While many card rooms have Bad Beat jackpots, Dania goes for the Royal Flush jackpots, one for each suit. Actually, I like it better because it doesn't put you on the mercy of everyone else -- your quads beat their quads -- and if you're drawing to a royal, you're likely staying in a hand. So it doesn't affect the game that much.

Saturday, it hit twice. The Diamonds Royal paid$5,761 and the Clubs Royal went for $2,468.

Juan Diaz of Sunrise started off with a jack and ten of clubs in his hand, while the flop delivered both the king and queen of clubs. Needing the ace, Juan watched as the turn card was not what he was looking for. He stayed in the hand and hit the ace.

Earl Stewart of Hallandale won in the evening and also had a ten and jack in the pocket, this time in diamonds. Once again the king and queen fell on the flop, according to Dania. But he got his ace on the turn, and the big payout.

I've played a few years and the best I've ever done is four queens. And on video poker, haven't even hit quads. (No wonder I'm in the red this year at VP.)

So, I'm asking: How many of you out there have ever hit a royal, anywhere? (I'll try to copy in Mayo on this; he probably has, the lucky stiff.)