https://www.reviewjournal.com/busine...poker-jackpot/

Cliffs:

- After the river was dealt, one player showed his hand to people indicating that he had a straight flush, which ended up beating a lower straight flush.

- Bad Beat Jackpot was $120,0000 -- $60k was to go to loser of hand, $30k to winner, and other $30k to be split by 80 others playing in all different Station Casinos poker rooms at the time.

- Stations DENIED jackpot due to technicality that you can't show your hand to anyone until after all the betting was complete, and he showed it on the river before betting was complete.

- Above rule is in place in order to stop people from "playing for the jackpot", such as softplaying opponents with possible jackpot hands, but clearly doesn't apply to hands after the river is dealt, where outcome is established and no one is folding a monster hand regardless of the action.

- Complaint was made to Nevada Gaming. A Gaming agent reviewed it and recommended Stations pay the jackpot. Stations refused.

- Hearing taking place currently, with Stations attorneys arguing why they shouldn't have to pay.


The oddest thing? This is a PR disaster, and the $120k is mostly (or completely?) player funded, so Stations isn't even saving much (or any) money by refusing to pay it!

Yes, it looks better for them to have a bigger jackpot ongoing, but the value from that doesn't come near the bad PR for this entire mess. No idea why Stations is fighting this so hard.

There will not be a ruling until late December or early January, and Stations has the right to appeal!