Poker player’s rare hand led to big jackpot at California casino. What were the cards?
A poker player got lucky at a Northern California casino with one of the rarest hands in the game.
His good fortune made him $243,426 richer.
The visitor was at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, the casino said in a Feb. 5 Facebook post.
He sat at a Face Up Pai Gow poker table and ended up with a seven-card straight flush, one of the rarest hands in the game.
The poker player’s winning cards were a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and an ace in spades.
A straight flush happens when cards are in sequential order and in the same suit.
“Congratulations to you! What an amazing win! Life changing! Whoop whoop,” one person commented on Facebook.
“Wow! What a hand!” another person wrote.
Lincoln is about a 30-mile drive northeast from Sacramento.
This story was originally published February 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM with the headline "Poker player’s rare hand led to big jackpot at California casino. What were the cards?."
