Bad Beat Jackpots Rain Down for Players at GGPoker This Month

On April 4, a player named “Niko Soininen” was playing some $10/$20 Pot Limit Omaha and raised to $70 from the button with QsJsJc4h. “C-Marius” then three-bet to $220 and Niko made the call.

The flop brought 3♦K♦and Marius bet $220. With a set of Jacks, Niko simply called. The turn brought the A♦ and both players checked. The J♦ then landed on the river, giving Niko four of a kind. Marius bet $890 and Niko raised all in to $1,597. 

Marius called and the hoopla began when his 10♦Q♦ was shown. Niko’s four of a kind was topped by Marius’s royal flush. Niko scored a massive bad beat jackpot payout of $139,831 while Marius grabbed $41,949 for the winning hand. The other four players at the table also grabbed $11,186.

It’s rare to lose with four of a kind, but no doubt Niko was celebrating the “bad luck.”

Another massive bad beat payout came only three days later. On April 7, GG awarded more than $107,000 in a $10/$25 No Limit Hold’em game that saw three players all in.

A player named “Marjus78” looked to be in great shape, holding 6♣6♥ and also seeing the 6♠6♦ on the flop. The 10♦ came on the turn and the 7♦ made things even more interesting on the river. While Marjus held four of a kind, the river card completed a straight flush for a player named “Harold,” who won the hand.

The loser in this hand, however, cashed in for $66,191 after suffering the tough beat. Harold not only scooped the pot but also won $19,857. “Limy666” held 4♥4♦ for a full house, but finished nin third place in this hand. Despite the loss, Limy could console himself with a bonus of $5,295.

The three other players at the table also pocketed that amount. It can certainly pay to be in the right place at the right time.

Even players at smaller stakes can cash in at GG when it comes to the bad beat jackpot. In a $0.50/$1 game, “Mrhiphop07” experienced quite a wild ride holding 5♥5♦. When 2h9h5s came on the flop, Mrhiphop seemed to be in good shape with a set.

After a bet and a raise from two other players, Mrhiphop moved all in. A player named “westside53” made the call with J♥A♥, as did “AAceee” with 9♣9♥. Hiphop looked to be in rough shape with just over 5.5% chance at winning the pot.

That changed with the 5♣ on the turn, however, and that percentage then went up to 97.6%. With the 9s on the river, AAceee scored an even bigger four of a kind after hitting the one-outer.

That also triggered the bad beat jackpot, with Mrhiphop hitting it big for $6,200 after going from underdog to heavy favorite to losing the hand. AAceee snagged $1,860 and the other four players each scored $496, for a total payout of more than $10,000. Sometimes it just pays to be bad.