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- A Rivers Casino Pittsburgh player won $1.1 million.
- The player landed a seven-card straight flush in Pai Gow Progressive.
A player at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh won $1.1 million after hitting a Pai Gow Progressive jackpot with a seven-card straight flush.
The same hand also triggered additional bonus payouts at the table.
The win happened this week, according to the casino. For players who mostly associate huge payouts with slots, it was a reminder that table game progressives can produce headline-grabbing jackpots too.
Seven-card straight flush unlocked the top prize
Rivers Casino said the player was dealt a seven-card straight flush in Pai Gow Progressive, which unlocked the game’s 100% progressive jackpot. Patch, citing Gambling911.com, reported the hand was king, queen, jack, 10, joker, 8, and 7 of clubs.
The player also had a $5 Fortune Bonus wager with the joker, which added another $5,000.
Two other players at the table also benefited from the result. Each received a $500 envy payout from the Fortune Bonus.
Why this jackpot stands out
Pai Gow Poker is a casino table game that blends elements of traditional Chinese Pai Gow with poker. Fortune Pai Gow Poker includes an optional side wager based primarily on the strength of a player’s seven-card hand.
That structure helps explain how one strong deal can create multiple payouts at the same table: the main progressive for the winning player, a separate Fortune Bonus payout, and envy payouts for other players seated nearby.
The source did not identify the winner, and it did not clarify whether the reported $1.1 million total includes the additional $5,000 Fortune Bonus. Even so, the result was one of the bigger casino-win stories to emerge from Pennsylvania this week.
Based on reporting by Eric Heyl for Patch.
