A massive $270,00 Bad Beat Jackpot was awarded on Tuesday (February 11th) at Horseshoe Cincinnati's World Series of Poker room in Cincinnati, Ohio. Gary Costa (right side of the dealer in the picture) had his four of a kind 7's beaten by Michael Humphreys's (left side of the dealer) jack-high straight flush.
Costa probably didn't mind losing the hand as he received the largest chunk of the jackpo[...] Read more » $270k Bad Beat Jackpot Hits in Ohio!
Joined: Mar '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 56 (M)
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These bad beat jackpots are a really great thing. I remember a few years ago on Party Poker i was on a table when the bad beat jackpot went and i won $1,204 when i wasnt even playing the hand.Very nice surprise
Joined: May '13
Location: Mauritius
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Wow really doubletop777? I still think of it as a lottery and i don't fancy me be on the wrong side of variance. You got to be really lucky to be dealt that kind of bad beat.
Cheers hope you did something useful with the money. Also very happy for people winning at least not the hand!