“When we launch a bad beat jackpot, we have no idea when it will hit or how big it will get. “It’s absolutely thrilling and potentially life-changing for a poker game to payout at this level,” said Andre Barnabei, assistant general manager at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh. The record-breaking bad beat jackpot has progressively increased since it was last hit on April 14, 2021, for $149,417. The remaining six players were from Pittsburgh, PA McKees Rocks, PA Morrisdale, PA and Morgantown, WV. The winner of the hand earned the second-highest payout of $368,029 while the remaining six players at the table each won $61,338.īenjamin Flanagan of Huttonsville, WV, held the four aces for the top prize, while Raymond Brodersen of Wexford, PA, held the royal flush-ace, king, queen, jack and 10 of spades. This history-making win happened in a $1-$3 game of no-limit Texas hold’em. In the hand of a lifetime, one player had four aces and was beaten by another player with a royal flush yet the “loser of the hand” earned $490,708, the largest share of the jackpot. $1.2 Million Dollar Bad Beat Hits at Rivers Casino PittsburghĪfter months of anticipation, the $1,226,765.80 poker bad beat jackpot hit around 4:15 P.M.
