$430,000 Bad Beat Jackpot at Absolute Poker Paid Out

$430,000 Bad Beat Jackpot at Absolute Poker Paid Out

Friday, 18 January 2008

If the first two weeks of 2008 are any indication of things to come, online poker players have a lot to look forward to this year. Popular poker room Absolute Poker has already paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars after seeing its Bad Beat Jackp

If the first two weeks of 2008 are any indication of things to come, online poker players have a lot to look forward to this year. Popular poker room Absolute Poker has already paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars after seeing its Bad Beat Jackpot surpass the $400,000 mark and edge closer and closer to $500,000.
ITALIANMEX put a stop to the jackpot's climb on Sunday when the online poker player lost a hand of Texas Hold'em at Absolute Poker's Bad Beat Jackpot tables. Losing a five-high straight flush to CWISCHUN's eight-high straight flush, ITALIANMEX immediately set off Absolute Poker's Bad Beat Jackpot bells to the tune of $431,355.46.
For his loss at the table, ITALIANMEX secured $140,190.52. The winner of the hand left the table $70,095.26 richer and three other players who were seated in the hand each took home $17,523.81 in cash.
Absolute Poker is paying online poker players for their losing hands and Texas Hold'em fans from around the world are being drawn to the site for a piece of the next jackpot.



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