TEXAS HOLD’EM
BAD BEAT JACKPOT RULES
QUALIFYING RULES
DIVISION OF JACKPOT MONEY
•There must be five (5) active players during
the deal to qualify. Players away from the
table are not considered active players.
•The second best hand will receive 50%.
•A player must take possession of their hand
to be eligible for any part of the Bad Beat
Jackpot. Only exception is if player posted
an ante or blind.
•The other active players dealt in the hand
at that table will share the remaining 25%.
•Pot size for qualifying is $20 or greater.
House rake and Jackpot contribution is
considered part of the pot.
•Games with reduced rake will be eligible
providing minimum number of players (5)
and full Jackpot contributions ($20) are met.
•The best hand will receive 25%.
•Jackpot money will accumulate by $1
contributions from the pot at $20. Jackpot
will be counted and updated by 12:00pm
daily.
•Division of the Jackpot Drop based on a
main amount total:
- 60% to Main Jackpot Fund
- 30% to Backup Jackpot Fund
•Discussion of the hand or Jackpot during
the play of the hand may void payment.
- 10% administration fee retained by the
house.
Qualifying Rules 1 through 5 and Qualifying
Hand requirements must be met by the top
two ranking hands to result in a Bad Beat
Jackpot. If a non-qualifying hand is one of
the top two or any Qualifying Rules are not
met, there is no Jackpot.
•When the applicable Bad Beat Jackpot
(BBJ) reaches $500,000 it is capped and
all future Bad Beat contributions (less the
admin fee) are added to the reserve.
Proper identification is required for all parties involved
in a Bad Beat Jackpot payout.
QUALIFYING HANDS
•Quad eights (8s) must be beaten by winner
of pot with four of a kind or better.
•Both hole cards must play (no Kickers). To
have 4 of a kind, player must have a pocket
pair in their hand.
•When the BBJ is won, 75% of the reserve to
a maximum of $500,000 will start the new
BBJ and the remaining 25% will become the
new reserve.
•Jackpot Drop will be counted and updated
by 12:00pm daily.*