Cloud City Sabacc Tournament

The Cloud City Sabacc Tournament was a sabacc competition held in the Yarith Bespin hotel in Cloud City, Bespin. Han Solo won the tournament, defeating Lando Calrissian in the final game. Most notably, it was this game where Han Solo won the Millennium Falcon.

The tournament was four days in duration, and attracted over a hundred of the galaxy's best players. The "buy-in" amount was 10,000 credits. Each day, over half the competitiors would be eliminated, until one table remained for the final game.

Usually the gaming hall itself was strictly for players only, while spectators could watch the games from the holo-projection lounge. There were exceptions however, such as the very attractive female Twi'lek that was seen by Calrissian's side during the final.

Five finalists qualified for the last game of the tournament - a male Chadra-Fan, a male Bothan, a female Rodian, Lando Calrissian and Han Solo. A Bith card dealer conducted the game.

Three and a half hours into the final game, the Bothan had "bombed out". Shortly after, the Rodian folded, and decided to pull out. At this point, the sabacc pot contained just under 20,000 credits. The Chadra-Fan folded early in the last hand, leaving only Calrissian and Solo to contend the title.

In addition to several thousand credits, Calrissian betted any one ship on his lot on Nar Shaddaa. Calrissian almost won the tournament, only being one card away from holding an Idiot's Array. His final hand included The Idiot, The Two of Staves and The Seven of Flasks. Solo won the tournament with The Queen of Air and Darkness, The Five of Coins, The Six of Staves, and The Master of Coins - Pure Sabacc.

Solo won the 20,000 credits in the sabacc pot, plus roughly the same amount again he had won throughout the four days. When Calrissian asked Solo to choose any ship on his lot, Han picked the Millennium Falcon without hesitation. Calrissian protested, stating that it was his personal ship and not part of the deal, but Solo insisted that it was technically "on his lot" and therefore a valid choice. Calrissian finally conceded, and the Falcon was now the property of Han Solo.

Appearances

 * Rebel Dawn