Poker Mom

While Las Vegas is the gambling Mecca of the United States, there are poker rooms outside of Nevada that are worth mentioning.  One such poker room is located at Casino Arizona in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Featuring over 60 tables, the Casino Arizona poker room features Texas Hold’em, Stud, Omaha and other popular poker games. 

Casino Arizona holds regular tournaments as well as several other promotions for the cash games.  The bad beat jackpot at Casino Arizona is near and dear to my heart.  The last time I was there I ended up with four aces and the gentleman two seats over had aces full of tens.  That was a quick $1900 on my part plus $300 or so for my mom who was at the same $3/$6 table.

My mom and I often play poker together.  Last year we were playing in the wee hours of the morning when the bad beat jackpot had a $25,000 bonus.  My mom ended up with four aces and I had aces full of queens.  The whole table celebrated thinking that we’d hit the jackpot (which was sitting at $40,000) until the dealer calmly informed us that the three in my mom’s hand had to play in order to win.  Well unless there is a deuce on the board, a three won’t play.  The table thought it would have been great to see a mother/daughter win the bad beat jackpot but alas, we did not. 

If you’re ever visiting Arizona, the Casino Arizona poker room is the largest in the state and comes highly recommended from this PokerMom.

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