Poker player wins jackpot, thanks to rare hand and $1 side bet at Vegas casino
A poker player ended up with a rare hand and a big jackpot prize at a Las Vegas casino.
The player sat at a Pai Gow poker table at The Orleans Hotel & Casino, Boyd Gaming said in an Aug. 19 news release.
The lucky gambler made a $1 side bet and ended up with a seven-card straight flush on Aug. 11, winning the $169,951 jackpot.
His winning cards were a 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and a joker acting as a 4, all in hearts, 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 cards in consecutive order and in the same suit.
Then hours later, at the same casino, a Pai Gow poker player from Texas ended up with another seven-card straight flush.
This gambler won the $75,885 jackpot, which had recently been reset.
The gambling company did not say what the poker player’s winning cards were.
The Orleans Hotel & Casino is about a 2-mile drive west from the Strip. It’s decorated to resemble the New Orleans French Quarter and Mardi Gras.
This story was originally published August 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM with the headline "Poker player wins jackpot, thanks to rare hand and $1 side bet at Vegas casino."
