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Last update: Friday, April 3, 2009 - 12:36 PM ET

Bad Beat Jackpot At Absolute Poker

The current Bad Beat Jackpot as of Friday, November 20, 2009 at 6:07:58 PM ET is $231,861.69

Congratulations to the latest Bad Beat Jackpot winner CARL1958CA who hit the jackpot on Monday, November 16, 2009 10:14:40 PM ET to the tune of $80,056.78!

What is a Bad Beat?

Bad Beats are ordinarily the stuff of legends, but not of your dreams. When glory seems like it's in the cards, but you end up getting the shaft, that's a Bad Beat!

If you lose a hand holding four eights (8888) or better, that's a Bad Beat! For Example: If you have Ac Ad and the board has As Ah 10s Qs 4c and your opponent has Ks, Js, his Royal Flush beats your four Aces. That's a seriously Bad Beat. Your plight is personal and you’ll want to bow your head in shame and recount your crushing blow to the world.

What is the Bad Beat Jackpot?

Absolute Poker is pleased to offer the fastest growing Bad Beat Jackpots on the net. Log on and watch our massive Bad Beat Jackpot balloon by the minute.

The fun begins at our Bad Beat Jackpot tables, where a small portion of the pot is removed each hand and added to the Bad Beat Jackpot. When a Bad Beat strikes, not only does the victim win a huge chunk of our massive Jackpot, but other players at our Bad Beat tables also nab a share of the winnings.

Take your seat and be part of history when the next Bad Beat strikes! It could happen at any time.

How is the Bad Beat Jackpot allotted?

  • 25% rolls over to the next Bad Beat Jackpot
  • 10% goes to the house

Of the remaining 65%:

  • 50% goes to the Bad Beat victim
  • 25% goes to the winner of the hand
  • $1000 goes to every other player at the Bad Beat table
  • The rest is divided among everyone playing the same game type and stakes when the Bad Beat takes place, provided they meet the requirements of qualification.

How do I qualify for the Bad Beat Jackpot?

In order to qualify as the Winner of the Bad Beat Jackpot, you must satisfy the following conditions:

  • You must be playing at a Jackpot or Turbo Jackpot table
  • A Jackpot rake must be collected in the hand you are playing
  • You must use both hole cards
  • You must lose in a hand where you have four 8's or better

In order to qualify as the Winner of the Bad Beat Jackpot Hand, you must satisfy the following conditions:

  • You must be playing at a Jackpot or Turbo Jackpot table
  • A Jackpot rake must be collected in the hand you are playing
  • You must use both hole cards
  • Your hand must have beat four 8's or better

In order to qualify for a $1000 bonus, you must satisfy the following conditions:

  • You must be playing at the Jackpot or Turbo Jackpot table where the Bad Beat Jackpot hand occurs
  • You must be sitting in when the Bad Beat occurs

In order to qualify for the remainder of the Bad Beat Jackpot that is divided among eligible players, you must satisfy the following conditions:

  • You must be playing at a Jackpot or Turbo Jackpot table
  • You must be playing at the same game type and stakes level where the Jackpot was hit
  • You must have played in at least one hand, in your current session at the table, where a Jackpot rake was collected and you must have contributed to that pot
  • You must be sitting in when the Bad Beat occurs

Terms and Conditions

  • Not all tables qualify for the Bad Beat Jackpot. Texas Hold’Em Bad Beat Jackpot tables will be noted with the word "jackpot" written in brackets after the table name and will be categorized in red text in the lobby.
  • In order to qualify for the Bad Beat Jackpot, four or more players must be dealt in the hand and a rake must be collected.
  • The losing hand must contain four eights (8888) or better.
  • Players sitting out at the Bad Beat Jackpot table are not eligible for the jackpot.
  • Both hole cards must be included in the winning and losing hand.
  • The hand must go to a showdown in order to qualify for the Bad Beat Jackpot.
  • If there are two or more hands that qualify for the jackpot within one hand, then the two highest hands will be considered for the jackpot, with the highest hand being the winning hand (the winner) and the second highest hand winning the Bad Beat (the loser of the hand).
  • Should two qualifying jackpot hands hit at precisely the same time, the jackpot will be awarded to the hand that began first according to the AP/UB game time.
  • Absolute Poker does not tolerate collusion. All players must act independently and not reveal their hands to other players, nor tell them how to act. Failure to abide by these rules will result in automatic disqualification from the Bad Beat Jackpot.
  • The Bad Beat Jackpot collects $0.50 from the pot of each raked hand that is raked $0.25 or more. The $0.50 is then added to the rolling Bad Beat Jackpot.

The Bad Beat Jackpot is split as follows:

  • 25% goes to seed the next Bad Beat Jackpot
  • 10% goes to the house

Of the remaining 65%:

  • 50% goes to the Bad Beat victim
  • 25% goes to the winner of the hand
  • $1000 goes to every other player at the Bad Beat table
  • The remainder is divided between everyone playing the same game type and stakes when the Bad Beat takes place, provided they meet the requirements of qualification.

Absolute Poker reserves the right to alter these terms and conditions at any time.