Herkstwin
Legend
Bronze Level
The most I ever won in a casino was $5567 on a Super Wheel Blast slot machine. I was playing the minimum of $1 per spin, when I caught the bonus spin and landed on the Jackpot Wheel. There are two jackpots and I got the "Major". The woman beside me was going crazy. I played it rather cool - I am not a screamer. But there were a few fist pumps.
My wife won $4700 (approximately) on a slot machine. Can't remember the name.
My best ever day in a casino poker room was a $475 profit on a $3/$6 limit holdem table in Scottsdale, Arizona. The cards were coming my way for sure.
My wife won $4700 (approximately) on a slot machine. Can't remember the name.
My best ever day in a casino poker room was a $475 profit on a $3/$6 limit holdem table in Scottsdale, Arizona. The cards were coming my way for sure.
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korbal29
Visionary
Bronze Level
I will tell the story first : I was living in las vegas at the time ,working and gambling , I was on a losing streak couldnt hit a winner to save my life !whatever I played: blackjack,poker sport bets the result was the same. My roomate said lets go to Los angeles for a change of scenery,,so we went to commerce club for some poker for the weekend,I was broke and my friend gave me 1k ,I asked him if this is a loan or he is staking me? He says you are running bad,its a loan so I have to give it back,because if he had staked me,he would ve had 50% of my action.Anyway ,in Los angeles ,things didnt change for me ,just losing, so the last day,I am playing 6-12$ limit holdm,my friend come over tell me to cashout ,we are going back to vegas,I said wait till my blind . The very next hand I pick up 9-10 spades,flop : 7-8-j ,7 8 spades ,we are jamming on the flop,I have the nuts,the turn bring 7 ,jamming again,But I knew I needed a miracle because of the full house,unkown to me a guy had quads and also another player did threw away the 6 of spade. River brings the beautiful Jack of spade I started jamming again ,the pot was way over 400$ when we got heads up. JJJAAAACCKKPPPOOTTT!!!!!!
100.000$ Jackpot, my winning hand was worth 20.000$,loser made 40.000$,the rest of the table split the remaining20.000$.
My friend was angry at himself for not staking me! After I gave him his 1K I asked him how much of tip he should get ? he said 3k would be nice,I gave it to him and said too bad for you because in my mind it was up to 5k that I was happily willing to give him ,since he triggered the whole thing with his 1k.
By the way, I pushed the whole winning pot to the dealer,a nice asian woman,who found the only miracle card to save my day
100.000$ Jackpot, my winning hand was worth 20.000$,loser made 40.000$,the rest of the table split the remaining20.000$.
My friend was angry at himself for not staking me! After I gave him his 1K I asked him how much of tip he should get ? he said 3k would be nice,I gave it to him and said too bad for you because in my mind it was up to 5k that I was happily willing to give him ,since he triggered the whole thing with his 1k.
By the way, I pushed the whole winning pot to the dealer,a nice asian woman,who found the only miracle card to save my day
Natta777
Legend
Bronze Level
$ 1250 roulette on pokerstars. The initial balance was less than $ 100, I don't remember exactly how much.
rifflemao
Pugs Not Drugs
Silver Level
The most I've won in a day happened in a cash game session a year ago at Ameristar in Black Hawk, CO. I was there for a friend's 50th and sat down with $300 at a 1/3/100 max table. I stood up with around $1350 after two hours (had to go to bday dinner) in the luckiest session I've ever played. I literally hit 4 or 5 sets and was getting yelled at for it.
When the pandemic hit, I told my buddy there that if that was the last live cash session I ever played, then I'd be happy with it even though there was zero skill involved; just some set-mining luck.
When the pandemic hit, I told my buddy there that if that was the last live cash session I ever played, then I'd be happy with it even though there was zero skill involved; just some set-mining luck.
Chief talking bull
Visionary
Bronze Level
My wife and I won a little over $18,000 one day playing craps. When we were walking in my wife said "I think your going to throw a hard 8." I said "Just one?' I threw the dice for and hour hitting all the hard ways and when I crapped out some guy said 'you guys want to pass the dice and let him throw again." Everyone said yes. I threw the dice for another hour. Then we all left. Best time ever. Looking back I'm so happy for all the people that made money off of that and so happy that guy spoke up and made it complete.
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PSSucks
Legend
Bronze Level
There's "winning" and there's "winnings". I find that people often talk of how much they "win" at a certain time, but of course the real winning has to be subtracted from the long-term slot bets.
I'm certainly not trying to pick on you or your post. Hitting a big jackpot has to be nice, but it just made me wonder about the way we think about gambling, perhaps with a tendency to push the total losses aside to enjoy the winning moments.
So, taking that idea into account, do you and the missus play slots regularly, or did you both get your big wins from a relatively low number of attempts? And if it's a regular thing, what would you honestly say is your net winnings or losses in the long run, if you don't mind me asking?
Herkstwin
Legend
Bronze Level
My post was a response to the question about a one day win.
You are correct - the long-term determines winnings, while a single play on a slot can determine a big win.
Slots is truly gambling and we both enjoy playing them.
I don't mind answering most of your question. Yes, since retiring, my wife and I have included casino visits in our entertainment budget. While some people spend money on concerts, sporting events, and other big ticket items, we enjoy casinos.
Naturally, I prefer to play poker, but do join her on the slots from time to time.
The Covid-19 lockdown has eliminated our casino trips and many other entertainment activities. We are saving money.
I am a fanatic about tracking our income and expenditures, and know that slots is not a long-term winning proposition.
The infrequent big wins are just nice surprises.
MattRyder
🍏 Tech That Works!
Bronze Level
~ $750
- pure luck of course. I was also playing with the casino's money.
- online slots.
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PSSucks
Legend
Bronze Level
Thanks for the bit of insight. I haven't had access to casinos for most of my life, so I guess I've never thought of them as entertainment venues -- only gambling halls, but I appreciate your point about them replacing things like sporting events or concerts. We forget how expensive those things can be.
My brother and his wife were tossing around the idea of getting some tickets to see the Montreal Canadiens play the Leafs in Toronto and found tickets on Groupon for a mere $700 EACH. So, attending that game would have cost them an easy $1500. I'm sure it can be done cheaper but not much cheaper. That would probably cover a lot of time at the slots.
Herkstwin
Legend
Bronze Level
Where do you live that you do not have access to casinos?
Hopefully, your brother and his wife think of something useful to spend that $1500 on - like maybe his brother? My wife and I might take that much money to a casino for a two day/one night visit, and still come home with money (or not - if our luck is running bad.) That gives us about 12-16 hours of play time (poker / slots), a couple of comped meals, and a comped night in the hotel.
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deeznutzz
Rock Star
Silver Level
I got a free $10 bonus for one of the online casinos. I decided to take a couple of $1 spins on one of the slots. First 9 spins I didn't hit on anything. I took the last spin and it won 10 free bonus spins. The very first bonus spin hit for $2,800