- A $650k jackpot was won at Encore Boston Harbor casino playing blackjack.
- The jackpot was hit on a $5 side bet.
BOSTON – There was crazy jackpot action at the Encore Boston Harbor Resort & Casino in October as one of their blackjack tables paid out a $650,396.09 jackpot on a $5 side bet placed at the table.
The legal blackjack jackpot was triggered when the player was dealt a Royal Flush in spades on just a $5 side bet from the original hand being played.
The bet was made while playing at a Super 4 blackjack table where the side bet is paid out if the dealer hits blackjack and the players two cards dealt qualify for a payout, which, in this case, a Royal Flush in Spades was hit.
Encore Boston Harbor Seeing Frequent Jackpot Hits
Although this marks the largest jackpot hit for the casino in the month of October, it certainly is not the first of the month.
In total, in October, Encore Boston Harbor casino paid out a massive $2.6 million in total jackpots won from side bets at different table games.
The $2.6 million jackpot payouts in October surpassed their $1 million in jackpot payouts in just table games for the month of August, which was a part of their record high payout month of $46.3 million. In total, in August, 135 jackpots were paid out on table games at this casino.