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The next day he discovered that his wife was cured of cancer. An 85-year-old man from Lakewood, New Jersey, USA, earned $ 1 million ($ 3.8 million). $ 5 bet (about $ 19) in a poker game.
"These are two good news," said Harold McDowell happy at the New York Post.
McDowell was with his wife at Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City on Saturday afternoon (22). He put $ 5 in a 6-card bonus bet in a 3-card poker game.
When he looked at his hand, he was surprised to see that he had a royal flush – a sequence that is unbeatable in poker: ace, king, queen, valet and ten of the diamond suit.
"I had my wife's back, I turned around and said," I just got a million dollars, "he told the newspaper. was stunned. I was sitting there like an idiot. "
McDowell announced his intention to give most of the money to his children.According to him, the casino had deducted about 200,000 USD (more than R $ 770,000) tax.
In a Facebook message, the Borgata casino said it was the first time the bet was launched on the spot and that experts said the odds were 1 out of over 20 million.
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