Schreter, who had the winning hand with a higher straight flush, and Shamir were playing around noon on July 7 in the poker room at Red Rock Resort. His hand was topped by Len Schreter, a self-proclaimed recreational player who says he’s played at 80 percent of Las Vegas’ poker rooms.
The biggest winner could be 83-year-old Avi Shamir, who thought he’d won $60,000 - a 50 percent share of the jackpot - for losing in a bad beat with a straight flush. More than 80 players could be paid, since Station’s Jumbo Hold ‘Em Poker Progressive jackpot pays everybody who’s competing in any of the poker rooms at the time a bad-beat jackpot hits. The state Gaming Control Board will decide next month if players at five Station Casinos poker rooms should share a bad beat progressive jackpot of $120,000. The industry has even capitalized on bad beats by offering special jackpots for those unfortunate enough to come up with a great hand only to see hopes dashed by another player. The Las Vegas casino culture is littered with tales of “bad beats,” a strong poker hand that is edged out by a better hand. 12, 2017, to hear a player dispute involving a 'bad-beat' jackpot.
Poker players, Station Casinos' poker room officials and state Gaming Control Board administrators gather around a table in a conference room at the Gaming Control Board offices at the Sawyer Building in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Dec.
