Poker jackpots continue with $130K won at Strip casino

A player hit a royal flush and won a $130,243 jackpot at Planet Hollywood while playing Three Card Poker on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (Caesars Entertainment)

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December 7, 2022 - 4:47 pm

Nothing makes your day quite like a six-figure jackpot win.

A guest at Planet Hollywood won a $130,243 mega jackpot while playing three-card poker on Tuesday.

The winner got a royal flush, according to a Caesars Entertainment news release.

The past several days have been lucly for poker players across the Las Vegas Valley, with one player winning a three-card poker jackpot at The Cromwell on Saturday and another poker player hitting it big at Gold Coast on Friday.

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