Cloud City Sabacc Tournament The Cloud City Sabacc Tournament was a sabacc competition held in Cloud City , Bespin . The circa 17 BBY tournament was the site of a confrontation between Darga the Hutt , the Galactic Empire , and the Alderaanian Resistance . In 5 BBY , Cix Trouvee lost the YT - 1300 light freighter " Millennium Falcon " to Lando Calrissian in this tournament . In 2 . 5 BBY , Han Solo won the tournament , defeating Calrissian in the final game and winning the " Millennium Falcon " . Tournament rules . The tournament was four days in duration , and attracted the galaxy ' s best players . The " buy - in " amount was 10 , 000 credits . Each day , over half the competitors 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 2 . 5 BBY final . The Empire , Darga , and the Alderaanian Resistance , circa 17 BBY . This particular tournament was held in the Royal Casino , attracting over fifty competitors . At the second day ' s conclusion , the remaining competitors were Lieutenant Armen Arandis , Creeska , Silas Draver , Lady Mirana Fioro , Captain Koroma Moro , Vorn Zaday , Szygar and a member of the Alderaanian Resistance . Members of the Alderaanian Resistance infiltrated the event in order to track down Darga the Hutt and learn more about the Sarlacc Project . The Resistance believed that Darga and Lt . Arandis were using the tournament as a cover - up to exchange funds in a clandestine deal involving tibanna and slaves — all part of the Sarlacc Project . toward the end of the tournament , Lt . Arandis lost all his winnings to Fioro in an unusual tactic . This move revealed to the Resistance that Fioro was Darga ' s agent in the transaction . The finalists were Fioro , Moro , Zaday , and possibly the Alderaanian Resistance member , though the end of the tournament was marred by a violent awards ceremony . Competitor Silas Draver attempted to steal access codes of the bank account holding the total winnings , taking Fioro as a hostage . Draver ' s stunt was thwarted by the Alderaanian Resistance and security . Lt . Arandis was killed in the skirmish . Trouvee and Calrissian , 5 BBY . In 5 BBY , Cix Trouvee joined a contest set up by a group of Hutts to bet on the outcome of an impending Imperial attack on the Yag ' Dhul insurgents . During the battle , however , the Imperials discovered the gamblers , and , believing them to be supplying intelligence to the insurgents , attacked them . Trouvee fled with his copilot , Waglin , in his starship , the " Millennium Falcon " . Before he could escape , however , the " Imperial I " - class Star Destroyer " Desolator " opened fire on him , missing and hitting two TIE fighters . This pushed the starfighter count two higher than the count on which Trouvee had bet ; Trouvee , in desperate need of credits , entered this tournament . He made it until the third day of the tournament , when the pot had grown to ninety - thousand credits and Trouvee had a hand he didn ' t think could be beat . By then he had been forced to throw in the " Millennium Falcon " and Calrissian beat Trouvee with an Idiot ' s Array , winning the " Falcon " . Solo vs Calrissian , 2 . 5 BBY . Han Solo won this tournament , held in the Yarith Bespin , and consisted of over a hundred competitors . Five finalists qualified for the final game - 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 thousands of credits , Calrissian bet 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 .