By hitting two Bad Beat Jackpots at UltimateBet within a span of less than three months, an online poker player from Alaska has defied the odds.George MacLean, UltimateBet spokesperson ,states: "Bad Beat Jackpot continues to excite members of the online poker community by showing them that anything is possible at our Texas Hold'em tables".
By losing with four tens to four queens in a hand of Texas Hold'em, an online poker player with the moniker dhc2lovr, on Tuesday, May 6th at 3:03am ET, popped UltimateBet's Bad Beat Jackpot, which had climbed to an impressive $448,920.71. Including the winner of the hand who walked away with $72,949.61, dhc2lovr secured, for his win, $145,899.23 and 117 other UltimateBet players shared an additional $145,899.23.
It wasn't the first time that dhc2lovr had found success playing Bad Beat Jackpot. dhc2lovr popped, on March 25th at 2:48am ET, his first Bad Beat Jackpot to the tune of $171,498.31.
dhc2lovr, according to a standard security review undertaken by UltimateBet's fraud department, has been a frequent player at the online poker site's Texas Hold'em tables since December 2005 and holds an Ultimate Legend status, one of the top tiers of RAI$E, UltimateBet's lucrative loyalty program.In order to maintain their RAI$E status, Ultimate Legends must earn 2,500 RAI$E Status Points per month by playing online poker. Dhc2lovr's Ultimate Legend status indicates that he takes poker extremely seriously and is a frequent player at UltimateBet. Those who play at more Bad Beat Jackpot tables more often will have more opportunity to be at a table when a Bad Beat Jackpot is hit, as noted by MacLean.