The players in a low-stakes poker game at the Playground Poker Club in Canada shared a world record CA$2.6m (US$1.95m) bad beat jackpot. The Quebec card room shared photos of the winners across social media on Wednesday:
A bad beat jackpot is won when a hand of at least four-of-a-kind fives is beaten by a stronger hand. The person who lost the hand typically will get the largest share, while the player who won the hand normally gets a sizeable chunk too. Then the rest of the money will be split among the other players at the table.
the largest bad beat jackpot in live poker history
It is unclear as to the exact split of the record-breaking jackpot on Wednesday. The hand that activated the bad beat jackpot was a straight flush beating out quad tens. It triggered the largest bad beat jackpot in live poker history. After securing such a payday, these players can probably take a break from poker and stick to playing free slots in Canada for a while.
The previous biggest ever bad beat jackpot was CA$2.2m (US$1.65m) and was struck at the same property back in June 2022. Notably, it was a straight flush that beat out quad tens that time around too.