Bad Beat Jackpot
James Hucul (left), Steve Reynolds (center) & dealer Bill.
The Venetian Poker Room’s Bad Beat Jackpot hit during the evening hours of July 7 amidst the plentiful summer cash games running alongside DeepStack Extravaganza III.
The hand to beat was Quad-Eights but hitting hand happened when two players each flopped a Straight-Flush.
Steve Reynolds had been dealt 7♠8♠ and James Hucul saw 2♠3♠. With the board falling 6♠5♠4♠6♣9♥, Reynolds won $15,259 and $30,517 went to Hucul.
A $114 room share was awarded to each of the 135 eligible players in the room at the time.