Punter Wins $3.15 Million Off $15 Poker Buy-In With Cheeky Royal Flush

There are tons of movies which show some badass gambling plays.

Whether it's James Bond defeating Le Chiffre in Casino Royale with a devastating straight flush or Ray Babbitt's incredible ability to count cards in Rain Main, these scenes are enough to get anyone excited about gambling (even though it can lead to some serious risks).

While there are probably stories like this every day in the real world, it's a pretty rad experience so we'd like to share the account of a Perth bloke, who tried his hand at a $15 buy-in poker table at Western Australia's only casino.

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It was either skill, luck or a combination of both but the bloke, who wants to remain annonymous, managed to walk away with a cool $3.15 million thanks to a royal flush.

That set a new record for the biggest prize money for the Crown Perth Texas Hold'em Poker Progressive division.

Crown Perth chief operating officer Lonnie Bossi told the West Australian: "To have a record breaking $3.6 million won at Crown Perth is quite extraordinary.

"This is Australia's biggest ever jackpot won on the tables and I am so excited to see that go off here."

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Sure, it's an awesome story about gambling going right, but these stories can also end up pretty bad.

Try telling that to a Japanese tourist who's been locked up for spending $140,000 of his boss' money during a 'panic-driven' splurge at Melbourne's Crown Casino, according to AAP.

Takuro Yanagida was visiting Victoria's capital city in October last year with his boss. The 23-year-old managed to grab a key to his superior's suitcase, which contained the serious sum of money.

Don't ask us why old mate was walking around with a hefty deposit for a home in cash in his suitcase. It just was there.

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Yanagida took the cash and went to the casino, exchanged it for chips and went on an absolute spree. He managed to lose every single dollar in about four hours. That is some serious gambling going on there.

He initially denied any involvement in the splurge, but Crown Casino staff were able to link him to the theft when they reviewed CCTV footage of him cashing in the chips.

The young man pleaded guilty to the crime and has been sentenced to one month behind bars.

County Court Judge Robert Dyer said: "Your offending may have been initiated by a naive belief that you could use [your employer's] money to win at the casino and pay off your financial situation."

While the sentence might sound lenient, the bloke has already served 207 days in jail as he awaited his penalty

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Stewart Perrie

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