Last Friday, it surpassed the prior known record for such an award - $1,068,590 given out to six players on Jan. Penn Bets wrote early this month about how the prize had reached the $1 million threshold. history, now standing at $1,082,547.66 as of Wednesday morning. The reason: The casino is offering the biggest reported “bad beat” poker jackpot in U.S. He had driven 4 ½ hours across the state from his Luzerne County home, regardless of gasoline costs, while dreaming of the scenario.
He’s a dealer, after all, in Wind Creek Bethlehem’s poker room, in addition to playing serious cash games elsewhere with hopes of besting other competitors in Texas hold ‘em.īut seated at a table with six other players on a Tuesday night in the Rivers Casino poker room in Pittsburgh, he was hoping to lose a hand - and lose big. Scott Vinnacombe understands poker better than your average player.
