Has anyone ever hit a royal flush during the World Series of Poker?
Yes, indeed it has.
On Day1A of the 2008 WSOP Main Event, an extraordinary bad beat occurred when Justin Phillips knocked out Motoyuki Mabuchi with a royal, beating Mabuchi's quad aces. The odds of that happening, according to enough experts that it's never been challenged, were 2.7 billion to 1. (We didn't verify this.)
In the 2023 WSOP, Vasu Amarapu achieved two royal flushes within four hands at an Omaha table. You can see the action here.
Finally, in 2024's Main Event, a royal was hit by Daniel Kyosev. He moved all in with the ace and queen of diamonds and was called by a pair of 7s. The jack and king of diamonds arrived with the flop, then the 10 on the turn. Kyosev's new lease on life was short-lived; he was knocked out in 50th place, though he earned a cool $200,000 for his efforts. You can see what passes for a poker player's excitement on hitting the royal here.
