Night before flying to Amsterdam for a Euro trip with my friends. Buddy said, “Yo, play $300 of mine. If you win, pay me back. If you lose, don’t sweat it.” They wanted me to play since everyone else was also playing. Lost 6 hands in a row at $30/hand ($20 main/$10 lucky lucky). Told myself “fuck it” and played the last $120 on $100 main/$20 lucky lucky. Hit a suited 21 for 15-1. Paid my buddy the $300 back from the side bet and kept playing with $270. Ended up losing it after about twenty minutes, so buddy had me play the $300 one more time, and the very next hand on a $75 main/$25 lucky lucky lucky/$15 buster, I got 6-7-8 suited for 100-1 ($2500). Stayed on 15 and the dealer had a 5 card bust to give me an extra 4-1 pay ($60) and win the $75 main bet. Gave my buddy back his $300 and rode the remaining $2400 (tipped the dealer $35) up to $3500 before cashing out. Gave my homie an extra $200 since he spotted me and bought him the first round drinks once we arrived to our hotel in Amsterdam.
Definitely made the 8 day Europe trip better lol. Hit Amsterdam, Dublin & London. Got to watch the Raiders beat the Bears (made money betting against Bears fans, too). Epic trip.
Dude I once hit a royal flush in poker after being down like $300 for the night, felt like I was in a movie lol. Still get goosebumps thinking about that moment when I flipped those cards
First time I ever hit a bonus round on a slot and it just kept retriggering – wasn’t even a huge win, but my hands were shaking the whole time. Still remember staring at the screen like it might disappear.
Went to work on a Monday. The plant was shut down due to a power failure. Said F it and went to the local casino. Only had $50 and got 2.5 rolls of quarters. Two rolls of $10 and one of $5. Opened the $5 roll and got a nice jackpot of $625 on my 3rd spin. .75 cent max bet back then. Walked to a few other casinos and played several $1 machines. Ended up winning like 3K on the day.
About 10 years ago: Family member used to play guitar for a national band. They were playing live at Mohegan Sun in CT on a Friday night. Me, my wife, and our best friends road tripped up to see them play. On the ride up i got a call that my company gave all the hourly people a 20% raise. We were jacked to the tits.
After the show I watched my wife go on the biggest roulette heater we’ve seen to date. Turned 200$ buy in to 3700$ in about a half hour. The crew profited a bit as well. Our Table was so loud and jacked, every time I turned around the waitress was there with a tray of drinks. We extended the trip got a nice room on the coast of RI for Saturday. she bought a used civic when we got home. Honestly can’t think of a better weekend in my life to date.
When I couldn’t math it with slots and huge balls started dropping in the bonus and I thought they were 10k, 10k and 30k, got so excited could barely breathe but they ended up being $100, 100 and 300. Still won handpay on that bonus and was playing the last 100 loosing all prior which was about 1k. So it was a good comeback, but the thought of 50k… mmm..
Betting $1 on the Pharoh's Fortune slot machine and hit all 5 wilds. $1062.50.
Playing online, hit two RF's on a five live VP game. Cashed out $3,000 that was when micro gaming was at its height and Washington allowed you to gamble online. God I miss those days.
Was at a Bachelor party in AC and thought I was high rolling with $500. At the time, I was strictly a Blackjack player and rarely messed with Slots, Craps or Roulette!
As the night progressed, we ended up at Gentlemen's Club and that $500 dwindled down to $300... I thought, No Problem, I can't get that back at Blackjack like always!
So we exited the club around 3 AM and I hit the tables while the other guys went to bed, very drunk and empty pocketed after their "Gentlemanly Transactions!"
I was only playing $10 stakes, but it felt like I was losing Thousands! Every Bad Beat you can imagine was happening! 20's getting beat by dealers pulling 21, Double Downs getting crapped on and splits losing faster than a Dog Pissing on a Hydrant!
After realizing, I'm not getting that $200 back on Blackjack, I stumbled back to the room at 7:30 AM with my last $100 and vowed "I won't Lose THIS $100"
I was Hoping one of the fellas would lend me $100 so I can try my luck, but alas they were broke or just not willing to. I of course got a little upset and said "Fine, let's LEAVE then!" They agreed and took the luggage to the car and said they'll meet me at the entrance.
As I kept pacing the casino floor thinking, how can I get value from this $100??? I watched Roulette numbers hit left and right and Craps players shouting for joy at 12:30 in the afternoon!
