Naples man wins $150K poker jackpot at greyhound monitor
1:52 P.M. — John Monti, 61, of Naples, received a jackpot worth more than $150,000 at the Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Observe.
Monti, a standard on the Bonita Spring’s poker room, won the Major Slick Royal Flush Jackpot on Wednesday, Oct. 20.
To win the jackpot, players have to have a royal flush with the king and ace in their hand.
“It came on the flop,” Monti explained Wednesday. “It just happened. I attempted to stay as calm as I could till the hand was over.”
But with any major jackpot comes some incredibly tense moments.
“After I gained, they had to count all the cards,” Monti explained. “They needed to make sure they were playing with a full deck and that all 52 cards were there.”
Monti stated track and poker room officials seemed pleased that he gained.
“I consider they liked the reality that I’m a normal — that I come here to play a whole lot and that I’m not an individual who comes in once, wins and then isn’t noticed for three months.”
Monti, a retiree, says he had no immediate plans to spend his winnings.
“It’s not like it was a million bucks,” he says. “It’ll come in handy. Possibly I’ll invest in a automobile.”