Manchester Woman’s £200k Shock Win from £1 Bet A local Manchester woman has won over £200,000 at the Grosvenor Casino, George Street, Manchester, after placing a single £1 bet.

The 42-year-old woman from Manchester, who has chosen not to be named, had the shock of her life when she won on the casino’s Super Stud Poker game. She was with friends when she won. She said: "I could not believe it when I won the jackpot. It took a moment for it to register and it was only when people started screaming that I realised the enormity of the win! I don’t visit casinos that often so to have such luck is just amazing!”

Super Stud poker is played alongside the traditional Casino Stud Poker. Already well over £10 million has been paid out in progressive prize money by Grosvenor Casinos since the game began in 2003. Customers can win a 10% jackpot with a ‘Straight Flush’ (five consecutive cards of the same suit) and 100% jackpot with a ‘Royal Flush’ (10, J, Q, K and A of the same suit).

The explosion of televised poker games and online betting has led to a massive boom in the popularity of poker, and there are an increasing number of women who are taking to the game.

The winner went on to say: "It’s an amazing feeling. It’s such a lifechanging sum of money I almost don’t know what to do with it! I will be sharing it with my family and taking a much needed holiday!”

Ray Quinn, General Manager of the casino said: "It was fantastic to have such a big win in our casino. Everyone was so excited and spirits were high all round.”

Super Stud Poker is a national game that links the Grosvenor Casino in Blackpool with all the other Grosvenor Casinos across the country to generate an everincreasing jackpot.