But I didn't have time to play either of those unless I just kept letting it ride! So I sat down at a Blazing 7's $1 machine, put the $100 and kept firing off Max Bets. After about 20 spins of nothing, I get a call from my friends that they're out front and we gotta leave! I agree and figure I should just lose the remaining $36!
So I hang up and no sooner than I hit the button... it hits THREE BLAZING SEVENS for $1056!!!
Never having won that much on a slot before, I jumped up and shouted for joy! This was 20 years ago when even a $1000 progressive required a handpay, so I patiently waited and called my buddies to tell em "We're staying the rest of the day boys! Lunch is on ME!!!" And I walked away with DOUBLE my money from the start of the trip!
Down to my last $10 of bankroll at a local casino. Put it on black, it hits. Put that $20 on black, hits. Did this two more times and got up to $160. Took it to Mississippi Stud $5 table. First hand is a push but I hit board straight bonus for $30. Pressed up to $10 with $5 on bonus. Dealt pocket KK, 3x across, flop is three 8's for full house ($1000) and board trips ($150). Toss the dealer $25 and cash the fuck out.
Being buried for $8k playing Freebet Blackjack at the Venetian with my friend who was buried as well. The dealer eventually told us that it wasn’t going to happen and we should live to fight another day. We turned up our noses at his reasonable advice and kept playing $400-800 bets. Eventually, we both hit some big split/double down hands and finally got unstuck. Ended up winning $1700 and haven’t paint for rooms at the Venetian in years.
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Stopping at the Golden Nugget on our way back to the strip, we struck up a conversation with a lady in a Dallas Cowboys jersey playing 3 Card Poker by herself. She was a really nice lady who told us she comes to Las Vegas several times a year but it was her first trip in a while because her house had been damaged in a storm.
We had been chatting with her for about 10-15 minutes when she hit a straight flush. She had never hit that hand before in all her years coming to Vegas. She was super excited and so were we. I felt like we had won with her. We bought her a drink and stuck around for a bit while she waited for all the paperwork to be done. We asked her if she would cash out to put the money towards her house and enjoy the rest of her trip. She said she still had two days left and would keep gambling.
That experience will live rent free in my mind for a long time.
That's pretty wild. I remember being on a Bahamas trip in Atlantis and going to the casino for the first time ever.
My parents walked up to the 3 Card poker table having NO Idea how to play it or what the rules are other than "You get 3 Cards and the Dealer gets 3 Cards and the better hand wins..."
My Mom puts the minimum $10 on Pair Plus and gets dealt... a Straight Flush on the First Hand!
A few years ago I was playing video poker at Harrah’s in Murphy NC. I was DEALT 4 aces five times, hit a Royal on a .50 machine for 2K, switched to 1.00 and hit another Royal for 4K . I left with about $8,500, my best day ever!
Playing blackjack at Hard Rock in Indiana. First hand of the shoe, suited three of a kind. Second hand of the shoe, suited three of a kind. Third hand of the shoe, flush. Decided to take my W and go home. I want to say I won about $3000 total
Going to a local casino before my corporate job one day. Played Trojan treasures at $1 a spin. Hit a few line pays and two bonuses, I was up like $118. Then all of a sudden the top of the machine starts flashing a dollar sign and then the word “WINNER” and then MAJOR Jackpot Won. It was a random jackpot. It paid $4,527. I came home, gave all my family hundreds in cash, and went to work a happy man.
Simply put, took $700 to $20,000 with slots & blackjack at the casino and lost it all in the same week. Now stuck with a huge tax bill from all the handpays😭
I wrote a check for $2000 and only had around $1000 in the bank. Fired up Full Tilt and won $1200 and was able to deposit the money before the check bounced
Night before flying to Amsterdam for a Euro trip with my friends. Buddy said, “Yo, play $300 of mine. If you win, pay me back. If you lose, don’t sweat it.” They wanted me to play since everyone else was also playing. Lost 6 hands in a row at $30/hand ($20 main/$10 lucky lucky). Told myself “fuck it” and played the last $120 on $100 main/$20 lucky lucky. Hit a suited 21 for 15-1. Paid my buddy the $300 back from the side bet and kept playing with $270. Ended up losing it after about twenty minutes, so buddy had me play the $300 one more time, and the very next hand on a $75 main/$25 lucky lucky lucky/$15 buster, I got 6-7-8 suited for 100-1 ($2500). Stayed on 15 and the dealer had a 5 card bust to give me an extra 4-1 pay ($60) and win the $75 main bet. Gave my buddy back his $300 and rode the remaining $2400 (tipped the dealer $35) up to $3500 before cashing out. Gave my homie an extra $200 since he spotted me and bought him the first round drinks once we arrived to our hotel in Amsterdam.
