ORANGE BEACH, Ala., -- The Mystics of Pleasure will be bringing their 13th Annual Thunder Run Poker Showdown to the 2012 Gulf Coast Yacht & Boat Super Show.

With the addition of the new Performance Village on Main Street, a poker run was the obvious next step. The show will include a Performance Village dedicated to the powerboat enthusiast complete with high end race boats, parts, and accessories, personal watercraft, bass boats, performance boats, sport fishers and gorgeous yachts!

There will also be a Hunting and Fishing Expo complete with The Bass University where you can Learn champion bass fishing techniques and interact with the best pros in bass fishing! 

The Mystics of Pleasure Annual Poker Run, one of the largest of its kind on the Gulf Coast, will begin at the Wharf Marina at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31.  There will be 10 stops on the Run route:  Happy Harbor Oyster Bay, Happy Harbor On The Line, Tacky Jacks (Ft. Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach), Pirate’s Cove, Cobalt’s, LuLu’s, Bear Point Marina and The Mystics VIP Tent under the Foley Beach Express at The Wharf.  All Stops will close at 5 p.m.  The party will begin at that time and participants must be in line for the dealing of the cards for the $5,000 Showdown no later than 7 p.m.

Time Bandit, the Offshore Powerboat World Champion, crowned right here in Orange Beach last fall at Thunder on the Gulf, will be on display in Performance Village on Main Street all three days of this exciting event.  The Time Bandit Offshore Racing Team is sponsored by brothers Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand, Captains of the gigantic crab boat of the same name from the famed Discovery TV show Deadliest Catch. 

Parking is free.  Kids 16 and under will be free.  Adult admission is $6 with free re-entry.  Poker run participants will have complimentary passes for the weekend at the Boat Show.  The show will be open Friday-Sunday, March 30th – April 1st at 10 am daily.  For additional information on the Thunder Run contact John Johnson at 251-229-1908 or visit www.mysticsofpleasure.org.