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Bad Beat Jackpots At UltimateBet

Updated on: May 12th, 2009 - 2:36 PM ET.

The current Bad Beat Jackpot as of Friday, July 03 03:43:58 EDT is $166,295.20

Congratulations to the latest Bad Beat Jackpot winner LOUBALL who hit the jackpot on Tuesday, June 30 10:41:38 EDT to the tune of $38224.67!

Our Bad Beat Jackpots Are Changing The Game

Our Bad Beat Jackpots have turned our poker games completely upside-down, giving our unluckiest players the kind of bad beat story that everyone will want to hear! When you sit down and play at one of our bad beat jackpot tables, you get the chance to walk away a winner, even if you've lost what you thought was a sure thing.

What Is A Bad Beat?

Simply put, a bad beat is when a poker hand that under any other conditions would be the worst hand comes from behind to beat a much better hand. When this happens to other players, this is just part of the game, but when it happens to you, it becomes something much more personal, something you want to share, but who wants to listen to a loser? That's where our bad beat jackpots come in, making your loss into something that others are going to know more about.

How Do Bad Beat Jackpots Work?

We've created tables where, if you lose with quad Eights or better you'll take home a hefty cut of the Bad Beat Jackpot. This jackpot grows with every hand that's dealt at all of our Bad Beat tables. We collect $0.50 from the pot of each raked hand that is raked $0.25 or more. The $0.50 is then added to the Jackpot until one (un)lucky player loses to a hand that shouldn't have gotten where it did.

How is the Bad Beat Jackpot split?

  • 25% rolls over to the next Bad Beat Jackpot, giving it a healthy head start.
  • 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.
  • Ultimate Bet 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.

*Ultimate Bet reserves the right to alter these terms and conditions at any time.





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