2026 Frank Kata Memorial Poker Tournament

It is that time of year again.

We honor our late friend Frank Kata with the annual poker tournament at “The Bus” the eve of the first home game. Cards, a little chaos, and plenty of “Pirate Beverages” will be had in his honor.

Frank died of cancer in 2007. He was a Harley guy, a fisherman, a beach regular, and a man who liked a practical joke as much as a long shot. The people who played with him on those old Hungate Crew poker nights remembered him the same way: he made the table fun.

We plan on starting around 8:30 PM after Freeboot. Come take your shot at a good cash prize, the title of Pirate Bus Poker Champion for a year, and the honor of holding the world’s largest poker tournament trophy.

See you at The Pirate Bus!

2022 Frank Kata Memorial Poker Tournament

It is that time of year again where we honor our late friend Frank Kata by holding the annual poker tournament at the bus the first Friday night before the season. We plan on starting the tournament around 9:00 PM after Freeboot. Come and take your shot at a good cash prize, the title of Pirate Bus Poker Champion for a year and the honor of holding the world’s largest poker tournament trophy.

Location will be at the Bus Tailgate. Go Pirates!

Pre-Poker Setup

If you are interested in helping setup for Poker tournament or Saturdays events join us at the tailgate spot around 6 PM Friday evening.

Go Pirates!