CarbonPoker’s Bad Beat Jackpot is one of my favorite promos. It’s just a nice bonus to keep in the back of your mind when you’re playing at one of our designated BBJ Tables.

As you’ve seen lately, we’ve been spitting out Bad Beat Jackpots like watermelon seeds at the hillbilly olympics, so I thought I’d let you know about how the payouts work.

Basically, you play Hold’em as usual until something amazing happens. Simple, no? If you’re on one of our BBJ tables and a Quad 7 or BETTER is beaten, then the jackpot goes off — this is the lowest qualifier online. As seen in the image above, here is the payout structure:

• 35% to the loser of the hand
• 17.5% to the winner of the hand
• 17.5% to other players in the hand (that means no sitting out and getting paid!)
• 20% to reseeding the jackpot
• 10% to Merge Gaming

If you’re playing at a non-BBJ table and your quad Kings gets pwnd by a Royal Flush, you’re out of luck, but stick to the BBJs for increased action.

We know with the lowest qualifier online (Quad 7s or better losing), our Jackpot would be more frequent, but lately the RNGs have been dealing up bad beats at a frantic pace.

Just this morning, starterkit’s Queen High Straigh Flush bested GLADIATOR8791’s Quad 8s in a hand with a $23 pot on one of our Bad Beat Jackpot Tables. You know the rest.

$42,633.32 was awarded to GLADIATOR8791 and starterkit’s bankroll was padded with an additional $21,316.66. A slice of $3,045.23 was handed out to the remaining 7 players at the table — proving once again that losing can be profitable. CarbonPoker is the home of Bad Beats lately.

Because the Jackpots have gone off so often lately, these guys weren’t close to our $1.2Million Bad Beat Jackpot payout, but I’m sure they’ll still take it.

As usual, the Jackpot has been reseeded and is already growing. Check it out on the Homepage to see it increase in real time.

We paid out over $167,000 to the Bad Beat Jackpot winners — oh yeah, that was on a > $75 pot. That’s some sweet action.

Last night, it was a Royal Flush (spades) beating out 4 Kings. Congrats to rangerjay1 for hitting the top prize of $58,456.93 (and losing with quad Kings), and callmeguys for his $29,228.46 take from the jackpot.

Oh yeah — and the players who were present (and wisely got out of the way of these hands) pulled in $4,175.49. As always, just sitting there and bringing in a few grand? That’s the easiest money in poker.

It’s just cool to see that the Jackpot can go off at any time. It keeps people on their toes and the Bad Beat tables busy. Remember – you can’t hit the Bad Beat Bonus without playing at a designated Bad Beat table.

Because the jackpot went off so recently, it wasn’t a massive Bad Beat Jackpot Payout, but as you can tell, these guys are all still pleased with it.

Here is a snippet of the chat, after the jackpot went off:

” Fullcasa44>sweet
allinMustbethemoney>YES !!!!!!!
Paymepal>awesome
callmeguys>gg
allinMustbethemoney>How sweet is that !
Paymepal>u guys are the best
Paymepal>lol
Fullcasa44>good job guys “

As always, the Jackpot has been reseeded and is ready for the next winner. I can only assume that it’ll go off tomorrow.

After the yump, check out the full money breakdown, pot size and hand breakdown.

Payout:

callmeguys Wins $74.58 from Pot 1 with : Royal Flush
DoctorOz Wins $4,175.49 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)
allinMustbethemoney Wins $4,175.49 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)
Fullcasa44 Wins $4,175.49 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)
rockker2 Wins $4,175.49 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)
epiderma Wins $4,175.49 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)
Paymepal Wins $4,175.49 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)
rangerjay1 Wins $58,456.93 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Loser)
vegaspkchamp Wins $4,175.49 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)
callmeguys Wins $29,228.46 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Winner)

The Hand:

