Gamblers win back-to-back jackpots with rare hands at poker table in Reno
Two poker players won big jackpots back-to-back at a Reno, Nevada, casino with one of the rarest hands in the game.
The first player sat at a Face Up Pai Gow poker table Saturday, May 10, at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, a spokesperson for the casino told McClatchy News by email May 14.
The gambler then scored the $183,946 jackpot with a seven-card straight flush in hearts. His winning cards were a 6, 7, 9, 10, jack and a queen with a joker acting as an 8.
A new deck was put into the card shuffler and the “very next hand” was another straight flush, the spokesperson said.
The second poker player won $90,002. His winning cards were a 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of clubs with a joker acting as a 4.
A straight flush is one of the rarest hands in the game and requires a player to get cards in sequential order in the same suit, according to Upswing Poker.
This story was originally published May 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM with the headline "Gamblers win back-to-back jackpots with rare hands at poker table in Reno."
