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HEADLINE: Absolute Poker Traffic Heats Up As
Next Bad Beat Jackpot Nears
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Popular online poker
site Absolute
Poker reports six Bad Beat Jackpot wins in less than four
weeks, leading to increased traffic at its Texas
Hold'em tables.
It's been less than four weeks since Absolute
Poker added Bad Beat Jackpot to its suite of games. But that
hasn't stopped the popular online poker room from doling out hundreds
of thousands of dollars in jackpot prize money.
"Since launching the game on June 22nd, the jackpot has
been hit six times," stated David Clainer, senior vice president
for Absolute
Poker. "People are winning insane amounts of money playing
Bad Beat Poker and they're doing it frequently."
People are winning insane amounts of money playing Bad Beat
Poker and they're doing it frequently. Two major wins happened
within eight days of one another. On July 3rd, the jackpot climbed
to just a few digits short of $300,000. Then, on July 11th, the
poker jackpot reached
a record high of $464,652.03. On both occasions, the bad beat
victim collected well over $100,000 for losing their hand.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the current poker
jackpot had reached over $175,000. Since $0.50 is collected from
qualifying hands at Bad Beat Jackpot tables, the jackpot will
continue to grow until someone hits a bad beat.
That could come sooner than later. Absolute
Poker reports increased frequency at its Bad Beat Jackpot
tables with every dollar added to the pot. Since the jackpot will
soon be into multiple six figures, there's no telling how fast
it will climb.
If a poker player loses a hand holding four 8s or anything better
at a Bad Beat Jackpot table, they'll win a piece of the Bad Beat
Jackpot. A percentage of the jackpot is shared amongst the players
where the bad beat occurred and a fraction of the jackpot is placed
back into the pot for the next jackpot.
Absolute
Poker is the only online poker room open to US players to
feature Bad Beat Jackpot tables.
About Absolute Poker
Team Absolute is dedicated to providing players from around the
world with the best online poker game experience that is second
to none. Players worldwide can access Absolute
Poker online 24 hours a day, seven days a week from any PC
or Mac and experience the best multi-player game online poker
has to offer. Absolute Poker is committed to remaining the most
trusted and best online
poker experience, created by poker players for poker players.
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