{"id":95288,"date":"2018-12-26T12:51:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T20:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=95288"},"modified":"2019-01-02T10:13:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T18:13:53","slug":"poker-player-hits-6-card-royal-flush-takes-home-a-million-bucks-on-a-5-bet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/poker-player-hits-6-card-royal-flush-takes-home-a-million-bucks-on-a-5-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"Poker Player Hits 6-Card Royal Flush, Takes Home Million Bucks on $5 Bet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harold McDowell was feeling pretty good when he walked into Atlantic City\u2019s Borgata Hotel Casino a few days before Christmas. After all, just the day before, his wife had been declared cancer free.<\/p>\n

But his good fortune was just getting started \u2013 a few hours later, the 85-year old would walk out of the casino a millionaire.<\/p>\n

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Harold McDowell was a lucky man in more ways than one this Christmas. (Image: NY Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It started innocuously enough — with a $5 bet on the \u201c6 Card Bonus\u201d while playing at the Three Card Poker table. McDowell\u2019s hand got off to a decent start when he was dealt the 10, queen and ace of diamonds.<\/p>\n

But the dealer\u2019s hand delivered the Christmas miracle: the nine, jack, and king, all of diamonds, good for the Royal Flush and a 200,000-1 payout on his five bucks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI happened to be playing next to my wife, \u201che told the New York Post. \u201cI had my back to her. I turned around said, \u201cI just won a million dollars,\u201d he said. \u201cShe told me, \u201cYou\u2019re full of crap.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What Are the Odds?<\/h2>\n

As if hitting a five-card Royal Flush isn\u2019t tough enough, the retiree managed to make it a six card straight flush.<\/p>\n

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Christmas came early for Harold M. of Lakewood, NJ yesterday! He bet $5.00 on the Three Card Poker \u201c6 Card Bonus\u201d bet and hit a 6 card Royal Straight Flush of Diamonds for a $1,000,000 win. https:\/\/t.co\/UbTU6mCwqS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/n72l1Eh8zz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BORGATA (@BorgataAC) December 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n