What is a Bad Beat?
A bad beat is when you lose a hand that, statistically, you really should have won. For example if you’re holding quad tens and someone else happens to hit quad jacks or anything better, that’s a bad beat. If you’ve ever played poker online or at a casino, you’ve probably been dealt a bad beat or have witnessed one firsthand.
Qualifying Bad Beat Jackpot Hands
- The bad beat jackpot is awarded when quad 8′s or better gets beaten
- Both Cards in the players hand must play in order to be eligible for the jackpot
Payout Structure
- 30% goes to the loser of the hand
- 20% to the winner of the hand
- 10% is divided amongst the other players at the table
- 30% goes to the reseed of the next jackpot
- 10% of the gross jackpot goes to the house
In order to qualify for a percentage of the table payout split the players sitting at the table must have played one hand where a contribution to the BBJP was made.
Tables and Percentage Breakdown
Stakes % of Jackpot Awarded Fee
$0.10 $0.20 20% $.10
$0.25 $0.50 50% $.25
$0.50 $200 and $400 100% $.50
Terms and Conditions.
- Not every table qualifies for the Bad Beat Jackpot. The bad beat jackpot tables will have (BBJ) printed clearly at the top when you open the table.
- There must be a minimum of four or more players dealt in the hand and a rake must be collected in order to qualify for the Bad Beat Jackpot.
- In order to qualify the losing hand must contain four eights (8888) or better.
- Players that do not participate and are sitting out of the hand will not qualify for the bad beat jackpot.
- The winner and loser of the hand must utilize both hole cards in order to qualify.
- The hand must be showed down after the river card is dealt in order to qualify.
- In the event that more than two hands qualify for the BBJ in the same hand, the jackpot will be awarded to the two highest hands at showdown. The highest hand shown down will be considered the winner and the second highest hand will be considered the loser.
- If the bad beat jackpot is hit simultaneously at two separate tables, the jackpot will be awarded to the hand that began first according to our server game time.
- Any collusion at the tables will result in automatic disqualification from the bad beat jackpots. Players must make their own decisions without influence from chat or other players. Chat will be reviewed after every jackpot is qualified.
- The Bad Beat Jackpot accumulates from a portion of the fee from the pot of each raked hand that is raked hand detailed in the chart above.
- Americas Cardroom reserves the right to alter these terms and conditions at any time.
- General rules and conditions apply.
- All management decisions are final.
