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Benefitting American Charitable Watersport Activities Foundation
Event will be held at Mammoth Lake on August 30, 2026
  • Prizes:
  • All contestants are eligible for the random drawing of prizes.
  • Must be present to win.
  • No more that one prize per person.
  • Prize distribution is unrelated to the poker hand.
  • Proceeds:
  • Profits from contest entry fees and contributions will be donated to American Charitable Watersport Activities Foundation.
  • Game Rules:
  • Contestant briefing at 11:00 AM.
  • Four underwater buoys will be tied off to separate marked objects.
  • Each U/W buoy will have a container of poker chips, all the same color for that spot.
  • Participants will dive to each spot collect that color chip and return to shore.
  • The chips will be turned in for a randomly drawn card out of the standard 52 + joker.
  • Everyone's 5th card will be a joker. Best Poker hand wins.
  • No skill required, just a random draw.
  • Winning hand announcement at 1:00 PM, or when all contestants have returned.
  • Fees:
  • The site charges a $25/diver fee, and a waiver must be filed out prior to diving.
  • The waiver can be filled out on-line, and the fee is paid at the office or on the Mammoth website.
  • There is a separate $15/entrant fee for the contest.