Million Dollar 3 Card Poker
Caesars Entertainment casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City are offering up a Three Card Poker “side bet” that’s too incredible to be ignored: Combine your three cards with the dealer’s three cards to make a six-card royal flush in diamondsand fly home a millionaire. Sound impossible? Slotkilla doing some killing on the tables.
December 26, 2018 1:56 pmChristmas is a time of festivities and good cheer. However, a New Jersey man had more to celebrate than most during the holiday period after enjoying a $1 million life-changing visit to the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City.
On Saturday, Dec.22., the man identified as “Harold M” pulled up a seat at the casino’s Three Card Poker table, and took the opportunity to place a five dollar wager on hitting a 6 Card Bonus at odds of 20,348,320 to one. The Lakewood resident subsequently proceeded to make a Royal Flush, which at a payout of 200,000-to-1 turned his $5 bet into a cool $1 million. Happy holidays, indeed!
Three Card Poker
Three Card Poker is a casino table game in which players compete against the dealer. In the Texas Hold’em variant, both player and dealer alike are dealt three cards, with the player aiming to make a better three-card poker hand than the dealer.
Before being dealt cards, a player starts by placing an initial ante bet, and also has the option to place a Pair Plus wager. After the player(s) and dealer receive three cards, the plyer can then either place a “Play” bet, otherwise fold their hand. The dealer’s cards, which were face down up until now, are then revealed and must be at least Queen high to qualify. If not, the player wins his Ante bet, and his Play bet is returned.
If the dealer’s hand meet the standard and is better than that of the player, the player loses his Ante and Play wagers. If the player’s hand is better, he wins and doubles his Ante and Play wagers. Meanwhile, the Pair Plus wager is independent from the strength of the dealer’s hand, with payouts based upon predetermined odds provided.
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6 Card Bonus
Some casinos, however, also offer the opportunity to place another side wager called a “Millionaire Maker”. At the Borgata Casino this wager is known as a “6 Card Bonus” bet and is set at a minimum of $5. Once taken, the player and dealer’s hands are combined to make the best five-card combination from those six cards. This is the bet “Harold M” took.
Harold was subsequently dealt the Ace, Queen, and Ten of diamonds, while the dealer received a King, Jack, and Nine of diamonds, which together completed a rare Six Card Diamond Royal. So rare, in fact, that the chances of it being hit is just 1 in 20,358,520. Furthermore, up until that point the bonus had never been released at the Borgata.
Deserved Winner
Comments left on Borgata’s Facebook page would indicate that “Harold M” is a classy guy and deserved winner of the huge prize. As one observer called Helen Bada Turano pointed out:
“Someone said it’s your lucky day. He said No, Yesterday was my Luckiest day- my wife was declared Cancer Free !!! And he was very generous to the dealers.”
In other words, Harold M’s win proved to be a veritable Christmas Miracle all round, with a number of involved parties getting to share in his incredible good fortune.
Curious because it has hit twice since they started it at Harrahs Atlantic City in Sept.
Any guess as to how many player hands have been dealt in that period? That would be a first step in estimating how usual or unusual it would be to hit twice in that time.
What are the odds of getting the 9 - A of Diamonds in Ceasars Entertainment Million Dollar Bonus in Three Card Poker. You must use your 3 cards and the dealers 3 cards.
Funny you should bring that up. I was at Harrah's Council Bluffs last night (they don't currently have the $1m promotion on the 6-card bonus yet). A guy got they Royal, in diamonds, with the 6 of diamonds as his sixth card, instead of the 9. Talk about a close call.
Yeah that is a mistake. You are correct, the minimum bet in order to win the million is $20.