Starting Hand #20769030-51
DoctorOz is the Dealer
Shuffling Cards
allinMustbethemoney Posted Small Blind $0.50
Fullcasa44 Posted Big Blind $1.00
Dealing Cards
rockker2 Folds
epiderma Folds
Paymepal Folds
rangerjay1 Raised to $2.00
vegaspkchamp Folds
callmeguys Calls $3.00
DoctorOz Folds
allinMustbethemoney Folds
Fullcasa44 Calls $2.00
Dealing Flop (Qs,Ks,Kc)
Fullcasa44 Checks
rangerjay1 Checks
callmeguys Bets $4.00
Fullcasa44 Folds
rangerjay1 Calls $4.00
Dealing Turn (4h)
rangerjay1 Checks
callmeguys Checks
Dealing River (As)
rangerjay1 Bets $6.00
callmeguys Raised to $29.50
rangerjay1 All In for $24.29
callmeguys Shows (Js,Ts)
rangerjay1 Shows (Kd,Kh)
total pot amount is $83.29
total rake is $3.50
casino rake is $3.00
jackpot rake is $0.50
pot 1 is $74.58 (called, unsplit)
pot 2 is $5.21 (uncalled, unsplit)
$5.21 Returned to callmeguys from Pot 2
callmeguys Wins $74.58 from Pot 1 with : Royal Flush

In the wee hours of the morning, WhiteCSix’s Royal Flush beat baseball127’s straight flush on one of Carbon’s Bad Beat Tables.

As the loser of the hands, baseball127 cleaned up with a staggering $211,758.31. WhiteCSix’s Royal Flush was good for 6 figures as well, totaling $105,879.15. Decent, right?

As for the players that smartly got out of the way, they all earned $15,125.59. For just. sitting. there. /logs on to poker account… /plays hands… /hopes for $15K.

As you probably know, CarbonPoker has the lowest qualifier of any Bad Beat Jackpot online. Only Quad 7s or better need to be beaten for the bonus to payout. The guys playing last night, however, weren’t messing around and decided to show down with two of the biggest hands in poker.

If you missed out on the jackpot, don’t worry! The BBJ has been reseeded and currently sits at a sizable $125K. Sure, that’s less than baseball127 took down himself, but the Bad Beat Jackpot has a way of getting up there when you least expect it.

Earlier this year, we had a World Record payout of $1.2Million and another one of almost $750K. It seems that CarbonPoker just loves giving away cash.
Congrats on tbe big wins, guys. If you’re looking to make an investment… I know this really great blogger with a lot of big ideas… Just let me know.

We paid out $745K and $1.2Million earlier this year, and the jackpot has already reached $504K (at the time of writing). As soon as the total gets up to half a mill, we really see the action increase on Bad Beat Tables. You’ve gotta be playing on a Bad Beat table for the jackpot to be eligible.

As I’ve explained before, CarbonPoker’s Bad Beat Jackpot has THE LOWEST qualifier online (kind of like your sister). If you have a hand of Quad 7s or better beaten, the jackpot goes off. Everybody sitting at the table gets paid out, the hand’s “winner” gets paid out, and the “loser” gets the bulk of it.

So, losers, when your sure thing hand gets beaten at CarbonPoker, there is definitely a silver lining.

Just being around for it is good enough. The last time it paid out, guys that were sitting at the table received $18K — not to mention the $500K+ that went to the big winner. Life-changing cash, folks.

Hit the tables. Each played hand on the Bad Beat tables puts more cash into the Jackpot. Build it up and cash it out!

The important thing to remember when going for the Jackpot is that you’re going to have to play a lot more drawing hands.  This means that you should be playing nearly every pair of suited connectors you receive as well as many of the low pocket pairs that come around.  However, you should keep in mind that the suited connectors are even more crucial because the percentages show players are more likely to win the Bad Beat Jackpot with a straight flush as opposed to a 4-of-a-kind.  Plus it’s really easy for players to get caught up in constantly looking for that seemingly elusive fourth card.

But this doesn’t mean that you should avoid playing for the 4-of-a-kind though because these hands are crucial in maximizing your chances at the Bad Beat Jackpot.  Low pocket pairs can especially be valuable when you get the chance to see the flop, and even turn, cheaply!

Remember though that you don’t want to fall into the trap of trying to go for a lot of backdoor 4-of-a-kinds and straight flushes when the flop misses you entirely.  For instance, a lot of players will get caught up in paying to see the turn when they need two cards for a 4-of-a-kind or straight flush.  The odds of hitting these hands at this point are pretty slim so it’s best to wait until a better flop comes around next time.

Congrats again to Ween10 for the monster jackpot, and to all the other players for being part of the action.

Sounds crazy right? Well, as I told you earlier, the Bad Beat Jackpot paid out last night at CarbonPoker and Ween10 is one happy, happy loser.

