The Poker Lab Rat

In the latest press release from the crew at Microgaming they’ve announced the recent occurance of an unusual poker hand - so we thought we’d share it.

The Microgaming Poker Network’s Bad Beat Jackpot was snapped up yet again this week when a player with a four of a kind hand (containing four kings!) lost out to a player with a Royal Flush, and then hit the Bad Beat jackpot, scooping up $54,411.87.

The player started the hand with $19 and thought he was out of the running - and fairly hard done by - when he lost his winning hand to a Royal Flush. But he came out on top when the Bad Beat jackpot hit $155,462 and he shared the jackpot total with his table of ten players.

The recipients of this Jackpot payout were logged in from across four different online poker sites and multiple countries - but playing against each other at a single virtual poker table.

Microgaming Poker Network now powers over 40 poker rooms worldwide and as the above goes to show, even losing hands can be winners on the Microgaming Poker Network.

ABOUT MICROGAMING’S BAD BEAT JACKPOT:

The Bad Beat Jackpot kicks in when beaten hands of Four of a Kind, 8’s or better are beaten. To qualify for the Bad Beat jackpot four or more players must be dealt into a hand, the hand must be a raked hand and the jackpot contribution is collected from that hand. The best hand of the winner and the loser must include the hole cards and the hand must go to a showdown.

SO, WHICH POKER SITES ON THE MICROGAMING POKER NETWORK DO WE RECOMMEND? 

Easy. There really are a couple of ’stand-out’ poker sites on this poker network. The two top rating Microgaming Poker Network members that the team from PokerLabRat.com plays regularly are:

>>Doyles Room Poker Site (accepts players from around the world including the USA except fro Louisiana and Washington States)  - check out the latest poker room review on DoylesRoom Poker site for how they fare.

>>Ladbrokes Poker (sorry, no US players) - for more on this popular Microgaming Poker site read the Ladbrokes Poker Room Review for details on who can become a member, how to pay, what’s hot and not, etc…