This had to take some cajones....

WildBill · Oct 30, 2006

Should we put up a line on how long until he blows the cash?

Another Bodog.com Casíno player has landed in the millionaires club after going on an amazing run in the Bodog.com Casíno. The player who hails from Forge Cottage, England and wishes to remain anonymous sat down at his computer to play Jacks or Better video poker and before he knew it, his $5 bet won him a sizeable $1,310,720.

"For the player who likes a game of skill, a low house edge and the possibility of large wíns, there is nothing else that can compare to Bodog.com's video poker," says Bodog.com's Founder Calvin Ayre. "Bodog.com's casíno continuously aims to raise the bar with this type of entertainment and we couldn't be more happy to make some dreams happen while we're at it."

The big winner was playing $1 Jacks or Better and wagering 5 coins, or $5 at a time when an amazing chain of events unfolded: he wagered $5 and got paid $5 for his pair of Queens. From that wín, he was then given the option to double up - a great betting opportunity that involves no house edge so players have a 50/50 chance of winning each time they double up. The British national took full advantage of this and proceeded to double up successfully 16 times in a row and walk away as Bodog.com's newest millionaire.

"I'm a gambler. I like to gamble," he said. "I thought about cashing out after breaking $40,000, but decided to continue. Then when I broke one million, I was tempted by the thought of doubling up on over one million dollars, but finally decided against it."

What did the millionaire do after his wín? "I went on a long walk and smiled a great deal," he said.

viking611 · Oct 30, 2006

wow...i would've tried maybe 6 times.

TTinCO · Oct 30, 2006

16 times in a row??!??!?!??!?!??!

I would have jumped off that ship looooong before 16

Paterno · Oct 30, 2006

My math must be rusty but 16 times doesnt seem right on $5 beginning balance.

NFL_BLITZ · Oct 30, 2006

just think about the play he risked BEFORE he broke the 1M mark. He had to wager 655k or more then HALF A MILLION - all or nothing. That's KING KONG COCONUT BALLS there man.:money8:

goodcall · Oct 30, 2006

Paterno said:
My math must be rusty but 16 times doesnt seem right on $5 beginning balance.

good catch...he would've had to double up 17 times after winning the initial $5

:icon_conf

viking611 · Oct 30, 2006

Paterno said:
My math must be rusty but 16 times doesnt seem right on $5 beginning balance.

just used the trusty calculator....it's 19 times to get to 1,310,720 off 5 bucks

viking611 · Oct 30, 2006

i guess he would've had $10 before first double up but that would still take 17.

FullyEclipsed · Oct 30, 2006

I couldn't even imagine doing this.... After probably the 9-10th on he had to be getting up and pacing around the room till he decided F it keep going

TTinCO · Oct 30, 2006

WVU · Oct 30, 2006

double up is the best way to clear wagering requirements for bonuses if they allow it. Zero house edge. When playing for a bonus I will double up everything up to a $625 4 of a kind. I doubled up once on a 2k royal and lost. Never tried that again.

WildBill · Oct 30, 2006

WVU said:
double up is the best way to clear wagering requirements for bonuses if they allow it. Zero house edge. When playing for a bonus I will double up everything up to a $625 4 of a kind. I doubled up once on a 2k royal and lost. Never tried that again.

Holy crap, doubled on a royal? Haha, to think how hard some people try in this city to get a royal say once every six months and you just went and played 50/50 with it. Too funny.

Good point about the house edge though, think they might have had a couple percent on the $5 he bet originally, but beyond that they got zero edge on bets equaling well over a million in action!

HuskerFan1 · Oct 30, 2006

thats beyond sick...

ivyconniver · Oct 30, 2006

SIXTEEN TIMES?!?!?! That just aint smart...He could have walked with over 50k way before that for a $5 bet!

Something tells me that dude is gonna blow it all on coke and whores, and be right back at the laptop in a month

WVU · Oct 30, 2006

WildBill said:
Holy crap, doubled on a royal? Haha, to think how hard some people try in this city to get a royal say once every six months and you just went and played 50/50 with it. Too funny.

Good point about the house edge though, think they might have had a couple percent on the $5 he bet originally, but beyond that they got zero edge on bets equaling well over a million in action!

I played lots of hands. I was hitting royals at a rate of about 3-4 per month. I was playing big deposit large wagering deals so my double up wagers were a big part of my total wagering. I remember I needed to beat a 6 on the doubleup and picked a 3. I didn't dwell on the loss, but I never again doubled a royal.

Mr.Smith · Oct 30, 2006

I would be concerned about possible cheating in the no house edge bet. especially on large double ups

wvu, I take it the casinos give you $2000 of rollover towards for your double up attempt on that royal?

WVU · Oct 30, 2006

Mr. Smith said:
I would be concerned about possible cheating in the no house edge bet. especially on large double ups

wvu, I take it the casinos give you $2000 of rollover towards for your double up attempt on that royal?

yes double ups count in the rollover. Some places decided to disallow it from counting after many of us continually hammered them for bonuses. English Harbour (Odds on joint) was caught cheating in the double up and came up with a very lame excuse. Most places were on the up and up. I had plenty of stats to rely on. One thing most people do not realize is that the card you pick does not matter. The win/lose/tie result is a done deal before you even select a card.

WildBill · Oct 31, 2006

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I think the vast majority of us are off this train around 10 or 11 at the most. Maybe a few nuts go up to 13 or 14. Getting to a million just is something beyond what any of us would try, I mean you pick a card and have a 50/50 shot at blowing 5 or 6 figures. That is like Stu Ungar playing NL, or worse Nick the Greek playing anything.

fucnluc · Oct 31, 2006

Wow, fucking monopoly money...on a $5 dollar bet I would have been gone after I broke $1000. This guy was truely in the mindset of "If I lose it all it was really just $5 dollars out of my pocket".

copacabana · Oct 31, 2006

Is there any chance that this could be a 'promotional win'. If this guy actually exists, is he a friend of Bodog, a stooge to fabricate a story and send it to the Press Association to print in the media to promote Bodog.

Sounds like complete BS to me.