Red Rock Casino Must ‘Pay the Man his Money’ After Bad Beat Jackpot Ruling

In a nod to the movie Rounders, the Bad Beat Jackpot dispute which dominated the headlines last year has had a happy ending for at least one of those involved, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) ruling this week that Red Rock Casino should ‘pay the man his money’ - Avi Shamir being awarded his $62,126 winnings for holding a losing straight flush, despite his conqueror in the hand, Leo Shreter, exposing his cards before the river action was completed.

It was Schreter’s apparently uncontrollable joy at the prospect of landing a share of the Station Casino group’s ‘Jumbo Hold 'Em Poker Progressive Jackpot’ of over $120,000 last July which led to the messy affair, surveillance video at the Red Rock Casino where the hand took place reviewing that showed Schreter exposed the two cards he was holding out of order.

The Bad Beat Jackpot rules included the stock line in such promotions – designed to avoid collusion and cheating – ‘discussion of hands during the play by players, at the discretion of management, may void a Jumbo Hold ‘Em Jackpot.’

It led to an investigation by the NGCB which suffered many delays en route to this week’s decision – and it is still unclear as to whether anyone else – Schreter himself included – will receive their part of the jackpot cash.

Last Wednesday’s NGCB hearing saw the case of Red Rock Casino Resort Spa vs Avinoam Shamir on the agenda…

 …with Avi Shamir the only name mentioned in the award.

Schreter would have been expected to receive a payment equal to half of that amount for his winning hand, while 80 or so others taking part in the promotion at the time would have been looking forward to several hundred dollars each, those at the ‘winning’ table in the Red Rock generally receiving more than those present at other tables in the participating Station Casinos, however no details of payouts to other players have been disclosed.