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The Eagle soars at the Rio

Written by Pai Yao

This article first appeared in the Jul/Aug 2011 issue of World Gaming magazine.

The Eagle is one of the smartest and most well-connected members of the World Gaming magazine gang, and when it comes to hitting the tables no one loves the thrill more than The Eagle. His recent exploits at the Rio tell a story that everyone will love to read about.

It was a Saturday night like any other in Macau. The streets were packed, the casinos were pumping and the city had an air of expectation that the night would be a long one. World Gaming’s very own legal expert, The Eagle, was in town and found himself at the Rio casino.

It was about 8:30pm and The Eagle was contemplating what he might do that evening. Should he call the Panda for a slap up dinner or maybe give the Stallion a buzz and see if there was a hot party on? He glanced over at the Caribbean Stud table and thought a few hands might help him decide on the night’s activities.

Just three hands into his session he picked up his cards and saw that he had been dealt 6, 7, 9 and 10 of spades in his first four cards. Excited, the Eagle knew he had a great chance of landing a flush, straight or even a pair which would give him a good chance of getting the night off to a great start. As he glanced down at his last card he couldn’t believe his eyes when he slowly squeezed out the magical 8 of spades! It took a little while for him to realise but his straight flush meant that he was going to take home 10 percent of the Rio Caribbean Stud Jackpot, which had risen to a very attractive HK$2,010,891. That meant the Eagle pocketed over HK$200,000.

I spoke to Stratoe Koutsouridis, Assistant Vice President of Casino Operations for the Rio Casino, who said, “We’re very happy to see one of the World Gaming gang pick up a straight flush and a bonus of over HK$200,000 in the process. It just goes to show what a lucky place Rio is!”

The Eagle will be the first one to agree with Mr Koutsouridis and the rest of the gang are waiting for their cut of The Eagle’s lucky break.

World Gaming will be running a short series on the popular game of Caribbean Stud in future issues, so stay tuned to see how you could be the next winner at this exciting game that offers a chance to become an overnight millionaire.