$50,000 World Series of Poker® Prize for Omaha Man

June 25, 2010 – Monte Lamond of Omaha won $50,000 playing the $5 Scratch game World Series of Poker from the Nebraska Lottery.

Lamond purchased his winning World Series of Poker ticket at Bag N Save, 15370 Weir Street in Omaha. Scratching the ticket, he revealed five cards in Table 1 that, when combined, beat the Champion’s best hand for a corresponding prize of $50,000.

There were three $50,000 top prizes available in World Series of Poker. Lamond was the third person to claim a top prize in the game.

While claiming his prize on June 21, Lamond told Nebraska Lottery officials that he was “shocked” to realize he had won the $50,000 top prize. “I was without words,” he said. Lamond plans to purchase a new car using his winnings.

World Series of Poker was a $5 Scratch game from the Nebraska Lottery that offered players the chance to win $1,017,500 in cash prizes from $5 to $50,000. The odds of winning the $50,000 top prize in World Series of Poker were 1 in 100,000, while the overall odds of winning any prize were 1 in 3.40.

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Published on 06/25/2010