What is the largest amount of money ever won at a casino?
William Lee Bergstrom
William Lee Bergstrom (1951– February 4, 1985 born in Austin, Texas) commonly known as The Suitcase Man or Phantom Gambler, was a gambler and high roller known for placing the largest bet in casino gambling history at the time amounting to $777,000 ($2.36million present day amount) at the Horseshoe Casino, which he won.[1] Bergstrom returned to the Horseshoe three years later in 1984 and placed several additional bets, including a $1 million bet ($2.41million present day value) which he lost.[1] This bet remains as one of the largest bets ever placed against a casino.[2]
Tom Dwan
Dwan holds the record for the largest pot won in a televised live game at over $1.1 million, which occurred during the fourth season of Full Tilt Poker's "Million Dollar Cash Game". This record broke the previous record of over $919,000 also won by Dwan in the fifth season of "High Stakes Poker". As of 2016, Dwan has spent much of his time playing high stakes cash games in Macau and Manila.