Montreal Casino bad beat jackpot downgraded
Looks like the Montreal Casino recently changed their bad beat jackpot (BBJ). You used to be able to trigger the progressive (increasing) jackpot with (AA)AJJ or better. Now they've split the BBJ into 2 tiers - the large progressive jackpot can only be won by (88)88 or better, while the old (AA)AJJ or better gets a fixed jackpot of $10,000.
I don't have the facts, but my gut tells me that most of their previous BBJ winners probably triggered with at least one hand having low quads (like 3333 vs. TTTT), which no longer qualifies for the progressive jackpot. So it seems like the progressive jackpot will grow and grow, while people start to win a BBJ of $10,000 split amongst the entire table rather than possibly $100,000+. Kind of disappointing, no?
Link to the new poster: http://www.casinosduquebec.com/montreal/fr/media/pdf/Visuel%20moteur_bad%20beat_V%20lancement.pdf
I don't have the facts, but my gut tells me that most of their previous BBJ winners probably triggered with at least one hand having low quads (like 3333 vs. TTTT), which no longer qualifies for the progressive jackpot. So it seems like the progressive jackpot will grow and grow, while people start to win a BBJ of $10,000 split amongst the entire table rather than possibly $100,000+. Kind of disappointing, no?
Link to the new poster: http://www.casinosduquebec.com/montreal/fr/media/pdf/Visuel%20moteur_bad%20beat_V%20lancement.pdf
Comments
The more common reason for liking bad beat jackpots seem to be, "Stupid people like them!"
Personally, I would have to disagree with this
yup........Yellowhead poker room in Edmonton put in this year a separate rake for 'tourney bad beat'......just terrible.....think it's an extra $5 for every tourney
$100 (buy-in) + $10 (registration fee) + $5 (tournament bad beat) + optional $5 (for bonus chips). :rolleyes:
I'm shocked that Ontario now has better-value regular tournaments at OLG Slots, Brantford and Rama.
Just like many players will never understand how terrible high rake is, those same players don't understand the stupidity of paying for a bad beat jackpot. Fallsview & Casino Niagara have profited over $100,000 from the 10% rake of BBJ they have taken from players. One lucky player has won the BBJ top prize THREE times for a total of ~$100,000!
Would have liked it even more had I won some of it.