A very lucky local man started the new year right. He won more than $6.4 million while playing Pai Gow Progressive poker on Saturday at the Flamingo Las Vegas Casino.

The Flamingo Las Vegas, pictured above. The casino was the site of a player winning $6.4 million this weekend. (Image: Wikipedia)
The Las Vegas Strip venue announced the large win via Twitter on Sunday morning. The total jackpot is $6,443,401.
The player won the game with a straight flush, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The winning cards were the eight, nine, 10, jack, queen, and ace of spades, as well as a joker. [Read more…] about Jackpot: Flamingo Las Vegas Pai Gow Poker Player Wins $6.4M