It’s almost as if it’s a new trend! For the second festival in a row, the Primary Bad Beat Jackpot has been hit on one of the cash tables, while the Main Event is in play.
Alecsei Veitzman was holding 
when the flop came 
, but once the 
turn hit, his hand was second best to Geovanni Stephen’s straight flush, whose hole cards were 
. After the 
fell on the river and both players opened their hands, a rumble took over the entire club as the table realized what just happened: the Primary Bad Beat Jackpot of $277,243 was just hit!
Along with this Bad Beat Jackpot comes some news – starting immediately, there are NEW BBJ rules in effect. In a nutshell, the new Primary Bad Beat Jackpot starts at a whopping $150,000 and the minimum qualifying hand goes down every 3 weeks. As well, the Secondary Bad Beat Jackpot is now fixed at $25,000.
To see the complete new rules, please see this page. These rules will be on the main Playground Poker Club website on Monday, September 1st.
