One dollar cost him the progressive $24,000. Would you have bet it?

Question

Game was Pai Gow, for an extra dollar if you got a 7 card straight flush it would win the progressive...so he did. But he did not have the dollar bet that was required.

He ended up winning about $10,000, but should have had the extra jackpot. This bet only pays minimum 5-1 for a full house, and 75-1 for 4-of a kind. 200-1 for the Royal Flush, and then 1/4 jackpot for 5 aces and the full pot for the 7-card straight flush.

He was very upset with himself....so, would you have played the extra dollar?

I have won that day....several full-houses and two 4 of a kinds.

Answer 1

You pretty much always put the one dollar bet because most tables have the side bet where if your hand consists of certain made hands, they pay you out. So sometimes even if you lose to the dealer, you still get paid out.

Answer 2

In games where there is a progressive jackpot such as Pai Gow, Carribean Stud and even slots, ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS play the extra bet for the progressive. That is what you play those games for. You don't play to win the minimum prize. You play to win the huge, life-changing top prize.

My mother in-law only plays one coin when she plays a slot machine. What a waste! She actually hit one of the top prizes on some slot before. It would have paid the top prize of $4,000 if she played all 3 coins, but she played just one coin and wound up winning just $600. What a BIG difference!

Always play the extra coin in progressive games. You will be kicking yourself if you miss the big one.