The two lucky players who recently won the Bad Beat jackpot at Ladbrokes Poker, had recently joined the poker network and were so lucky to have their four of a kinds beaten by a better hand, which is the requirement from Microgaming to win the Bad Beat Jackpot. Both players played at the same Bad Beat jackpot table where the stakes were $1/$2. The Bad Beat jackpot has been a part of the online poker network since its launch and the last time the jackpot was hit, was back in October last year. A Bad Beat in poker is when a great poker hand is beaten by an even better hand. The hand has to be better than four of a kind to be considered for the Bad Beat Jackpot. The players played at Ladbrokes under the nick names Tjv1964 and Carrotkid. Both players are regular players who had played at the site for more than two years. Now they have really cashed in big time on the benefits of Microgaming Poker Networks Bad Beat Jackpot, which is already started to grow again to be ready for new unlucky players. The head of the Event and Promotions department at Ladbrokes commented on the win: "It's great to see that Ladbrokes players are already taking advantage of network promotions such as the Bad Beat Jackpot and reaping the rewards just six weeks after us joining forces with Microgaming." Microgaming is the world's largest provider and developer of online poker, online casino and online bingo software. Ladbrokes joined the network in February this year were they joined 40 of the world's leading online poker rooms and the network keeps on growing in strength and recently reached eighth position on Poker Scout's prestigious ranking leaving their competitors trailing behind.
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