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Granny Wins £265,000 Poker Prize

UNITED KINGDOM – as reported by the Liverpool Echo: "Gran Flo O'Connor is celebrating a quarter-of-a-million pounds poker jackpot - from a bet of just £1.

"The 64-year-old florist is planning to see the world and treat her grandchildren.

"Flo was dealt a winning hand at the Grosvenor Casino, West Derby Road, Tuebrook, on her first visit of the New Year.

"She bet an extra £1 to enter a national accumulative poker game which linked her cards to 32 other casinos around the country.

"And when Flo was dealt an unbeatable royal flush, which carries odds of over 650,000-1, she knew she had hit the big time - and a total pay-out of £265,000 (US$487,301).

"…Flo plans to take her entire family on holiday, as well as arranging a trip to Disneyland for her four grandchildren in April…"

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