It turns out that in online poker winning really isn't everything. The CEREUS Poker Network, home of leading online poker sites Absolute Poker and UltimateBet, today released payout data on its popular Bad Beat Jackpot offering. Over $32 million was handed out at the two online poker rooms' Bad Beat Jackpot tables since the game was initially launched in 2007. The $32 million figure was reached on January 31 when an Absolute Poker player named HIPLO pocketed $132,888.80 after losing a hand of Texas Hold'em holding four nines. The data reported today does not include money won at the tables through regular Texas Hold'em play.
Absolute Poker introduced Bad Beat Jackpot to its lineup of online poker games on June 22nd, 2007. UltimateBet followed with its own offering just a few months later. Since then, both online poker sites have become two of the most popular destinations for players looking to grab a piece of the multi-million dollar Bad Beat Jackpot pie. The Bad Beat Jackpot data released today by CEREUS reveals the following numbers:
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