According to reports from the Lake Cumberland Poker Run in Kentucky, two participants died after an accident during the 12th annual poker run. Come to State Dock Marina's annual State Dock Poker Run event for a fun weekend on Lake Cumberland in Jamestown, Kentucky!. Two Missouri men died in an accident on Lake Cumberland on Saturday, according to a release from the Wayne County Coroner's office. So Mounce's experience at the Lake Cumberland Poker Run Saturday in Russell County was not a pleasant one, as an Indiana man died when his boat. Investigators believe excessive speed was a factor in the deaths of two Missouri men whose boat crashed during the annual Lake Cumberland. It's been reported that Jeff Asbell, owner of the 40' Skater pictured below, died in a crash at the Lake Cumberland Poker Run, along with his. kevin sellers owneer of the pammy skater was killed at lake cumberland today trying to avoid other spectators on the lake. we will all miss him.