Not ridiculously high stakes, but there was more money on a table than I've ever seen in a local casino...
When I was younger, I dealt poker for one of the casinos. I was one of three that were good enough to deal the weekly pot-limit Omaha game. Pots got big and it's a tough game to deal, and the regulars that played it were a tough crowd.
One night, shit got crazy - I don't remember the exact specifics of the hand but lets just say there was between $25-30k on the table and I dealt a one-outter river card that a player wasn't very happy with.
Threats were made and he was escorted off property. Word hit the room later that night that he had returned to the parking garage and was waiting for me. Security goes apeshit, looking all over for the guy. They never find him, so my boss forces me to be escorted to my car when my shift ends at 5:00 am.
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