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Dusk Till Dawn Casino Lenton

On Saturday, the 14th of January, Lady Luck finally paid a welcomed visit to the 39 year old civil servant at Derby City Council, Alan Bleeks. At the Dusk Till Dawn Casino in Lenton, Mr Bleeks was enjoying a cash poker game, when his first ever Royal Flush won him £1,000.

But that wasn’t the end of it. Because of his win, Mr Bleeks received a chance to spin a 52 cards wheel with a top prize of £20,000, if it stopped on an Ace of Spades, or a “smaller” prize of £10,000, if it landed on any other ace. There was a 700,000 to one chance of that to happen… and it did! Exhilarated and equally surprized, Mr Bleeks couldn’t believe his eyes: the wheel had stopped on an Ace of Diamonds!

I play poker for a hobby and for making money. I have been playing poker for 20 years and I have never hit a Royal Flush. When I won £1,000, I wasn’t that interested in the wheel, but I spun it and it hit the Ace of Diamonds. I am a civil servant… so that is a major amount of money. I have never won more than £1,500, so £10,000 is my biggest poker win and I did not win it by playing poker.

Mr Bleeks

Planning to use the prize to pay his mortgage off, Mr Bleeks talked about his experience with playing poker, calling it a "constant battle".

I started playing poker 20 years ago, but it took me eight years to win the first tournament. I do not win enough to change my life, but you never win, you win back what you have lost. It is a constant battle. When I was younger, people were worried it was gambling, but poker is a game of skill.

Mr Bleeks

When interviewed, the club marketing manager at Dusk Till Dawn Casino, Fred Wise, said: "We are really pleased to see Alan have the big win this weekend. This is a huge result for him and a great start to the New Year. Congratulations, Sir!"

We are very pleased for Alan Beeks and congratulate him on his fantastic win too!

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