Northern California gambler wins nearly $400,000 at a poker table. Here’s where

A lucky player at a Northern California casino turned a $5 bet into a six-figure payout on Saturday.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain announced Tuesday one of its guests won $394,331 in a progressive jackpot at a poker table at around midnight on Saturday, April 11.

The casino said the winner is Andrew Holley, a resident of Yuba City. Holley won his major jackpot at Hard Rock’s 777 Diamonds Poker Mega game, according to a news release from the casino.

“We are thrilled to congratulate our neighbor on his life-changing jackpot this weekend,” said Mark Birtha, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento president, in an emailed statement. “We certainly hope it made for an exciting weekend!”

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain is in Wheatland, at 3317 Forty Mile Road. The casino is about 30 miles north of downtown Sacramento.

Camila Pedrosa

The Sacramento Bee

Camila Pedrosa is a service journalism reporter at The Sacramento Bee. She previously worked as a summer reporting intern for The Bee and reported in Phoenix and Washington, D.C. She graduated from Arizona State University with a master’s degree in mass communication.