PrimaPoker.com Awards Jackpot

Christmas came a day late for ten poker players who won the Bad Beat Jackpot on the Prima Network, the world's leading online poker network. In November, Prima launched the progressive jackpot with a $50,000 contribution. From that point on, the jackpot grew to $92,814 until Dec. 26, when a player from the Gaming Club card room broke the bank.

At a $1/$2 bad beat table, DoctorHowser held pocket nines versus Eldkvarn's 10c - 8c. A flop of 7c - 9c - 6c turned the weaker starting hand into the nut straight flush, at the same time giving DoctorHowser the third nine. Eldkvarn smooth called the $8 bet, and the turn showed the 8s, prompting the all-in push for $13.50 and call from Eldkvarn. But the river turned this bad read into a bad beat. Out came the 9d, giving DoctorHowser four nines, and though still not improving his hand to beat Eldkvarn, it did give him a good enough hand to take home the $32,484.91 bad beat jackpot. Eldkvarn walked away with a bigger bankroll as well, winning $16,242.45 for standing up to such a formidable hand.

The ten players divvied up the prize pool as follows:

-- Gaming Club (DoctorHowser) - $32,484.91

-- Bet365 (Eldkvarn) - $16,242.45

-- Bet365 (GreatRomelus) - $2,030.31

-- Bet365 (NHB) - $2,030.31

-- Bet365 (noah79) - $2,030.31

-- Bet365 (Padde77) - $2,030.31

-- Poker Metro (ibbotsoni) - $2,030.31

-- NordicBet (swisssv) - $2,030.31

-- MrBookmaker (tazmars13) - $2,030.31

-- PokerTime (OhioNickle) - $2,030.31

All card rooms on the Prima Network have a ticker in the lobby that keeps track of the growing Bad Beat Jackpot. From predetermined Bad Beat Tables, a small portion of the rake is taken out of the pot and moved to the progressive Bad Beat Jackpot. The prize pool continues to grow until someone loses with at least four-of-a-kind, eights or better. The prize pool (70 percent of the jackpot) is shared among all players seated at the table; the remaining 30 percent is used for administration and to establish the next jackpot.

The Bad Beat Jackpot is a mainstay on the Prima Network. This new bonus extended the promotion to hands of four-of-a-kinds of eights or better. Now, with more hands eligible to win the pot, more win-win situations will arise when players hit the other half of pocket pairs. No great hands will go to waste.