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Bad Beat Jackpot

Besides the overuse of phrases like “so sick” and “one time,“ the biggest downside to poker is suffering a bad beat. If you’re unfamiliar with bad beats, these are hands where you are the heavy favorite, but you end up losing because somebody catches miracle cards to win the pot. What’s interesting though is that Carbon Poker actually manages to make bad beats a good thing through their Bad Beat Jackpot promotion.

The jackpot gets pretty big because many of the sites on the Merge Gaming network pull their bad beat table revenue together to create a massive prize. In fact, a player by the name of “RUGGIO” once unlocked a $1.2 million jackpot after losing with a 7h-8h-9h-10h-Jh straight flush!

Of course, players don’t even have to lose with a straight flush to unlock the bad beat jackpot because losing with quad 7’s is the minimum required hand. Aside from this requirement, here is a look at the other major terms and conditions players must meet to win the big prize:

  • The winning hand (bad beat deliverer) must be quad 8’s or higher
  • Both winning and losing hands need to use both hole cards
  • A minimum of four players must be dealt into the hand
  • Players cannot collude to win the jackpot
  • The hand must generate at least $0.50 for the Bad Beat Jackpot
  • Those sitting out of the hand aren’t eligible for the jackpot

Aside from the requirements, it’s also worth noting that the hand loser doesn’t get the entire jackpot – they just take the largest share. Here is a breakdown of who gets what in a bad beat hand that meets jackpot requirements:

  • Hand loser gets 35% of the jackpot
  • Hand winner gets 17.5% of the jackpot
  • 17.5% of the prize goes to remaining players dealt into the hand
  • 10% goes to Merge Gaming for running the bad beat tables
  • The remaining 20% goes to reseeding the next jackpot.

If you have any interest in playing for the huge bad beat jackpot, you should follow the instructions on our download page to sign up for Carbon Poker. Assuming you sign up through our page, you’ll also be eligible for a 150% up to $750 bonus.