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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
A friend of mine won $12,500 off of $100 in a Hold Em game at a casino in Vegas because of the Bad Beat Jackpot. Apparently (in places that have this), if Aces Full (of 10's or higher) gets beat, there is a set Jackpot that pays out. Where she was, it was a $50k jackpot and she beat Aces Full of Kings with 4 Kings (she had a pair of Ks, other player had pair of A's, board had A and 2 K's). Person who had the bad beat got 1/2 of jackpot, she got 1/4 of jackpot and the rest of the table split the other 1/4.
Anyone ever heard of this before?
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Yes. I've been at the table for a big beat jackpot, although I only pocketed about $200. I didn't remember much of a delay, though we all were happy to give a complete stranger our driver's licenses so he could fill out the IRS forms, identity theft be damned.
They're common in both brick-and-mortar and online poker rooms. Once I lost a bad beat, then didn't get the jackpot when my kicker didn't play (which is really two bad beats when you think about it.)
At lower-limit tables, say the $1/2 at Oaks, you'll often hear players begging their dealer to deal them a jackpot.
