ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — A Lakewood man is having a very Merry Christmas after a $5 poker bet paid off with a $1 million prize on Sunday in Atlantic City.

The win happened at the Borgata. The casino said the man, identified only as Harold M., had bet $5 on the casino's "6-Card Bonus during Three-Card Poker and wound up with a 6-card royal straight flush of diamonds. For those who aren't poker officionados, a royal straight flush is the ace, king, queen, jack, and 10, all of the same suit; in the 6-card royal straight flush, the 9 is added.

This is the first time this bet has hit at Borgata, casino officials said.