Jackpot
A jackpot in poker is a special prize offered by a room or a casino, awarded for a rare outcome. The best-known example is the bad beat jackpot, which is paid when a very strong hand loses to an even stronger one.
The simple explanation
The jackpot is money collected from the games and kept for a special event. If a hand such as four of a kind loses to a straight flush, the jackpot is paid out.
A closer look
A room usually sets conditions: for example, quad deuces or better must lose, and both players must use both hole cards. The money is commonly shared between the loser, the winner and the other players at the table. Many rooms fund the jackpot with a small deduction from each pot, which is a cost for all players. In poker history, 'jackpots' is also the name of a draw game in which a pair of jacks is needed to open.
A practical example
A room has a $10,000 jackpot for quad deuces or better that are beaten. A player with four deuces loses to a straight flush, and the jackpot is paid.
Full explanation
A jackpot in poker is a special prize offered by a room or a casino, awarded for a rare outcome. The best-known example is the bad beat jackpot, which is paid when a very strong hand loses to an even stronger one.
A jackpot is a special prize for a rare event.
The best-known example is the bad beat jackpot.
Rooms set the conditions.
The jackpot is paid for by a small deduction from pots.