Qualify at Ring Games. If AAAJJ+ (Hold’em) or 2222x+ (Omaha) loses at showdown, share a $1,000,000 jackpot. Learn triggers, rules, payouts, and stake pools.

Turn the sickest cooler into a table‑wide payday with Stake.com. Sit at eligible Ring Games and, when a qualifying monster gets cracked at showdown, the $1,000,000 Bad Beat Jackpot pays out instantly across the table.
How it works
- Join Ring Game tables that display the Bad Beat Jackpot icon in the lobby.
- Play Hold’em or Omaha.
- If a qualifying losing hand appears at showdown, the jackpot is awarded automatically.
Trigger hands
- Hold’em: AAAJJ (Aces full of Jacks) or better
- Omaha: 2222x (quads deuces) or better
Eligibility checklist
- Hand must go to showdown.
- Both winner and loser use exactly 2 hole cards to make their five‑card hand.
- For four of a kind to qualify, the loser’s hole cards must include a pocket pair.
- At least 4 players must be dealt in.
- If the board runs multiple times, only the first board can trigger the jackpot.
- Players not dealt hole cards are ineligible.
- Anyone dealt into a potential jackpot hand must remain until the hand ends to be paid.
Payout split (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 the same at every level.
Jackpot fund and stake distribution
- Hold’em and Omaha share one overall fund.
- 2.5% of all Ring Game rake feeds the jackpot.
- Separate pools per stake, funded as follows:
- $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 Games with the Bad Beat icon qualify; not available on other formats.
- Prizes pay immediately at the end of the hand and credit to player wallets.
- Check transaction history to view previous jackpot wins.
- Leaving the table before the trigger means no payout.
- Stake Terms & Conditions apply.
Ready to turn heartbreak into a headline at Stake.com? Take a seat at a qualifying Ring Game table and play for your slice of the $1,000,000 Bad Beat Jackpot. One showdown can change your session.


