Battle of Straight Flush vs Straight Flush
An extraordinary moment occurred during a routine evening session at the lowest blinds of $1 / $3.
The conditions for the jackpot payout at Rivers Casino require a minimum loss with a hand of quad tens or better, with both players using their own two cards. In this particular hand, on a board of 8 d 6 c 4 c T d 9 d, two hands collided that seemed almost miraculous.
The player holding 7 d 6 d managed to craft a Straight Flush but lost the hand. According to the Bad Beat Jackpot rules, losing means securing the largest share of the pot. This losing player walked away with a staggering $329,974.70.
The opponent, holding J d Q d, formed a higher Straight Flush and, besides winning the pot, took home $164,985 for the victorious hand.
The other six players at the table didn't leave empty-handed. Each received a table share of $27,497.
Once the full amount was paid out, the foundation of the Bad Beat Jackpot at Rivers Casino immediately reset to $250,683.60, awaiting the next winner.
The Bad Beat Jackpot was hit for a staggering $659,941.70!🃏✨
— Rivers Casino (@RiversCasinoCHI) October 29, 2026
Losing hand amount: $329,974.70
Winning hand amount: $164,985.00
Table share: $27,497.00 divided up among 6 players
Bad Beat reset amount is $250,683.60
Congratulations to the lucky table! #Poker #BadBeatJackpot pic.twitter.com/AInUQV2VSO
Rivers Casino Holds the Absolute U.S. Record
Interestingly, Rivers Casino is synonymous with the largest jackpot amounts in the USA. In August 2022, the sister branch Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh set the record for the biggest Bad Beat Jackpot in live poker history in the USA, reaching $1,226,000.
Back then, the game was also at $1 / $3 NLH tables. Benjamin Flanagan hit quad aces but ran into Raymond Broderson's Royal Flush. Flanagan took home $490,708 as the loser, the winner earned $368,029, and each of the players at the table received a hefty $61,338.
The largest bad beat in US history has finally been hit for $1,226,000 in Pittsburgh @RiversPokerPitt - May tournament poker make a quick return to the room. @WPT @msptpoker @RunGoodEvents @CrackingAAces @PokerNews @gpi @PokerGOnews pic.twitter.com/rUziZEv9zl
— Rigby (@GTO_Diaper) August 25, 2022
Sources: Rivers Casino, X
