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In Poker , "bad beat" is a subjective term for a hand in which a player who had what appeared to be strong cards nevertheless loses. There is no consensus among poker players as to what exactly constitutes a bad beat, and often players will disagree about whether a particular hand was a bad beat. TYPES OF BAD BEATS Any hand that looked like a favorite to win can end up losing as more cards are dealt, but bad beats usually involve one of two scenarios:
REACTING TO BAD BEATS A bad beat is often a profound psychological blow, and can easily lead to a player going on Tilt . Professional player Phil Hellmuth , among others, is notorious for his pronounced reactions to bad beats. However, suffering a bad beat means that the losing player was "getting the money in good" and in most instances will win the pot. Thus, the more stoic poker players accept bad beats as an unpleasant but necessary drawback to a tactic that works the vast majority of the time. BAD BEATS ONLINE In Online Poker rooms, bad beats often lead to accusations that the Random Number Generator is "rigged", even though such beats also occur in offline games. Many online poker rooms post statistical data which purports to confirm the randomness of the hands generated. PokerStars: Random Number Generator Audits BAD BEAT JACKPOT A bad beat jackpot is a prize that is paid when a sufficiently strong hand is shown down and loses to an even stronger hand held by another player. Commerce Casino: Jackpots Not all poker games offer bad beat jackpots, and those that do have specific requirements for how strong a losing hand must be to qualify for the jackpot. For example, the losing hand may be required to be Four-of-a-kind or better. There may be additional requirements as well. For example, in Texas Hold 'em there is usually a requirement that both Hole Cards play in both the losing and winning hands. Bad beat jackpots are usually Progressive , often with a small Rake being taken out of each pot to fund the jackpot (in addition to the regular rake). When a jackpot is won, it is usually split among all players sitting at the table at the time of the bad beat with the losing hand getting the largest share. Because these jackpots are marketing tools to attract customers to the casino, specific rules, collections, payout percentages, and amounts vary greatly from one casino or cardroom to the next, and are often changed. SEE ALSO NOTES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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