Valentine’s Day paid off big for a New Jersey man who apparently has won the largest jackpot in the state’s regulated online gaming history.

The $1.5 million pay day for an unnamed Union County man came while playing a variant of a traditional poker game with a top prize of 1,000-1 for a Royal Flush, the highest poker hand available, called Let It Ride, according to BetfairCasino.com, an online gaming site based in Jersey City that only released the news today.

Early on February 14, the patron put down $500 for each of his three initial bets, as well as the 3 Card Bonus, and cashed in when a Royal Flush was dealt in diamonds. Since he Let It Ride and played the 3 Card Bonus bet, he earned a 1,000-to-1 payout on each of his three $500 initial bets and an additional 40-to-1 on his $500 3 Card Bonus bet for a Straight Flush – yielding a total payout of $1,522,000, the company said.

The man said he was playing for about two hours and was ready to pack it in when three diamonds and decided to ride it out. Then came the other diamonds that sealed the deal.

Don Ryan, général manager for Betfair.com, said “It’s always exciting when a player hits it big.”