Most on line casino gamblers wait years and years, hoping for a large jackpot on a slot machine or desk sport. With the chances so stacked in opposition to them, seeing these symbols line up completely on the reels or an enormous bonus payout might not ever come.
However, one latest Las Vegas customer didn’t have to attend lengthy to attain large after simply turning 21. Celebrating his birthday in Sin City and now simply sufficiently old to gamble, Damon Howell from Union City, Ohio, had much more to have a good time after scoring a mega progressive jackpot in Ultimate Texas Hold’em whereas enjoying at O’Sheas Casino on the Strip.
He was dealt a royal flush and the feat rewarded Howell with a payout of $362,640.
A Caesars Entertainment spokesman stated Howell was overwhelmed by the win. The birthday boy initially believed the jackpot wasn’t actual and that he was “too young to figure out” what to do together with his newfound money. However, Howell later added that he would seemingly purchase a home together with his winnings.
Winning Big
Unlike conventional poker video games, Ultimate Texas Hold’em is a house-backed on line casino sport the place gamers make “blind” and “ante” bets in addition to an non-obligatory bonus wager, which brings greater payouts when drawing three of a sort or higher.
Players and the supplier obtain two gap playing cards. Players can wager as much as 4 occasions their ante wager earlier than seeing the flip. Players can then wager as a lot as twice their wager after which an quantity equal to the ante on the river.
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A participant’s hand should then beat the supplier’s hand to scoop the pot. Payouts are based mostly on pay tables with premium palms paying out extra. Games additionally typically embrace an non-obligatory progressive jackpot wager just like the one which Howell gained.
Wizard of Odds puts the odds of pulling a royal flush within the sport at 0.000002%. In most circumstances, a royal flush pays out 100% of the progressive jackpot and a straight flush pays out 10%.
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