Co-worker was on a heater

A co-worker of mine who is fairly new to the Reno area went on an unbelievable-once-in-a-lifetime run $180k run. He said he liked to play and we have shared stories. Started off hitting 10 jackpots off the same machine over at the Atlantis.. He showed me the photos of all his W2G. He said it was a newly installed machine, said he saw the techs install it earlier. I asked him if they shut down the machine down after a few jackpots and he said they never did.

Then he hit 5 aces playing PaiGow at the Peppermill for 20k. Then he returns to the Atlantis and wins $150k playing BJ. He was betting $500 per hand, 2 spots. Eventually he got backed off. He is not a card counter but was on a massive heater and the casino said no more action for today. He is welcomed back anytime in the future.

I want to know what his comp dollars are at the Atlantis? He mentioned it was 4X for table games that day.

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Then he returns to the Atlantis and wins $150k playing BJ. He was betting $500 per hand, 2 spots. Eventually he got backed off. He is not a card counter but was on a massive heater and the casino said no more action for today. He is welcomed back anytime in the future.
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I actually saw that happen to someone at one of the majors in Vegas. This person won over a hundred K at Blackjack and was asked to stop playing that day, but I saw this player again another time in the same casino playing Blackjack again, and talked to the player. Player told me that was asked to stop just that day.

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Then he hit 5 aces playing PaiGow at the Peppermill for 20k. Then he returns to the Atlantis and wins $150k playing BJ. He was betting $500 per hand, 2 spots. Eventually he got backed off. He is not a card counter but was on a massive heater and the casino said no more action for today. He is welcomed back anytime in the future.
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I'm skeptical. That would be like winning $1,500 betting two hands of $5. I'm guessing he pressed his bets. What's the max bet at Atlantis?