Jackpots

Bad Beat Jackpots

In poker, bad beat is a subjective term for a hand in which a player with what appear to be strong cards nevertheless loses. It most often occurs where one player bets the clearly stronger hand and their opponent makes a mathematically poor call that wins with any subsequent dealing to complete the hand A bad beat jackpotis a prize that is paid when a sufficiently strong hand is shown down and loses to an even stronger hand held by another player.

For example, in Texas hold'em there is usually a requirement that both hole cardsplay in both the losing and winning hands, or that where afull houseis the minimum (usually aces full of jacks or higher), both hole cards must be used to make the three-of-a-kind in the full house.

Bad beat jackpots are usually progressive, often with a small rake being taken out of each pot to fund the jackpot (in addition to the regular rake).

When a jackpot is won, it is usually split among all players sitting at the table at the time of the bad beat with the losing hand getting the largest share, followed by the winning hand, and all the other players dividing the remainder.

Generally, only the best losing hand is eligible to win the largest share, even if another hand would also qualify.

Bad Beat Jackpot requires a minimum of 3 players in hand.

The minimal jackpot accumulated amount is $1000. If the accumulated jackpot bank is currently less than the amount specified, it cannot be won yet.

The minimum requirements for the losing hand:

6♥ 6♦ 6♣ 6♠ 2♥ - LOSER (Four of a Kind)

5♦ 4♦ 3♦ 2♦ A♦ - WINNER (Straight Flush)

The percentage of BadBeat Jackpot that will be paid out will vary depending on stakes and game type:

stakes: 0.05/0.10 - Hold'em:5%; Omaha:2,5%; 5-card Omaha:2%

stakes: 0.10/0.20 - Hold'em: 10%; Omaha:5%; 5-card Omaha:4%

stakes: 0.25/0.50 - Hold'em: 25%; Omaha:12,5%; 5-card Omaha:10%

stakes: 0.50/1.00 - Hold'em: 50%; Omaha:25%; 5-card Omaha:20%

stakes: 1.00/2.00 and above - Hold'em: 100%; Omaha:50%; 5-card Omaha:40%

When BadBeat Jakcpot is hittedthe total payout will be shared among the players at the table in the following manner:

50% will go to the loser of the hand (loser‘s share).

20% will go to the winner of the hand (winner‘s share).

20% will be shared among all the remaining players that were dealt cards at the start of the qualifying hand (table‘s share).

10% will be used to seed the bad beat jackpot.

For Bad Beat Jackpotit is not necessary to show the hole cards but the player must reach showdown, i.e. he must not foldand Bad Beat Jackpot can be used for Hold'em, Omaha and 5-card Omaha tables.