN HIBISCUS MOTEL	WWW.BESTWESTERN.COM
BLUE MARLIN KEY WEST MOTEL	WWW.BLUEMARLINMOTEL.COM

Charity:

Phil Peterson Charities Inc.

Questions? Please Email Pam@petersonsharley.com

PREVIOUS EVENT HISTORY

Phil Peterson's Key West Poker Run started some 45 years ago as an idea to drum up some business during a normally slow time of the year for his motorcycle business in Miami and Key West. Phil thought if he made a Poker Run event to Key West in August that would do the trick. Phil and a handful of local Motorcycle Clubs, decided to try it. The Run started early Saturday morning with sign-ups at the Miami Store. The Poker Run consists of a ride to Key West hitting five restaurants or bars along the way to draw a card, and arriving in Key West in time to get cleaned up for the Awards Dinner, Dance and Bike Show. The best hands would win prizes and as an added attraction, they had a Best Dressed Contest (where riders and their passengers) would wear matching boots, pants and shirts with their helmets painted to match their bikes so not only was the bike judged but also the riders were judged for the best looking couple and they were awarded trophies. On Sunday morning they would have a Field Meet showing off their rider skills and scored for different events ,i.e. slow race, roll a barrel with your front tire, ride over the feeler-totter plank etc., competing for trophies) in those days there were small well-organized riding clubs with a lot of camaraderie and friendly competition between clubs. Everyone would return home on Sunday afternoon and this went on for many years in the early days of the Poker Run. Today the Poker Run has grown into a major event with police estimates of 10,000 to 15,000 riders. In the recent years it has managed to sell out of all Key West hotels for the day. Drew Peterson, Phil's son, now manages and promotes the Poker run and believes another way that we can grow this event is to make it a Key's Bike Week with a Keys Poker Run.
In previous years we have had motorcycle ride events and attractions throughout the Middle and Lower Keys to attract riders to come and stay for the Week and Island hop. There are thousands of hotel rooms and places to stay throughout the middle and lower keys. The idea is to ride down and ride all over the keys for the first three or four days and enjoy many of the things, like snorkeling or dive trips, fishing and fishing trips, kayaking, jet skiing, para-sailing and of course, enjoying Paradise while eating, drinking and shopping.

For general questions please contact Peterson's Harley-Davidson® South at 305.235.4023 or email to info@petersonsharley.com

BACK IN THE DAY

POKER RUN HISTORY

Over the years, Peterson's Harley-Davidson® of Miami/South has built a reputation for supporting the South Florida community. They regularly sponsor bike events, including breakfast rides, bike nights, dinner runs, weekend trips, and parties. Peterson's Harley-Davidson® also sponsors numerous charity events like the annual “Christmas Toys in the Sun Run”; the world’s largest toy run. Each year, their premier charity event is the Key's Poker Run, sponsored by Peterson's Harley-Davidson® of Miami, Peterson's Harley-Davidson® South, and Yuengling,

45 years ago, Phil Peterson came up with the idea of a poker run to boost the motorcycle business, and the Key West tourist trade during the slow September season. What started with 46 riders has grown to become South Florida's biggest motorcycle party weekend of the year. Today, more than 10,000 riders from all over the U.S. enjoy this event. They rumble from Miami to the Keys, enjoying the sunshine, ocean breezes, and riding on the many bridges that cross over the beautiful turquoise water.

Along the way, they make five stops and draw a card at each stop. The winner is the lucky guy - or gal - who draws the best hand. If you draw one of the top ten hands, you get a chance to play one round of Texas Hold ‘Em for the grand prize!

Riders who want to participate in this year's 45th Annual Phil Peterson’s Key West Poker Run can sign up at Peterson's Harley-Davidson® of Miami, 19400 N.W 2nd Avenue (U.S. 441) or at Peterson's Harley-Davidson® South, 19825 S. Dixie Highway where the turnpike crosses over U.S.1 in Cutler Bay.

You can purchase your poker hands starting September 1st, and also in early September at our Open House, and until 12:00 noon on Saturday, September 15th.

The Poker Run does not begin until Friday, September 14th at 9:00 a.m. We only request a $10 donation per hand, and there is no limit to the number of hands you can play.

Any make of motorcycle, car, or truck is welcome. It doesn’t matter what you ride or drive, just don't miss this one-of-a-kind bike event!!!

A "GREAT BIG THANK YOU" TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED, DONATED, AND PAID FOR PARKING ON DUVAL STREET.

The Peterson's Harley-Davidson® Family and the DIabetes Research Institute, would like to thank everyone for participating in another successful and fun-filler Poker Run weekend.

WOW, that a great "Poker Run Bike Week" and weekend this turned out to be!

The weather did not look good according to the weather reports with an 80 to 90% chance of rain for Thursday and Friday but that is NOT how it turned out! The Harley® Gods shined on us once again with only an occasional shower or downpour depending on where you were and when, but with a smartphone and the radar app it was very manageable. The Keys Bike Week with parties and entertainment scheduled for Monday to Thursday started off very slow again this year due to poor weather.

On Friday morning I headed down with Stu Jones from Paradise Riders to film the Run and ride down for another episode of "The Florida Motorcycle Riding Life Style" show to be aired on Fox Sun Sports Network this Fall.

The weather for Saturday and Sunday was Blue Skies and Beautiful for the Duval Street Bike Show with all the show bikes parked in front of Rick's/Dirty Harry's and Sloppy Joe's dominated by all the Custom Baggers from all the local builders. They really amped it up this year with their beautiful detailed creations of rolling art producing Booming Music and some great showmanship.

Congratulations to Peter Gonzalez for taking the Best in Show and Cartel Baggers for winning Best Pro Shop (See ALL the winners on our website!)

We signed up about the same amount of people to play poker as we did last year about 3,000 but we had a lot more people pay for parking on Duval Street.

Thanks you all who played and participated!

Drew Peterson

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PHIL PETERSON'S KEY WEST BIKE RUN SEPTEMBER 15, 16, & 17 2023