Poker player wins big jackpot with rare hand at Vegas casino. ‘Such a blessing’
A lucky poker player won a jackpot so big at a Las Vegas casino it was considered “such a blessing.”
The gambler sat at a Pai Gow poker table at South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, the casino said in an Aug. 11 Facebook post.
The player ended up with a seven-card straight flush, scoring the $442,269 jackpot prize.
The guest’s winning cards were a 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and a joker acting as a 6, all in clubs, according to the casino.
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 cards in consecutive order and in the same suit.
“That’s such a blessing,” one person commented on Facebook.
South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa is about an 8-mile drive south from the Las Vegas Strip.
This story was originally published August 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM with the headline "Poker player wins big jackpot with rare hand at Vegas casino. ‘Such a blessing’."