Here’s the hand breakdown that lead to the mega payout:

Starting Hand #19036229-591
Ween10 is the Dealer
Shuffling Cards
sovdog Posted Small Blind $0.50
123maryc Posted Big Blind $1.00
Dealing Cards
kdawg1979 Raised to $3.00 – (Has Pocket Queens)
blugold40 Folds
TONGSI Folds
katrina24 Folds
Bucksfan1384 Folds
michael008 Folds
Ween10 Calls $4.00 — (Has Pocket 7s)
sovdog Folds
123maryc Folds
Dealing Flop (Js,7c,Qs) — (Both Now Have Trips)
kdawg1979 Bets $4.00
Ween10 Calls $4.00
Dealing Turn (Qc) — (4 of a Kind for kdawg1979)
kdawg1979 Checks — (I have a tough time checking with quads…Obvs going for a check-raise here)
Ween10 Checks
Dealing River (7s) — (4 of a kind for Ween10)
kdawg1979 All In
Ween10 All In
kdawg1979 Shows (Qd,Qh)
Ween10 Shows (7h,7d)
$19.92 Returned to kdawg1979 from Pot 2
kdawg1979 Wins $41.00 from Pot 1 with : Four of a Kind, Queens — Takes down a $60 pot!

Whoa, right? Right.

This is where it gets especially awesome:

Ween10 Wins $257,089.81 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Loser)
sovdog Wins $18,363.55 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)
123maryc Wins $18,363.55 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)
kdawg1979 Wins $128,544.90 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Winner)
blugold40 Wins $18,363.55 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)
TONGSI Wins $18,363.55 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)
katrina24 Wins $18,363.55 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)
Bucksfan1384 Wins $18,363.55 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)
michael008 Wins $18,363.55 from the Bad Beat Jackpot (Bad Beat Other)

Personally, I could really go for $18K for just sitting there while other players get Quads. Really, I could.

Track the Bad Beat Jackpot in real time at CarbonPoker. It’s just a little guy right now, starting out at about $147K. Still decent.

As you may remember, earlier this year, the BBJ paid out at over $1.2Million — a world record. Some student in NY won about $500K.  All this cash flying around makes me wish I’d start losing the right way.

The CarbonPoker Bad Beat Jackpot has paid out again. This time, over $514,000 was awarded to a lucky table of players after Quad Queens beat Quad 7’s.

As you guys know, the Bad Beat Jackpot pays out after a hand of Quad 7’s or better loses at the table. This is pretty insane.

The “loser” of the hand, Ween10, was awarded $257,089.81 for losing with a no-brainer.

Kdawg1979 took down about $60 from the pot and a sweet $128,544.90 with his share of the BBJ.

The seven other players that were just sitting there each took over $18K. Nice day at the tables, right?

In some heartwarming poker news, this is what kdawg1979 had to say:

“I also just wanted to let you know that two or three nights ago, I played in a freeroll, came in third and won five bucks. I got it up to $60 and went to the Bad Beat tables for about two hours and hit it for $128,000. I’ve never made a deposit and I’ve never had so much money before!”

kdawg1979 continued on, “It all came from the freeroll. I’m happy with my winnings. Thank you! It came at the right time. I have three boys and a wife. We were literally getting evicted. This was a blessing from God. Thank you again, Merge”

I love when promotions like this go off. A hand that started out like any other turns into a pretty monumental moment for all 9 players at the table.

I’ll be posting more on this later on today. Keep a look out!

At close to ¾ of a million bucks, the BBJ is getting heavy and starting to bulge at the seams. At the time of writing this, the jackpot was sitting at $728,036.82. Whoa.

How it Pays Out
If you’re playing on a Bad Beat table at CarbonPoker and lose with a hand of Quad 7’s or better, the Jackpot goes off.

Chips will literally be falling from the ceiling of the poker client.

Breakdown of Payment Structure

• 35% to the Happy “Loser”
• 20% to Reseeding the Jackpot (we’ve got to keep it going!)
• 17.5% to the Still Happy “Winner” (the guy who beat your quads, or got a higher straight flush, etc)
• 17.5% to Other Very Happy Players (must be deal in, not sitting out)
• 10% to Merge Gaming

Now, I’m not an advocate of hoping-to-lose, but for this it really seems worthwhile. Next time you’re coming into a showdown with an absolute monster, you just might be hoping to see something better.