Tourist celebrating a birthday in Las Vegas wins poker jackpot with rare hand
A tourist went to Las Vegas with his friends to celebrate a birthday and ended up winning a big jackpot prize.
The Iowa man sat at a Face Up Pai Gow poker table Aug. 30 at The Linq Hotel, Caesars Entertainment said in a news release.
He played the game for about an hour, then ended up with a seven-card straight flush, winning $937,040.
His winning cards were a 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, jack and a joker acting as an 8, all in diamonds, according to the gambling company.
A straight flush is one of the rarest hands in the game, after a royal flush, according to Upswing Poker.
To get a straight flush, a player needs to get five cards in consecutive order.
The Linq Hotel is central on the Las Vegas Strip.
This story was originally published September 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM with the headline "Tourist celebrating a birthday in Las Vegas wins poker jackpot with rare hand."
