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It's a very happy holiday season for one Shore man, who beat the odds — literally, 20 million to one odds.
Borgata casino in Atlantic City reported on Facebook that a Lakewood resident won $1,000,000 on a $5 side bet playing poker on Saturday.
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The man, identified only as 'Harold M.,' 'bet $5.00 on the Three Card Poker '6 Card Bonus' bet and hit a 6 card Royal Straight Flush of Diamonds for a $1,000,000 win,' the casino wrote in the post.
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Borgata says that this is the first time that this bet has hit there. The casino opened in 2003.
The casino says that 'the odds of hitting the 6 card Bonus Royal Flush are 1 in 20,348,320,' according to experts at wizardofodds.com.
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There were no surprises that on a recent ask me anything (AMA) thread on Poker VIP,Daniel 'Jungleman’ Cates got questioned over the status of the Durrr Challenge. What may surprise many though was the confrimation that Tom “durrr” Dwan once lost an eyewatering $20M pot in Macau.
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Cates was asked what was the biggest pot he had ever witnessed—his response: “I saw Tom get set over set on a dry board vs another player for something like $20M usd total pot.”
And as for the Durrr Challenge, it looks like we all may have to wait a bit longer as Cate’s said: “Tom’s dad is sick and he is in New Jersey with him, later we will discuss how to proceed…”
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Read the full AMAhere.