Bad Beat Poker payout at CVI

Minden resident Keith LaPaille had a queen-high straight flush in a Texas hold 'em game in the Carson Valley Inn Poker Room, but knew something was up when Claudia Skaggs from Stateline kept raising him.

"It was a great position to be in," said LaPaille. "I knew I couldn't lose because of the CVI Poker Room's Bad Beat prize."

His suspicions were confirmed when Skaggs showed her king-high straight flush and the $1,000 Bad Beat prize was spread out as it is whenever a four-of-a-kind or better hand is beaten by a higher hand. The prize of $500 goes to the beaten hand, in this case La Paille, and $300 goes to the pot winner Skaggs. The remaining $200 was shared among the remaining players at the table. Everyone was a winner.

Esther Bryant of Gardnerville won $1,000 when she hit a royal flush on a bonus poker game. Esther and her husband Ken Bryant have been lucky lately at the CVI. Ken won a portion of the Carson Valley Inn $1000 Bad Beat prize three weeks ago.

Other poker promotions at the Carson Valley Inn include a free bonus payout of $200 for any royal flush, $75 for any straight flush and $25 for any four-of-a-kind. All promotions are subject to guidelines posted in the poker room.

The Carson Valley Inn is located on Highway 395 in Minden. The hotel, casino, and RV resort includes 152 hotel rooms, a 75-room motor lodge, 59 RV sites, casino, three dining facilities, two lounges, nightly live cabaret entertainment for listening and dancing, 6,000 square feet of convention and banquet space, the Chapel at the Inn, an indoor pool/spa/fitness facility and a Shell convenience store. Information at www.cvinn.com.

For information on activities, recreation, history and shopping in Carson Valley, www.visitcarsonvalley.org.