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Imagine losing with quads. Gutting.

Now imagine losing with quad aces. Heart breaking.

Surely there’s no bright side to a hard luck story like this. Well, there is if you’re playing on PartyPoker.com’s Bad Beat Jackpot tables.

This is the situation player Pippadee555 found herself in this morning. But instead of leaving the table with cracked aces and a tale a woe, our lucky loser walked away with a massive $107,320.52 payout from our Bad Beat Jackpot.

Just hours after her huge win Pippadee555, known to her nearest and dearest as Susan Walker, told us: “When I flopped trip aces and the guy to my right called my re-raise I knew another good hand was out there. Another ace flopped to give me quads but he hit the straight flush on the river.”

Susan, 53, plans to buy a new a new car as well as a trip to Vegas with her winnings. And as for advice to you lot out there, the police officer said: “I play to the strength of my cards and observe opponents’ betting patterns. I recommend you manage your bankroll and be patient.” Sage advice.

The full payouts in this Bad Beat Jackpot were as follows:
Pippadee555 - $107,320.52 (Bad Beat Jackpot winner)
m_olm - $53,660.26 (hand winner)
BennyRaspel - $13,415.07 (player in the hand)
d1mok - $13,415.07 (player in the hand)
missung555 - $13,415.07 (player in the hand)
rudi087 - $13,415.07 (player in the hand)

Somewhere else and Susan’s loss would have meant a bad beat that’s up there with the best. But luck out with quad 8s or more on our Bad Beat Jackpot tables and you’ll actually be in the money.

Find out how you can play on the Bad Beat Jackpot page.

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We’ve definitely got our hands full with the Million Dollar Hand. Our latest promotion has proved to be a phenomenal success since launching just a couple of days ago. In fact, after just 24 hours from its launch on Wednesday (11th March), 3,214 players had won a hand, 4,617 winning hands had been paid and more than $50,000 had already been paid out to our eager players.

After 48 hours we’d seen the creation of 3,916 pairs, 424 two pairs, 203 three of a kinds, 32 straights, 23 flushes, 13 full houses and six four of a kinds.

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “At the moment we only have the figures for the first 48 hours but we’re pleased with the positive feedback this promotion has received from players. Importantly, we haven’t been on the phone to our insurers yet as a royal flush hasn’t hit, but we’ve still got until the 22nd March to walk the tightrope.”

In the Million Dollar Hand, players at our real money tables will get a playing card for every 15 PartyPoints they earn up until 22nd March. They will then receive a guaranteed cash prize once they’ve built a five-card hand and they reveal a pair or higher.

Will you get a prize-winning hand? Find out more on the Million Dollar Hand promotion page now.

Yesterday was a great day to be a loser at PartyPoker.com as our Bad Beat Jackpot was hit not once but twice in less than nine hours.

Thanks to our special tables where we’ll pay out when you lose out with four 8s or higher, two would-be unfortunates walked away with massive payouts instead of the usual hard-luck stories.
 
And for player FriendlyFrog, who claimed a sweet $276,268.29 with the first jackpot of the day, the entire experience has yet to really sink in.

FriendlyFrog, also known as Erik, said, ‘Normally a pot of maybe $30 is considered a fairly large in my games. To win more than $276,000 is something I haven’t even dreamed about.

‘My heart nearly stopped when the hand ended; it was one big surprise. I just walked around the house for a while before contacting your lovely support staff to confirm my winnings. I could hardly speak a word when I got the confirmation.’

Erik’s payday arrived when his four jacks lost out to player Rolf56111’s four aces.

Erik explained, ‘I flopped four of a kind jacks with J-10-J on the board. I checked the flop as did the other player in the hand. And ace came on turn and we both checked again. Another ace on river and my opponent made a small bet. I raised to get something from my hand, he re-raised and I went all-in. I was surprised to see I had actually lost the hand and did not think of the jackpot until I noticed the pop-up window.’

Now he’s got all that extra cash, what will Erik be spending it on? Our very lucky loser said, ‘I will hopefully use the winnings wisely. We are planning to get a bigger place to live and this makes that a bit easier. I will also treat myself to a new guitar.’

Our first Bad Beat Jackpot on 8th March paid out as follows:

FriendlyFrog - $276,268.29 (Bad Beat Jackpot winner)
Rolf56111 - $138,134.14 (hand winner)
ZergRush1337 - $69,067.07 (player in the hand)
paulapok - $69,067.07 (player in the hand)

Later in the day, Dickson_AA lost out to bitterbittor but still managed to collect $60,926.88 for the second bad beat of the day after the jackpot had reset.

The full payouts were as follows:
Dickson_AA - $60,926.88 (Bad Beat Jackpot winner)
bitterbittor - $30,463.44 (hand winner)
ABC74123 - $7,615.86 (player in the hand)
LadyNany - $7,615.86 (player in the hand)
speeduwe - $7,615.86 (player in the hand)
y3sguy97 - $7,615.86 (player in the hand)

The Bad Beat tables are where it pays to lose. Find out how you can play on the Bad Beat Jackpot page.

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