Massive $1.8million Poker Jackpot Wins Top 3 Spots for Canadian Players
Revamped Tale:
Quebec Strikes Again: Second-Biggest Live Bad Beat Jackpot Goes Down in Ottawa
The poker world was abuzz recently, as Canada claimed yet another spot in the history books thanks to a massive jackpot at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Ottawa. With a staggering $1.8 million on the line, a straight flush collided with a set of quad tens, making this the second-largest live Bad Beat Jackpot ever recorded!
Reddit user Zi0nized was there to share the electrifying story:
"I walked into the game, and just a minute later, the most incredible hand occurred at a nearby table. The jackpot amounted to a whopping 2.5 million dollars on a 40/20/20/20% share. Next to the Playground in Montreal, this must be the second biggest ever, right?"
Enthusiastic players at the $1/$3 No Limit Hold'em table couldn't believe their luck as the winning hand unfolded:
Player 1: 10♥ 10♦
Player 2: Q♣ 9♣
Board 9♠ K♣ 10♣ J♣ 10♠
"It took a minimal set of tens to clinch the win for Ottawa/Gatineau region," explained Zi0nized. "What an impressive score for recreational players!"
The 'losing' player, who held the quad 10s, pocketed a jaw-dropping $726,000, while the unlucky straight flush winner went home with $363,000. But the generosity didn't stop there. The other six players at the smashing table received an astonishing $60,000 each, while the remaining 38 fortunate souls at the casino - including our friend Zi0nized - bagged nearly $10k each, or $9400.
Bad Beat, or Just Bad Timing?
The table picture showed one covered stack, sparking curiosity among onlookers:
"What's the story behind the lunch box? ...Somebody definitely missed out on over 100k+ because of a cigarette or a bad meal," mused HoodFellaz.
"Hahaha! She missed out while visiting the casinos in the pits...," Zi0nized chimed in. Fortunately for her, she ended up walking away with approximately CAD 17,000.
The Bad Beat Jackpot Pioneer
The undisputed champion in the Bad Beat Jackpot record books is still the Playground Poker Club in Quebec, which held a $1.7 million jackpot in September 2024. The hand that ignited this epic event? You guessed it: quad tens versus a rivered flush, just like the spectacular sequence at Casino du Lac-Leamy.
The record-breaking hand turned out like this:
Hoan Truong: 10♣ 10♠
Marc Andre Ouellon: 6♦ 9♦
Board: 8♦ 10♥ 10♦ 7♦ 2♦
Hoan Truong pocketed a staggering US$710,000, while the unfortunate straight flush 'victim', Marc Andre Ouellon, walked away with US$355,000. The rest of the table benefited to the tune of US$59,000. Talk about luck running high, even in the face of bad beats!
The Podium Claims a Third
Now firmly seated in the top three largest Bad Beat Jackpot wins of all time, the Playground Poker Club also hosted a US$1.2 million jackpot in October of 2024. This time the action unfolded in a $2/$5 NLHE cash game:
Elie: 9♠ 9♣
Yann: A♥ A♦
Board: A♣ 9♥ K♣ 9♦ A♠
The losing quad nines were no match for the rivered quad aces, resulting in a US$640,000 windfall for Elie and $337,096 for Yann. The remaining players at the table pocketed $48,000 each, with the remaining 20% of the prizefund shared among other lucky players in the room.
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- The Quebec province, known for its casino and gambling scene, holds the record for the largest live Bad Beat Jackpot in the Playground Poker Club, with a jackpot of $1.7 million in September 2024.
- Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Ottawa, recorded the second-biggest live Bad Beat Jackpot, with a jackpot of $1.8 million, highlighting the popularity of casino games and lotteries in Quebec.
- Jackpots in casino-and-gambling establishments, such as the Big-wins from the Bad Beat Jackpot, are often shared among the players, like the $60,000 each received by the six players at the smashing table in the Ottawa event.
- However, not all players shared in the same joy, with the unlucky straight flush winner in Ottawa walking away with only $363,000, while the loser with the quad 10s pocketed a substantial $726,000.
- Casinos can be a place of both big-wins and unfortunate beats, like a covered stack in a casino pit that missed out on over $100,000 due to an apparent absence during a big jackpot event, sparking speculation about 'bad timing'.
- The electrifying casino-games stories and jackpots continue to captivate the poker world, with players hoping to calculate their chances of striking it big just like Zi0nized did in Ottawa.