Fantastic experience with your homies!! A night full of thrill!
Definitely made the 8 day Europe trip better lol. Hit Amsterdam, Dublin & London. Got to watch the Raiders beat the Bears (made money betting against Bears fans, too). Epic trip.
The fact you also won the betting game is crazy! Haha
Accidentally bet €100 by pressing the wrong button in 16coins x 5000. It went straight into bonus game and gave €4000.
Best sushi I ever had
Wow that's huge man
4 VS on Wanted Dead or Alive, my next "What’s a gambling moment you’ll never forget?" will be when i get 5 of them :)
Fosho!! Soon you will get that man
Dude I once hit a royal flush in poker after being down like $300 for the night, felt like I was in a movie lol. Still get goosebumps thinking about that moment when I flipped those cards
How much is that man?
Do you not know what poker is
Video poker exist and it feels like a common question. How much did you win ?
No. Didn't try any card games except baccarat
lol maybe look it up. It would take less time to do that than to type your question and wait for a response
(5) hard sixes in one hand/roll of craps. 100% will never experience again. Point was 8…. Never made the 8 🤷🏼♂️.
Atleast you experienced it
First time I ever hit a bonus round on a slot and it just kept retriggering – wasn’t even a huge win, but my hands were shaking the whole time. Still remember staring at the screen like it might disappear.
Went to work on a Monday. The plant was shut down due to a power failure. Said F it and went to the local casino. Only had $50 and got 2.5 rolls of quarters. Two rolls of $10 and one of $5. Opened the $5 roll and got a nice jackpot of $625 on my 3rd spin. .75 cent max bet back then. Walked to a few other casinos and played several $1 machines. Ended up winning like 3K on the day.
That's a crazy hit for one day dude
About 10 years ago: Family member used to play guitar for a national band. They were playing live at Mohegan Sun in CT on a Friday night. Me, my wife, and our best friends road tripped up to see them play. On the ride up i got a call that my company gave all the hourly people a 20% raise. We were jacked to the tits.
After the show I watched my wife go on the biggest roulette heater we’ve seen to date. Turned 200$ buy in to 3700$ in about a half hour. The crew profited a bit as well. Our Table was so loud and jacked, every time I turned around the waitress was there with a tray of drinks. We extended the trip got a nice room on the coast of RI for Saturday. she bought a used civic when we got home. Honestly can’t think of a better weekend in my life to date.
That was epic dude! The fact you with your wife also
For sure…what a great thread idea, thanks!
When I couldn’t math it with slots and huge balls started dropping in the bonus and I thought they were 10k, 10k and 30k, got so excited could barely breathe but they ended up being $100, 100 and 300. Still won handpay on that bonus and was playing the last 100 loosing all prior which was about 1k. So it was a good comeback, but the thought of 50k… mmm..
Betting $1 on the Pharoh's Fortune slot machine and hit all 5 wilds. $1062.50.
Playing online, hit two RF's on a five live VP game. Cashed out $3,000 that was when micro gaming was at its height and Washington allowed you to gamble online. God I miss those days.
How bout now? Didnt you try any online casino?
Online gambling is forbidden in Washington State, man we are so screwed by the assholes in Olympia....
You never forget your first...
Progressive Jackpot!
Was at a Bachelor party in AC and thought I was high rolling with $500. At the time, I was strictly a Blackjack player and rarely messed with Slots, Craps or Roulette!
As the night progressed, we ended up at Gentlemen's Club and that $500 dwindled down to $300... I thought, No Problem, I can't get that back at Blackjack like always!
So we exited the club around 3 AM and I hit the tables while the other guys went to bed, very drunk and empty pocketed after their "Gentlemanly Transactions!"
I was only playing $10 stakes, but it felt like I was losing Thousands! Every Bad Beat you can imagine was happening! 20's getting beat by dealers pulling 21, Double Downs getting crapped on and splits losing faster than a Dog Pissing on a Hydrant!
After realizing, I'm not getting that $200 back on Blackjack, I stumbled back to the room at 7:30 AM with my last $100 and vowed "I won't Lose THIS $100"
I was Hoping one of the fellas would lend me $100 so I can try my luck, but alas they were broke or just not willing to. I of course got a little upset and said "Fine, let's LEAVE then!" They agreed and took the luggage to the car and said they'll meet me at the entrance.
As I kept pacing the casino floor thinking, how can I get value from this $100??? I watched Roulette numbers hit left and right and Craps players shouting for joy at 12:30 in the afternoon!
