PartyPoker bad beat jackpot sets million dollar record (August 14, 2008)
The bad beat jackpot at PartyPoker crossed into million dollar territory today and
set a new all-time online jackpot record.
As of this writing, the jackpot stands at $1,000,086 and is still growing. One lucky player
will win more than $350,000 for getting a hand of four of a kind 8s or better beaten.
The sky-high jackpot has kept European poker players up late in a mad scramble to capture the prize.
PartyPoker player counts are up over 10% from last week, negating the effects of the summer slowdown
normally seen at this time of year.
The previous record for an online bad beat jackpot was $996,115.28,
set in June by Absolute Poker.
Update: The PartyPoker jackpot was hit today at $1,013,381.63, within hours of crossing the million dollar mark.
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