One very fortunate poker player from New Jersey received an early Christmas present from her dealers at an Atlantic City casino.
This past Monday, a woman from Monmouth County, New Jersey, was playing poker at Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City when she won a progressive poker table games mega jackpot. The woman won $1,681,458 off of a $5 bet.
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Characterizing Longtime Customers in Caesars Entertainment
According to NJ.com, which was the first to publish the uplifting story, the woman, who casino authorities characterized as a ”longtime customer” of the Caesars Entertainment-operated casino, was clearly in the holiday spirit when she tipped her dealers a magnificent $77,000.
A nice bonus that came in just in time for the holiday season was the five-figure cut that was given to the dealers from the overall prize pool. This cut accounted for 4.6% of the total prize.
After seeing a return of 33,629,060% on her initial investment of $5, the lucky winner is now in a position to do her Christmas shopping without breaking the bank.
Following a contentious tweet from poker vlogger Lex Ozias (@LexOpoker1), a number of professional poker players engaged in a heated discussion earlier this year on the amount of gratuity that should be given to dealers.
This year, there have been numerous large jackpots won
Although the prize of $1.7 million that was won in Atlantic City in 2022 was significant, there has been no shortage of significant jackpots this year.
Benjamin Flanagan, of West Virginia, was playing poker at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh in August when he lost a hand with quad aces against a royal flush. As a result, he won the poker room’s $1.2 million bad beat jackpot, which is the largest bad beat jackpot in the history of live poker in the United States.
Jackpot for a losing hand at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh
At the Playground Poker Club in Canada during the month of June, a record-setting $2.2 million jackpot was won when a player lost with quad tens to win around $845,000 in the process.
Ibai Delgado was the winner of the largest ever Omaha Bad Beat Jackpot that was paid out in January by GGPoker. The jackpot totaled $593,177, and Ibai Delgado took home the lion’s share, which was $366,159.
