muggo11 Posted October 23, 2018 #1 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Now headed into LA but second night I out I got my first Royal Flush at Head’s Up Hold ‘em. $24,575! Nothing better than walking off the ship with no cruise bill balance and Benjamins In your bag. Internet too slow onboard to post picture. Just imagine a lot of spades, purple $500 chips, a glass of champagne and a big grin. Best of luck, everyone! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_DeA Posted October 23, 2018 #2 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Congratulations! I've seen Ultimate Texas Holdem, is this the same game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggo11 Posted October 23, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Yes! Basically with some additiinal bonus options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggo11 Posted October 23, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted October 23, 2018 11 hours ago, muggo11 said: Now headed into LA but second night I out I got my first Royal Flush at Head’s Up Hold ‘em. $14,575! Nothing better than walking off the ship with no cruise bill balance and Benjamins In your bag. Internet too slow onboard to post picture. Just imagine a lot of spades, purple $500 chips, a glass of champagne and a big grin. Best of luck, everyone! Reposting with correct win and photo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazedByCruising Posted October 24, 2018 #5 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) Curious what happens.. 😁 Does the dealer signal a waiter for champagne and just give you the chips? Or do they close the table while the Casino Manager gets emotional during his speech, the Captain is on the speakers, the ship's horn is blasting, and a band marches around in the Casino? Something in between I guess? Edited October 24, 2018 by AmazedByCruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise princess42 Posted October 24, 2018 #6 Share Posted October 24, 2018 That is so awesome! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_DeA Posted October 25, 2018 #7 Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) That's so awesome, great to see someone win the top prize! Did they take 25% off of the top for taxes? I ask because on my Sept. Getaway cruise, a woman hit the Lucky Ladies with dealer blackjack side bet on blackjack for $5,000 (even though it should have $25k had they not had a cap on the top payout) at my table and they took the 25% IRS withholding off the top. Edited October 25, 2018 by Mike_DeA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggo11 Posted October 26, 2018 Author #8 Share Posted October 26, 2018 On 10/24/2018 at 3:32 PM, AmazedByCruising said: Curious what happens.. 😁 Does the dealer signal a waiter for champagne and just give you the chips? Or do they close the table while the Casino Manager gets emotional during his speech, the Captain is on the speakers, the ship's horn is blasting, and a band marches around in the Casino? Something in between I guess? Haha. Well they asked me if I wanted a drink and I asked for champagne. I was the only person at the table at the time but every single casino employee came over. They counted the rest of the deck several times. And, at first, got the math wrong on the pay-out, then corrected themselves. And it was announced inside casino, and I was told, on the Wake Show. I was a minor celebrity in a small pool for 4 days! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggo11 Posted October 26, 2018 Author #9 Share Posted October 26, 2018 21 hours ago, Mike_DeA said: That's so awesome, great to see someone win the top prize! Did they take 25% off of the top for taxes? I ask because on my Sept. Getaway cruise, a woman hit the Lucky Ladies with dealer blackjack side bet on blackjack for $5,000 (even though it should have $25k had they not had a cap on the top payout) at my table and they took the 25% IRS withholding off the top. No taxes taken off the top. I got the whole payout in cash. As soon as I got to LA, I went to a post office and got money orders to overnight to my bank (USAA has no brick and mortar branches). We will see if I get a w-2g from Carnival Corp. like you do with a video poker jackpot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_DeA Posted October 26, 2018 #10 Share Posted October 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, muggo11 said: No taxes taken off the top. I got the whole payout in cash. As soon as I got to LA, I went to a post office and got money orders to overnight to my bank (USAA has no brick and mortar branches). We will see if I get a w-2g from Carnival Corp. like you do with a video poker jackpot. Even better! They typically issue the W-2G right then and there, so I would think you will not be issued . For table games, it has to do with the odds payout over a certain threshold to trigger a W-2G. For the Lucky Ladies hit that I mentioned, it was 1,000 to 1 odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggo11 Posted October 26, 2018 Author #11 Share Posted October 26, 2018 This was 500 to 1 ($25 bet) plus 3 smaller bonus pay-outs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazedByCruising Posted October 26, 2018 #12 Share Posted October 26, 2018 2 hours ago, muggo11 said: Haha. Well they asked me if I wanted a drink and I asked for champagne. I was the only person at the table at the time but every single casino employee came over. They counted the rest of the deck several times. And, at first, got the math wrong on the pay-out, then corrected themselves. And it was announced inside casino, and I was told, on the Wake Show. I was a minor celebrity in a small pool for 4 days! Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted November 6, 2018 #13 Share Posted November 6, 2018 The w-2 has always been handed to me in the casino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter195 Posted November 9, 2018 #14 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I believe it is 600 to 1 that triggers the tax man. Where are the rest of your chips? You only have 17,000 in payouts in front of you. Either way it is a great feeling for sure when a big bonus hits. I just looked back at the picture and saw the shadow of the other stack of purples behind the first one, nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazedByCruising Posted November 10, 2018 #15 Share Posted November 10, 2018 If you win a lot and I'm near you, quickly switch places with me. I'll return every single chip, promise, but there would be no forms for me. I'd be happy for the beer in return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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