But I didn't have time to play either of those unless I just kept letting it ride! So I sat down at a Blazing 7's $1 machine, put the $100 and kept firing off Max Bets. After about 20 spins of nothing, I get a call from my friends that they're out front and we gotta leave! I agree and figure I should just lose the remaining $36!
So I hang up and no sooner than I hit the button... it hits THREE BLAZING SEVENS for $1056!!!
Never having won that much on a slot before, I jumped up and shouted for joy! This was 20 years ago when even a $1000 progressive required a handpay, so I patiently waited and called my buddies to tell em "We're staying the rest of the day boys! Lunch is on ME!!!" And I walked away with DOUBLE my money from the start of the trip!
That was sensational!
The moment I realized a big win just pulled me deeper instead of helping.
Down to my last $10 of bankroll at a local casino. Put it on black, it hits. Put that $20 on black, hits. Did this two more times and got up to $160. Took it to Mississippi Stud $5 table. First hand is a push but I hit board straight bonus for $30. Pressed up to $10 with $5 on bonus. Dealt pocket KK, 3x across, flop is three 8's for full house ($1000) and board trips ($150). Toss the dealer $25 and cash the fuck out.
So lucky tens to thousands haha
hit 3 royal flushes in a 7 hour video poker session for $8,000, $20,000, and $40,000. Gave it all back over the next 2 months.
OH man! wtf? really?
Being buried for $8k playing Freebet Blackjack at the Venetian with my friend who was buried as well. The dealer eventually told us that it wasn’t going to happen and we should live to fight another day. We turned up our noses at his reasonable advice and kept playing $400-800 bets. Eventually, we both hit some big split/double down hands and finally got unstuck. Ended up winning $1700 and haven’t paint for rooms at the Venetian in years.
Ohh I see
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Stopping at the Golden Nugget on our way back to the strip, we struck up a conversation with a lady in a Dallas Cowboys jersey playing 3 Card Poker by herself. She was a really nice lady who told us she comes to Las Vegas several times a year but it was her first trip in a while because her house had been damaged in a storm.
We had been chatting with her for about 10-15 minutes when she hit a straight flush. She had never hit that hand before in all her years coming to Vegas. She was super excited and so were we. I felt like we had won with her. We bought her a drink and stuck around for a bit while she waited for all the paperwork to be done. We asked her if she would cash out to put the money towards her house and enjoy the rest of her trip. She said she still had two days left and would keep gambling.
That experience will live rent free in my mind for a long time.
Amazing! She lucky coz she found you!
Happy that we brought her luck. We didn't have any of our own.
That's pretty wild. I remember being on a Bahamas trip in Atlantis and going to the casino for the first time ever.
My parents walked up to the 3 Card poker table having NO Idea how to play it or what the rules are other than "You get 3 Cards and the Dealer gets 3 Cards and the better hand wins..."
My Mom puts the minimum $10 on Pair Plus and gets dealt... a Straight Flush on the First Hand!
Lady luck was on your moms side that day
A few years ago I was playing video poker at Harrah’s in Murphy NC. I was DEALT 4 aces five times, hit a Royal on a .50 machine for 2K, switched to 1.00 and hit another Royal for 4K . I left with about $8,500, my best day ever!
Best day ever!
Fate and destiny was on your side that day! Amazing.
When I play roulette, I just bet the same 5 numbers over and over - 1, 7, 17, 21, and 27.
At my bachelor party, we stopped at roulette for about 8 spins, and those numbers hit 6 times. It was wild haha.
You really took care of that number and paid off hahaha
Playing blackjack at Hard Rock in Indiana. First hand of the shoe, suited three of a kind. Second hand of the shoe, suited three of a kind. Third hand of the shoe, flush. Decided to take my W and go home. I want to say I won about $3000 total
That's decent win.
Going to a local casino before my corporate job one day. Played Trojan treasures at $1 a spin. Hit a few line pays and two bonuses, I was up like $118. Then all of a sudden the top of the machine starts flashing a dollar sign and then the word “WINNER” and then MAJOR Jackpot Won. It was a random jackpot. It paid $4,527. I came home, gave all my family hundreds in cash, and went to work a happy man.
Simply put, took $700 to $20,000 with slots & blackjack at the casino and lost it all in the same week. Now stuck with a huge tax bill from all the handpays😭
I wrote a check for $2000 and only had around $1000 in the bank. Fired up Full Tilt and won $1200 and was able to deposit the money before the check bounced
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