NLHE How many Royal Flushes have you hit? (2 Viewers)

[cpiaaq]

I've only gotten 1, but it was pretty amazing.

For starters it was at the bellagio in 3-6 (4-8? its been over 15 years) limit holdem. I've played poker less than 10 cash games at casinos in my lifetime this one was probably number 4. I was so nervous, all I knew was I had AK and flopped broadway. Ends up being me and another guy (we're sitting on either side of the dealer), he's got a pyramid of 5's. I have $150 or so out of my original $200. He gets me all in, and I'm pretty happy about it. He lays down "straight flush" and I freak- THERES A FLUSH OUT THERE?!? I lift my cards to look and get a warning from the dealer to keep them over the table. I can't believe what I see-double check the board-and say "Howabout a ROYAL flush!" as I table . Suffice it to say the table went a little nuts and the guy walked away for a while. I was on top of the world and everyone started telling me how big the (bad beat) jackpots were around town. Still, very much the high point of my poker life!

 

[Meddler2]

I haven't ever hit a royal but at our game last week one of the guys turned a royal flush... this only a few hands after hitting quad 5's. This player has a very tight image and he made very little money on either hand.

I did have quad aces twice in the same night and was dealt 7 consecutive pocket pairs a couple of years ago at our local cardroom. I showed the dealer my hole cards after each hand and she couldn't believe it.

 

[Highli99]

Grrrrrrr

 

[Darson]

I got my first ever SF in that game too.

 

[graystown]

Two. One live. One online. Not too exciting. Both happened in relatively small stake games (0.25/0.50). Online was in clubs on good ol' Paradise poker circa '05. My live was in hearts in a home game, again, circa '05-ish.

 

[Chris La Mantia]

I've hit one online in a PCF tourney but no one had anything so I didn't get paid.

 

[ando5k]

2 in one tourney on Poker Stars back in 2009. I final tabled the $5 daily that day. Never gotten another one since.

 

[k9dr]

At least 4 or 5 live and several online. My favorite was at Mandalay Bay a few years ago. I had , flopped , and turned the royal. As I am taking a picture of the board the player on my right shoves all in for about $400 when the on the river completes his boat. I laugh and call win a big pot + $599 high hand bonus.

 

[afirst]

I've have 2 royal flushes online in NLHE and they happened on back to back days! Rivered them both and got paid on both. I also flopped a royal playing PLO live.... While waiting for a flight at the airport playing with friends for nothing...

 

[WedgeRock]

the guy walked away for a while.

No one is ever laying down a straight flush. If he had a pyramid of redbirds, I'm assuming he had at least $1000 in front of him. He got off light at $150, IMO. He would've lost it all against a bigger stack.

NH, BTW.

 

[ando5k]

No one is ever laying down a straight flush. If he had a pyramid of redbirds, I'm assuming he had at least $1000 in front of him. He got off light at $150, IMO. He would've lost it all against a bigger stack.

NH, BTW.

2006 at a charity gaming night, my 67 flops 8910 straight flush against AQ nut flush. River Jack. Goodbye $700

 

[Poker Zombie]

At least 4 or 5 live and several online. My favorite was at Mandalay Bay a few years ago. I had , flopped , and turned the royal. As I am taking a picture of the board the player on my right shoves all in for about $400 when the on the river completes his boat. I laugh and call win a big pot + $599 high hand bonus.

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Note to opponent: As a general rule, if your someone is taking a photo of the board... think twice before jamming.

 

[APatHand]

In NLHE, exactly, more or less, zero.
I did hit one playing 4/8 limit holdem at the Belagio a long time ago, back before they expanded the room.

 

[PaulsonCollector]

I had three online, but never a Royal live, although some SF. Back in 07 I had two Royals in two weeks online, the last one was in 2017.

 

[4SUMERZ]

I've had one of clubs at my home game. Got the jack on the river to win an all in pot.

 

[K ALL IN 9]

I didn't hit a royal flush but when my straight flush draw made it there it also gave my opponent the royal. Would have been a nice bad beat payday if we were at a casino

 

[Poker Zombie]

I didn't hit a royal flush but when my straight flush draw made it there it also gave my opponent the royal. Would have been a nice bad beat payday if we were at a casino

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Kudos to you for still having in front of you after losing with a straight flush.

 

[fish72s]

I have 1 in NLHE live at a casino (paid $500 bonus too).
Funny story that really isn't that funny or interesting but which I feel compelled to tell regardless.
On the turn, villain bet into me like $80 which I thought had me covered.
I pushed all in with the nut flush but it turned out I had $10 more than the bet.
The villain was bluffing with bottom pair and went into the tank. There was like $250 or so in the pot and
he almost folded for $10. I hit the gut-shot RF on the river

So the lesson to be learned here is :
Reply to threads like these on the first page when people are actually reading them and not on the 5th page
when nobody cares.

 

[DonkeyKing]

2, both @ home games and with min pot (< $50) Our local Casino has High Hand jackpot but I seldom play there.