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Player wins major bad beat at Americas Cardroom24 October 2011SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- A player named thebigtiger is laughing all the way to the bank, after laughing in the face of misfortune. Players all over the U.S. and around the world are hopping to Americas Cardroom (Doyles Room), after the player popped the Bad Beat Jackpot at Americas Cardroom on Friday afternoon, shortly after it had surpassed the $431,000 mark. The winner of the hand, Joyride41, takes home $86,144.37, and four other table participants are now $10,771.27 richer. It happened at 15:01pm ET time on Friday, October 21st, right after thebigtiger pushed all-in with pocket Queens. Joyride41 quickly called with his pocket Kings. Two Kings hit the board on the flop, along with a Queen, securing the hand for Joyride41. But a second Queen on turn changed everything and shipped $129,229.51 to thebigtiger. It's all part of the ongoing Bad Beat Jackpot game at Americas Cardroom. The online poker site is softening the blow of losing at the poker tables by paying poker players big money when misfortune strikes. Also this coming Sunday, October 23rd, Americas Cardroom is guaranteeing 10 Premium Seats to the ultimate Caribbean poker tournament, the Punta Cana Poker Classic. Each Premium Package is valued at $3,500 apiece and includes: the $1,500+150 tournament buy-in to the Punta Cana Poker Classic Main Event; five nights at the 5-star Hard Rock Punta Cana Hotel & Casino in Dominican Republic from November 8th through 13th; all-inclusive food and beverages; a $1,500 hotel credit for spa, golf, tours, etc.; round-trip airfare up to $500; and more. Finally, just days after announcing its acquisition of US-friendly poker site DoylesRoom and promising significant investment in the community, Americas Cardroom is putting its money where its mouth is. The online poker site has announced that it will be launching an online poker super series of its own this November. Dubbed ACROSS, the Americas Cardroom Online Super Series will run for six days in late November.
Player wins major bad beat at Americas Cardroom
is republished from Online.CasinoCity.com.
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