32Red’s BadBeat Jackpot has been hit!

We are thrilled to announce that the our Bad Beat Jackpot has been hit, yet again!

The jackpot amount stood at €97,843.51 when it was hit and the winning hand saw four-of-a-kind Aces beat four-of-a-kind Kings, here’s a quick glimpse of the final showdown:

6 players were lucky enough to have been dealt cards in hand number 4132780628 and receive a share of the winnings but it was ultimately iryuuhin and hahaLOLhaha who took the biggest slice of the cake when they clashed in the showdown with Quad Aces and Quad Kings.  A total of €68,490.46 was paid out to the players in jackpot prizes while €19,568.70 was left to seed the next Bad Beat Jackpot.  32Red’s current Bad Beat Jackpot now stands at over €21,000.00.

Bad Beat Jackpot Winners!

 

Here at 32Red Poker we like to keep a record of all the Bad Beat Jackpots we’ve paid out over the years.  Did you know that we had paid out a total of 28 Bad Beat Jackpots since Dec 2005, and over $4.7m in jackpot prizes?  Click here to find out more about all our past BadBeat Jackpots.

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32Red’s BadBeat Jackpot passes the 100K mark!

32Red’s 100K+ BadBeat Jackpot

That time has come around again when 32Red’s Badbeat Jackpot has reached the too-big-to-ignore level, having recently passed the magical $100,000 mark. What tends to happen now – rather like the rollover lottery effect – is that the increased interest generates accelerated progress and the subsequent rapidly growing jackpot in turn creates more traffic, the cycle continuing until someone is ‘unlucky’ enough to lose a qualifying hand and pocket their share of a massive payout. If you’re not playing on a Badbeat Jackpot table, then it won’t be you.

Remember that everyone sitting at the table where the Badbeat hand is played receives a share of the Jackpot, even those who fold pre-flop!

In order to qualify for the Jackpot (which is built up through the accumulation of each hand’s one-off contributions), the losing hand must contain Four-of-a Kind, 8′s or better, both hole cards should be included and the hand must go to a showdown (see Terms & Conditions for other information).

It is worth keeping in mind that the Badbeat Jackpot tables will play a little bit differently to normal tables as a pair of eights is a potential Jackpot winner, whereas a pair of sevens is merely a pair of sevens. Consequently players are going to be more willing than usual to get busy with 88 pre-flop in the face of aggression, for example, while suited connectors bring with them the prospect of straight flushes and therefore also take on more significance than would normally be the case.

Good luck at the tables,

Angus Dunnington (AngusD)
32Red Poker Ambassador

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$62,000 and Rising!

$62,000 and rising!
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The last BadBeat Jackpot at 32Red Poker was hit on  April 26th for a whopping $278,410.17, and four players cashed in on a healthy sum of money.

Here’s a quick summary of the Jackpot winners:

BadBeat Jackpot Winners	Poker Alias	BadBeat Jackpot Prize
BadBeat Winner	MrLahey	$97,443.56
Showdown Winner	patch75	$48,721.78
Participating Winner	acmilan81	$24,360.89
Participating Winner	letsbinkuknow	$24,360.89

The money that was left to seed the next Jackpot has increased rapidly to over $62,000 and continues to rise…does it have your name on it?

Click here to see past BadBeat Jackpots and Winners…

32Red’s BadBeat Jackpot hits AGAIN!

It’s unbelievable!

Not even 24 hours had passed since our last BadBeat Jackpot was claimed, when the alarm bells went off again to the sound of yet another lucky winner!  Let’s checkout the details below…

Alias papa45 claimed the BadBeat Jackpot Sunday morning at morning at 1:21 am (UK time) on hand number 3773783370, while the Jackpot stood at $114,264.23. It all happened on the BadBeat table ‘BadBeat Jackpot 267′ when papa45, with quad J’s and zebro74 with a Straight Flush of diamonds (7d – Jd) met at the showdown to reveal the BadBeat. Four other participating winners also claimed whopping amounts from the BadBeat Jackpot.

Here are the results:

BadBeat Jackpot Winners	Poker Alias	BadBeat Jackpot Prize
BadBeat Winner	papa45	$39,992.48
Showdown Winner	zebro74	$19,996.24
Participating Winner	AMECH1	$4,999.06
Participating Winner	bigbadbabaar	$4,999.06
Participating Winner	HotChip	$4,999.06
Participating Winner	OwnedByRiver	$4,999.06

The next BadBeat Jackpot was seeded with $22,852.85.

Click here to see past BadBeat Jackpots and Winners…

Bad Beat Tables – Strategy Adjustments

In the early days of Britain’s national lottery myself and Mrs D were visiting a friend who tried his luck every week for the life-changing prize. Jumping on the bandwagon, we hurried around Manchester city centre in a last-minute bid to find tickets (surprisingly, we didn’t win, and during the next two decades we have bought one ticket; we didn’t win).

Bad beat jackpots like 32Red‘s also have that lottery feel thanks to the rapidly increasing running total. Indeed as I write this is racing beyond a staggering $475,000.

But this is so much better because we love playing poker anyway and, for a modest additional contribution, are able to continue to play, learn and (hopefully) win money while simultaneously having the bonus of an opportunity to perhaps take a promising hand to the river (showdown) and pocket a hefty sum.

