Bad Beat Jackpot on Merge Gaming Reaches $1 Million

On early Saturday morning, the Merge Gaming progressive Bad Beat Jackpot eclipsed the $1 million dollar mark, the largest jackpot currently running and among the largest jackpots in online poker history.

To qualify for a Bad Beat Jackpot on Merge Gaming, you must first be seated at specially marked "Bad Beat" tables available at $0.50/$1.00-$2/$4 at No Limit Hold'em and $1/$2-$30/$60 at Fixed Limit Hold'em.

When seated at one of these eligible tables, a player must lose with Quad Sevens or higher. Assuming both hole cards are used and at least four players are dealt into the hand, a bad beat jackpot prize will be triggered. The loser of the hand will be paid 35% of the amount, or $350k at current levels. The winner of the hand won't feel too bad either as they will be paid 17.5% of the prize amount. The remaining players seated at the tables will also receive 17.5%. 20% will also be used to seed the next jackpot and 10% taken by Merge Gaming as an admin fee.

The Bad Beat Jackpot promotion is available at all RakebackMonkey Merge Gaming sites including Carbon Poker and Black Chip Poker . Players receive a sign-up bonus of 150% up to $750 and can participate in the VIP program where they will receive up to 45% VIP rakeback. A $10,000 Rake Race is also available at both rooms. If you are existing player at Carbon Poker, you can take advantage of a 10% up to $30 reload bonus through January 15th at 11:59 PM ET when using bonus code FRESHSTART.