Carbon Poker Jackpot Hits Online High

December 22, 2008

The Bad Beat Jackpot at Carbon Poker has hit a record high. According to the poker site it's now sitting at more than $770,000, which makes it the biggest online haul of its kind.

Carbon Poker predicts that the Bad Beat Jackpot will break the $800,000 mark by the end of the month if it isn't won anytime soon.

The jackpot was first introduced by Carbon Poker earlier this year. It has grown rapidly and fast become a popular option at the poker tables on the online poker site.

"As the jackpot grows, so does the action at the tables," said Jay Manning, a Carbon Poker spokesperson.

"We are seeing growth at the tables on a daily basis: players are literally flocking to the listed bad beat tables, drawn in and excited by the chance of sharing in the massive jackpot. Some lucky Carbon Poker players are going to be made very happy and very rich sometime soon. This is going to change someone's life."

Since its introduction earlier this year, the Bad Beat Jackpot has yet to pay out at Carbon Poker, even though it only takes a hand of quad sevens or better getting busted to win it.

That's currently the lowest qualifying hand for a bad beat in the online poker industry according to Carbon Poker.

The Bad Beat Jackpot is seeded by 50c from every pot on all listed Bad Beat tables on Carbon Poker. The more people play in those tables, the faster the jackpot grows.

It's not the only jackpot that Carbon Poker offers. There is also the Carbon Poker Caribbean Stud 10c and $1 jackpots. Those two are nearing the $50,000 mark and growing daily.

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