Win from a Loss at Stake | $1,000,000 Bad Beat Jackpot

Nothing stings like watching your monster hand get cracked—unless it unlocks a jackpot. Sit in at qualifying Ring Games at Stake.com, and when a trigger hand loses at showdown under the right conditions, the $1,000,000 Bad Beat Jackpot pays out instantly across the table.

How to Qualify

• Join Ring Game tables that show the Bad Beat Jackpot icon in the lobby
• Play Hold’em or Omaha
• If a qualifying losing hand appears at showdown, the jackpot pays automatically to eligible players

Trigger Hands

• Hold’em: AAAJJ (Aces full of Jacks) or better
• Omaha: 2222x (quads deuces) or better

Table & Hand Requirements

• Hand must go to showdown
• Both the winner and the loser must use exactly 2 hole cards to make their final five‑card hand
• For four of a kind to qualify, the losing player’s hole cards must contain a pocket pair
• At least 4 players must be dealt in
• If the board is run multiple times, only the first board can trigger the jackpot
• Players not dealt hole cards are ineligible
• Any player dealt into a potential jackpot hand must remain at the table until the hand ends to receive payment

Payout Distribution (per blind‑level pool)

• Bad Beat winner (pot loser): 8%
• Bad Beat opponent (pot winner): 5%
• Other seated players: 3% (split equally)
• Each blind level has its own jackpot pool; percentages are identical across all levels

Jackpot Fund & Stake Allocation

• Hold’em and Omaha share one jackpot fund
• 2.5% of all Ring Game rake feeds the fund
• Separate pools per stake level:
  • $2.50 / $5: 56.67%
  • $1 / $2: 22.67%
  • $0.50 / $1: 11.33%
  • $0.25 / $0.50: 5.66%
  • $0.10 / $0.20: 2.27%
  • $0.05 / $0.10: 1.13%
  • $0.01 / $0.02: 0.22%

Key Terms

• Only Ring Game tables with the Bad Beat Jackpot icon qualify
• Not available on non‑Ring Game formats
• Prizes are awarded immediately at the end of the hand and credited to player wallets
• Check transaction history to view previous jackpot wins
• Leaving the table before the jackpot triggers forfeits your share
• Stake.com Terms & Conditions apply