As if Day 1a of the WPT Canadian Spring Championship and the kickoff of the final table of Event 4 of the Playground Poker Spring Classic weren’t enough, today just after 3pm the record-setting Primary Bad Beat Jackpot was won on Table 13, a $1-$2 No Limit Hold’em cash table!
The table had 9 people playing when the Jackpot hand was hit. The button was on Seat 5. Action folded to the player in Seat 1, who raised to $16. The player in Seat 2 called, as did the player on the button in Seat 5.
The flop was dealt: 
. Seats 1 and 2 both checked and Seat 5 led out for $11. Both players called. The turn came 
and again Seats 1 and 2 both checked. Seat 5 bet again – $20 this time, and both players called. The river was the 
and Seat 1 led out with an all-in bet of approximately $104. Seat 2 called and Seat 5 thought for a few seconds before folding.
The players immediately flipped over their hands:
Seat 1: 
Seat 2: 
Quads over quads and the player in Seat 2 – Dimitri Morcos – won the hand while the player in Seat 1 – Richard Figiel – lost the hand… but won the Jackpot!
The hand loser’s share of the Jackpot is a staggering $157,865 while the winner of the hand also had a great payday, winning $78,955. The other 7 players at the table each win $11,279 while every other player on a cash table at the time each wins $500!
The Primary Jackpot now resets to $103,888 – so there’s still a lot of jackpot money to be won at Playground Poker Club!
