EASY MONEY

Chuck Larson learns that a poker run is not about the poker.

Charles Plueddeman

The poster for the poker run was taped to a wall in the men’s room at the Lake View Inn, positioned at eye level where both my good friend Chuck Larson and his compadre ’Tos Lund could ponder it as they stood shoulder to shoulder. “I see the ’Bago Blast Poker Run is coming up,” Chuck said. “I see that also,” ’Tos replied. “Best hand wins $2,500.” “That’s not chump change.” “More than we’ve ever won in a walleye tournament.” After scanning the images of speeding Outerlimits and Fountain and Nor-Tech poker-run specials, the boys picked up on one detail: team shirts. “Looks like easy money. We should enter.” “In your Yar-Craft?” Thus was hatched another scheme by the Lucy and Ethel of the Lake View Inn. And they actually…

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WAKEBOARDING (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2018

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