Poker player wins big jackpot at Las Vegas casino — even with odds stacked against him
A poker player hit the jackpot at a Las Vegas casino when he revealed the rarest hand in the game.
It won him $517,439.
The local player, identified as Prentice B., sat at an Ultimate Texas Hold ’em table on July 17 in Caesars Palace, the hotel told McClatchy News in an Aug. 1 email.
He was dealt his cards at random and ended up with a royal flush, the best hand in the game.
A royal flush includes an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 — all in the same suit.
“This hand represents the rarest possible made hand in poker,” according to Upswing Poker.
The odds of getting dealt this hand from a 52-card deck are 1 in 649,739, according to the poker training site.
The lucky player has plans to use his prize money on taking care of his parents.
This story was originally published August 2, 2024 at 11:25 AM with the headline "Poker player wins big jackpot at Las Vegas casino — even with odds stacked against him."