Of course there are various conditions that must be met but, essentially, the important points to remember are that the minimum qualifying losing hand for the Jackpot must contain at least four 8s, the best hand of both the winner and the loser must include both hole cards and the hand must go to a showdown. 70% of the total Jackpot is paid out as winnings (thus giving the next, new Jackpot total a kick-start), with half going to the losing hand (the Bad Beat), a quarter going to the winner of the hand and the rest being split between the other players who actively participated in the hand. So at the moment, for example (at $475,000), the Bad Beat winner would pocket over $166,000, the winner of the hand $83,000 and anyone else involved (just being dealt in and folding is enough!) would share the remaining $83,000! Even when the bonus is just starting the rewards for simply being at the table when the jackpot hits are great, but these numbers are amazing.

The question is: do we play as usual and happily welcome Lady Luck should we be involved in the Jackpot hand, or do we try to concentrate on those hands that have potential to be Bad Beat winners/losers – hands that otherwise we might not make an effort to get involved with? And can we adjust our strategy while we ‘wait’ for our share of the Jackpot?

Clearly, if we are prepared to pay a little extra in the form of our contribution to the Jackpot, then we should make the most of our potential Jackpot hands, which means we will be playing more drawing hands than usual because now the rewards are greater. Consequently on a Bad Beat table it is imperative to try to stay involved in the hand with (any) suited connectors and pocket pairs that are 88 and better. Remember that, statistically, a Bad Beat hand is more likely going to be a straight flush than four-of-a-kind, so make the most of suited connectors.

But we should make a conscious effort to avoid getting carried away in the hunt for the big prize! It is a big (and expensive) mistake when holding a pocket pair to pay way too much by pinning our hopes on finding the other two cards in the pack. Instead of paying through the nose with 88, for instance, on a missed overcards flop, simply fold and wait for better value opportunities to present themselves. The trick is to get maximum Bad Beat opportunities for minimum cost, winning money with sensible play along the way.

With all this in mind, we know exactly how some players are thinking and that the prospect of winning a large amount of money for such a small investment has a detrimental affect on their play. Keep a close eye on how every hand is played out and make those who seem unable to fold ‘Bad Beat‘ hands pay over the odds for their long shot chances. We should be happy to get busy with Bad Beat hands that also have good prospects of actually winning pots, but let go of holdings that could prove expensive. Identify those players who fold all but ‘Bad Beat‘ hands and steal their blinds as we would normally with passive players. It would be great to win the jackpot or find ourselves at the ‘winning’ table, but it is imperative that we approach the game with a view to exploiting others’ poor play – making table and game-specific adjustments are even more important here than is usually the case.

I hope this helps. Good luck at the tables!

AngusD

32Red Poker interviews Muck__Off

32Red Poker interviews Muck__Off

32Red: So how did you originally hear about 32Red Poker?
Muck__Off: I really dont remember i guess I must have seen some add on the internet, its a long time ago.

32Red: How much would you say 32Red Poker has improved over the years?
Muck__Off: Well with promotions you improved very much, other things like software pretty much the same as all other sites.

32Red: What is your favourite software feature at 32Red Poker?
Muck__Off: Hide full, hide empty tables.

32Red: What is your favourite promotion at 32Red Poker?
Muck__Off: $32,000 Cash Stampede

32Red: How would you describe 32Red Poker to a friend?
Muck__Off: Great promotions, friendly and good support, fast cashouts.

32Red: What is your biggest tournament win at 32Red Poker?
Muck__Off: I think that should have been when i won the BtB tourney, i dont think I ever cashed better then that.  Also, like to say, I really miss that game and hope you will start to run it again soon.

32Red: If you could improve on 1 thing at 32Red Poker, what would it be?
Muck__Off: I would like to have a promotion for the best S&G players as well as the best cashgame players – how about a Wise Guys leaderboard for a S&G‘s as well?

32Red: What’s the worst bad beat story you can remember at 32Red Poker?
Muck__Off: Ok hmm I really can’t remember the worst Bad Beat I had! Sorry.

32Red: Would you recommend 32Red Poker to your friends?
Muck__Off: Yes i really would

32Red: Are you subscribed to 32Red’s Poker Blog?
Muck__Off: Yes i am.

Bad Beat Jackpot Alert!

Our Bad Beat Jackpot has broken the $200,000 mark (it’s currently sitting at $203,162!) and can be won right now at our Bad Beat jackpot tables. Same great games of poker but with the added edge of never knowing when you could win an amazing amount of cash, don’t miss out on our ever popular Bad Beat games.

You can find the Bad Beat tables in the poker lobby now. Simply look under ‘Cash Games’ and then for ‘Bad Beat’.  There are still seats left, but hurry - they’re getting taken fast now the news is getting round! Get more on our Bad Beat promotion.

Bad Beat Jackpot Hit

The Bad Beat Jackpot was hit again on the 2nd of June, netting everyone at the table a slice of the $273,809 prizepool. Congrats to all the winning participating players from us all at 32Red Poker – we’re delighted that everyone at the table received at nearly $6,000 at least. Not bad for merely sitting at our Bad Beat tables… Here is the full list of the lucky participants and the lucky unlucky bad beat player and winner of over $95,833: Read more