Local woman wins $500K on Pai Gow poker

By Marvin Clemons / Las Vegas Review-Journal

December 23, 2021 - 6:28 pm

The 7-card winning Pai Gow poker hand on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at Palace Station. (Palace Station photo)

The Las Vegas woman, who did not want to be identified, poses with her brother, also unidentified, at Palace Station on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (Palace Station photo)

A local woman won just over $500,000 on a Pai Gow progressive poker hand at Palace Station on Wednesday evening.

The Boarding Pass member, who declined to give her name, hit a 7-card straight flush with a joker to win $507,459, according to a Palace Station news release.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Marv_in_Vegas on Twitter.

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