Poker player hits massive jackpot with rare hand at Las Vegas casino
A poker player ended up with a big jackpot at a Las Vegas casino, thanks to a rare hand.
Now the player is $381,013 richer.
The man sat at a Pai Gow poker table May 4 at the Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino, the casino said in a Facebook post.
He ended up with a seven-card straight flush, scoring $376,013.
In addition to that, he won a $5,000 bet.
“Talk about a winning hand!” the casino said in the post.
A straight flush is one of the rarest hands in the game, after a royal flush, according to Upswing Poker.
It happens when a player gets seven cards in sequential order and in the same suit.
The Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino is about a 15-mile drive northwest from the Las Vegas Strip.
Another gambler got lucky at the same casino a day later.
The visitor sat at a Dragon Link slot machine, bet $15 and won $120,509.85, McClatchy News reported.
