PlayNow Poker Player Takes Home Largest Share of Bad Beat Jackpot!

Congratulations Kelly!

PlayNow Poker player Kelly D. has a lot to celebrate: He just won the lion’s share of a Bad Beat Jackpot worth over $275,000!

On May 28, he was playing at one of several BBJ tables along with eight other players.

“I had pocket 8s and I raised under the gun. The flop came Q8Q. We both checked. The river brought Quad 8. But he obviously had something big, I was sure.”

The turn was a 2, and then an 8 came on the river.

It turned out one opponent had Quad Queens, meaning Kelly was beaten with Quad Eights.

That was a big loss for him, but it also triggered the Bad Beat Jackpot to be paid out!

PlayNow’s Bad Beat Jackpot pays out when a player loses with four-of-a-kind 8s or better, when other conditions are met. Details about the Bad Beat Jackpot can be found here.

“I lost, but I felt great!” exclaimed the happy winner when picking up his prize.

The happy Manitoba resident won the largest share of the jackpot, and the other eight players at the table – four from BC and four from Quebec - each also won a share. The hand winner took home $137,763.95, and the remaining player each won $19,680.57.

Kelly is no stranger to large Bad Beat Jackpot wins on PlayNow; in 2015, he also happened to be at a table when the BBJ was triggered, winning him a $149,000 share of the jackpot.

“I like to play the BBJ tables,” he explained. “I’m almost always in one of those while I’m on the site. I play more when the jackpot gets big.”

Our winner is still considering how to invest his winnings and is considering buying a house.

Congratulations Kelly! Wishing you all the best!

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