Former Ford Factory Worker wins $1 Million at Poker in Vegas!

From left to right: Casino Shift manager Bobby Harris, Dennis Hart, Heather Hart, Margaret Hart and Vice President of table games at Flamingo, Mark Kelly.

Las Vegas experienced its second winner of the Caesars Entertainment exclusive $1 million Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus™ table game on Friday, May 11. Dennis Hart, a retired Ford factory worker, won the $1 million grand prize off of one hand. Hart gave each of his three fellow players a $500 chip and generously tipped his dealer $20,000.

 “We would like to congratulate Mr. Hart for winning the one-million dollar jackpot,” said Jeffrey Kowalchuk, Enterprise Vice President of Table Games for Caesars Entertainment. “The popularity of Three Card Poker has skyrocketed in the last few years, and Caesars Entertainment resorts are proud to be the exclusive destinations for the one-million dollar six card bonus. Our goal is to offer fun and unique table games for our guests, and being able to offer a jackpot comparable to what you see in progressive slots is a perfect fit.”

Hart was visiting from Palm Coast , Fla. on vacation, a trip he’s taken every year since 1967, with his wife, Margaret, and daughter, Heather.  Late on Friday, May 11 Margaret received a phone call from across the casino floor – it was Dennis: “I won the big one!”  Thinking her husband was mistaken, she asked her daughter if it was possible.  Indeed, the Harts became instant millionaires.  They have not yet decided what they will do with the winnings, but this is not the first time Hart has been lucky at a Caesars Entertainment resort. On Christmas Eve 2011 at Harrah’s Biloxi , Hart was playing 50 cent video poker and won $2,500 with a Royal Flush.  It was the most Dennis had won had won to date and the family was ecstatic.

  The Hart family is loyal to Caesars Entertainment resorts due to its advantageous Total Reward players program.  This trip they stayed at Flamingo Las Vegas where they caught the Donnie and Marie show.

  Hart is the second to win the $1 million jackpot in Las Vegas and now the fourth lucky $1 million winner Caesars Entertainment has paid out since the game debuted in Las Vegas last spring; two winners have taken home the $1 million prize in Atlantic City .  

  

The 6 Card Bonus™ side bet on Three Card Poker gives players the chance to win $1 million with a total wager as small as $15 if they hit a super royal flush in diamonds: 9, 10, J, Q, K, A. Additionally, $100,000 payouts are available for the super royal in hearts, clubs or spades. Analysts estimate a $1 million winner approximately three times a year in both the Las Vegas and Atlantic City markets.

 Players enjoy Three Card Poker because of its simplicity, low table minimums and relatively high payouts; the 6 Card Bonus™ side bet gives guests the opportunity to turn a bad hand into a winning hand, or a good hand into an even better one.  With more than 1,500 tables worldwide Three Card Poker, licensed by Shuffle Master, Inc., is the most popular specialty game of all time. It is a fast-paced game that players can quickly learn and enjoy. Caesars Entertainment holds the exclusive rights to the $1 million payout for Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus™. The game offers the first table-game payout of this size without an escalating progressive jackpot in a traditional brick and mortar casino.  For years, slot players have enjoyed the opportunity to win mega-jackpots, and now, Caesars Entertainment is offering this same opportunity to table game players where any player can win, on any day, at any time, in just one hand.