Poker player wins life-changing jackpot at Vegas casino. What were the winning cards?
A lucky poker player won millions at a Las Vegas casino.
The Las Vegas local sat at a Pai Gow poker table at the South Point Hotel Casino & Spa, the casino said in a Jan. 19 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The player then ended up with a seven-card straight flush.
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.
This lucky gambler had an 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king and a joker.
These winning cards scored the player $526,283.
The poker player also won an additional $5,000 from a bonus bet, the casino said.
South Point Hotel Casino & Spa is a less than 10-mile drive south from the Las Vegas Strip.
This story was originally published January 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM with the headline "Poker player wins life-changing jackpot at Vegas casino. What were the winning cards?."
