By Ricardo Roura
18 Jul 2024, 19:51 PM EDT
A lucky player won more than $1.5 million with a $30 bet at a casino in Southern California.
The winner, identified only as a “Riverside resident,” placed a $25 bet plus a $5 progressive bet on Fortune Pai Gow, with which he won a grand prize of $1,517,211 dollars.
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According to a press release from the Yaamavá Resort and Casino in San Manuel, which is located in the city of Highland, in San Bernardino Countythe Riverside player won the award on July 4.
“The winning hand was a seven-card straight flush.with a progressive bet of $5, which activated the incredible bonus payout,” the casino said in its statement.
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The grand prize winner He did not want to reveal his identity.
A mix of the Chinese game Pai Gow and American poker, the objective of this casino table game, which is played with a deck of 52 cards plus a joker, is arrange seven cards into two hands, a five-card hand, and a two-card handwhich have a higher range than the dealer’s two hands.
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In Fortune Pai Gow, a bonus gamble element is added to the gamewhere a player who wagers at least a $5 Fortune Bonus Bet qualifies for an Envy Bonus Prize, according to rules listed by the California Gaming Control Bureau.
The San Bernardino County casino said that earlier this year, Another player hit a $1.3 million jackpot on Blazing Sevens Blackjack.
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