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 When a bad beat occurs in poker, it is often a psychological blow to the offending player and can be easily heard throughout the poker room. With such a dramatic swing in a poker game, the result can easily lead to a player going on tilt. Professional poker player Phil Hellmuth is one of the most notorious for his pronounced and dramtic reactions to bad beats. Unlike a normal game of poker, when a bad beat occurs at Poker Host, you get paid! Four of a kind 8's or better is beaten, no problem! Why?
Because the Poker Host bad beat jackpot kicks in for a bad beat payout that is paid to everyone involved in the hand! The player who received the "Bad Beat" and the other players will split 70% of the jackpot while the rest of the bad beat jackpot goes towards the next bad beat jackpot and administrative fees. The Poker Host bad beat jackpot promotion, you simply can't lose!
Bad Beat Jackpot Winner
Amount Won: $45,511.92
Player: sunkii
How: 4 of a kind 9's beat by straight flush
When: Saturday Feb 9th 2008
Bad Beat Progressive Jackpot Rules
To qualify for the jackpot:
• The losing hand must contain Four-of-a kind, 8's or better.
• Four or more players must be dealt into the hand.
• The hand must be a raked hand and the Jackpot contribution is collected from the hand.
• The best hands of the winner and loser must include both hole cards and must go to showdown.
• The jackpot contribution is only collected once during a hand.
• The value of the jackpot contribution is $0.50.
• Once rake reaches $1.00, an additional $0.50 is taken for the Bad Beat Progressive.
• The jackpot contribution is displayed as a separate rake chip stack.
• You will find the jackpot contribution to the right of the normal rake chip stack, on the chip tray.
• Bad Beat jackpot contributions are accumulated until the jackpot is won.
• The current Bad Beat jackpot value is displayed in the lobby and on every jackpot table.
• The Bad Beat jackpot applies to specified tables only.
• Players must be seated at at a Bad Beat table.
• Players must actively participate in the hand to qualify for any payouts.
• Players may qualify for table share of jackpot.
• Players must be dealt into the hand but folded before showdown to qualify for jackpot.
• If minimum number of players do not participate, the hand does not qualify for the progressive.
• If minimum number of players do not participate, the progressive rake is not taken.
• If two or more hands are involved, the two highest hands are considered for the Bad Beat jackpot.
• The higher of the two hands is the winning hand and the other hand wins the Bad Beat.
• If two qualifying hands occur at the same time, the hand completed first is awarded the jackpot.
• Players must play their hands independently.
• Players cannot tell opponents what to do or to reveal their hand to other players.
• Any contravention of this will result in the hand being disqualified for the jackpot.
Bad Beat Payout Percentage
•70% is distributed as winnings:
• 50% to the losing hand, the Bad Beat
• 25% to the winner of the hand
• 25% evenly split between the other Players who actively participated in the hand
• 20% is used to seed the next jackpot
• 10% is used for administration
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