BAD BEAT JACKPOT RULES

 

  1. Jackpot totals will be updated daily and posted conspicuously in the Poker Room.
  2. All games in which a jackpot rake is taken will qualify for the jackpot.
  3. Any pot that reaches $10 will be jackpot eligible.
  4. The jackpot fee is $2 when the pot reaches $10.
  5. At least four (4) players must be dealt in the hand to be jackpot eligible.
  6. Players in a Sit-n-Go game will be jackpot eligible after paying a $5 fee.
  7. All players must be at least 18 years old, with valid ID’s.
  8. Jackpot Amounts & Qualifying Hands:

Qualifying hands will vary as the amount of the Bad Beat Jackpot increases.
The qualifying hands and corresponding amounts can be found below:


 $ Amount

Qualifying Hand(s)

$0 - $40,000

Four 10's (tens) beaten

$40,001 - $60,000

Four 8's (eights) beaten

$60,001 - $80,000

Four 6's (sixes) beaten

$80,001 - $100,000

Four 4's (fours) beaten

$100,001 -$120,000

Four 2's (twos, deuces) beaten

$120,001 - unlimited

Aces full of Queens beaten


(A) Players must have pocket pairs to qualify with the exception of a two card Straight Flush or Royal flush.

(B) In the event that a player uses a Royal Flush as a qualifying hand, that player will not be eligible for the “Royal Flush Jackpot” of the corresponding suit.

(C) Distribution: 50% of the jackpot will go to the losing hand. 25% of the jackpot will go to the winning hand. 25% of the jackpot will go to the remaining players at the table who were dealt in the hand.  

9. Both Bad Beat hands must be the best possible combination of five cards.
10. In Hold’em, Pocket Aces are required for Aces full of Kings or Queens. There cannot be 3 Aces on the board.
11. In the event that there are more than two bad beat qualifying hands, the top two winning hands will be paid the larger amounts.
12. Jackpot may be void in the event of the following:

                  Improper Shuffle
                  Too many/few burn cards
                  Foul deck (too many or too few cards)
                  Cards dealt out of sequence
                  Cards leaving clear view of the table
                  The use of cell phones/texting during the hand
                  Discussion during the hand that may alter the outcome of the hand
All players must play their hands independent of influence by another player/spectator

 

 

 

**FT. PIERCE JAI ALAI RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE, ALTER OR CANCEL ANY JACKPOT, TOURNAMENT OR OTHER ACTIVITY AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION, WITH WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO AND APPROVAL BY THE D.B.P.R. - DEPARTMENT OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL & STATE LAWS, RULES AND PROCEDURES. ALL PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN ANY POKER ACTIVITY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE RULES.