Seminole Casinos Announce Fourth Mega Bad Beat Poker Jackpot Hits at Seminole Hard Rock Casino –
Four Hits Totaling Over $1.1 Million in just Three Months Since Exclusive Seminole Casinos Jackpot Introduced!
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Seminole Casinos' exclusive Mega Bad Beat Poker Jackpot – a six-casino approach to larger, more frequent bad beat jackpots created by Seminole Gaming on Dec. 1, 2009 – has been hit again for the fourth time, bringing the total payouts to $1,113,817. The $297,349 jackpot occurred at the Poker Room at
A poker bad beat is when a player has an apparently unbeatable hand yet loses to a better hand. Fifty percent of the Seminole Mega Bad Beat prize pool is awarded to the qualifying losing hand; 30 percent to the qualifying winning hand; and 20 percent divided among the remaining players.
Michelle Knight of
The debut Seminole Mega Bad Beat Jackpot of $365,407 was at the Seminole Casino,
SEMINOLE CASINOS' MEGA BAD BEAT JACKPOT HITS, AS OF March 1, 2010.
- Jan. 3: Roderick Jones' won $182,705 with a 10-high Straight Flush in Clubs, beating Harvey Langer's King high Straight Flush in Clubs at Seminole Casino, Hollywood. Langer took home $109,622. The remaining seven players at the table each won $10,440.
- Jan. 5: Wesley P. won $73,680 with his four Kings beaten by a Heart Royal Flush held by Keith E. at Seminole Hard Rock,
- Feb. 9: Jonathan Hernandez took home a cool $183,264 with his four 10s, beaten by Alan Baglama's Royal Flush, also at Seminole Hard Rock,
- Feb. 27: Michelle Knight of Plantation,
"The Poker Mega Bad Beat promotion at Seminole Casinos continues to produce winnings that poker players crave," said Jeffrey Hook, vice president of marketing for Seminole Gaming. "Only Seminole Casino Poker Rooms can offer jackpots this large. It's creating a lot of excitement amongst poker players."
The Seminole Mega Bad Beat Jackpot was launched on Dec. 1, funded by a $1 contribution from each pot of $10 or greater at the poker rooms in six Seminole casinos: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino,
Once it is won, the jackpot immediately resets at $100,000; something done only at Seminole casinos in
The Seminole Mega Bad Beat Jackpot rules are straightforward: Only the top two hands at the showdown are eligible and both hands must be the best possible combination of five cards. The minimum losing hand is four 10s. At least four players must be dealt for the table to qualify. Multi-table tournaments are excluded. Single table tournaments are eligible until fewer than four players remain. Players must play their hands independently. Management reserves the right to declare a jackpot null and void due to any irregularities and/or collusion, and its decisions are final.
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In addition to its two Seminole Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos in Tampa and Hollywood, Fla., the Seminole Tribe owns and operates five more Seminole-branded Florida casinos in Coconut Creek and Hollywood on the Southeast coast, in Immokalee near Naples, on the Brighton Reservation north of Lake Okeechobee and on the Big Cypress Reservation south of Lake Okeechobee. The Seminole Tribe has long been recognized for innovation in its gaming and other businesses. It opened the first high-stakes bingo hall and casino in the
The Seminole Tribe of Florida acquired Hard Rock International, Inc. and other related entities from The Rank Group Plc in 2007 for approximately $965 million. The purchase is the first of a major international corporation by a Native American Indian Tribe and marks a milestone in the growing economic power and prominence of the Seminole Tribe of Florida and other Indian tribes in today's business world.
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