Poker is a battle. On the surface, it’s a battle of wits, nerves, and focus between you and the other players at the table. However, there are also several other more subtle battles in play. One of these quiet battles is the constant struggle between your rational mind and your impulses.
Take our insatiable urge to chase the ever-elusive trifecta of top-ranked hands, for example. Everyone knows that in the long-run, it is a disaster to pay off bets in order to go after these hands every time we are presented the opportunity to do so, as more often than not, we will whiff. What’s more, even if we should defy the odds, and Lady Luck happens to be on our side, our chances of getting paid off on these “lockdown boards” is quite low. Basically, our rational minds tell us pursuing these hands is not the recipe to long term success.
On the other hand, close your eyes and picture what you experience when you make a Royal Flush. You immediately perk up, your pupils dilate, your mouth salivates, your palms begin to sweat, your heart races out of control. Just to be able to experience this thrill, this elation… your impulses tell you, it just might be worth it to go for that mathematically incorrect play.
GGNetwork has decided to make this internal struggle easier for you. Beginning in August, we will be offering a Big Hand Jackpot to players that complete the top-3 ranked hands: Four of a Kind, Straight Flush, Royal Flush.
Consider the Jackpot as extra “juice” for players that have the nerve, the courage, the balls to give statistical probability the middle finger and are willing to go for glory. What’s more, you don’t even have to win the hand at showdown! Matter of fact, you don’t need to win the hand at all.
So ease your minds, and give in to your impulses. No more should you worry about making -EV plays, and calculating implied odds. Show us your mettle, and we will reward you for it.
Big Hand Jackpot Criteria
-make a BH Jackpot Hand (Four of a Kind, Straight Flush, Royal Flush), at our Hold’em or Omaha Cash Game Tables.
-commit at least 10bb to the current pot, before making your BH Jackpot hand
-both hole cards must be used to make your BH Jackpot hand
-you must be holding a pocket pair, in order to qualify for a Four of a Kind Jackpot
-as long as the above criteria are met, the BH Jackpot payout will immediately be credited to your account, irrelevant of who wins the hand, and whether you have subsequently folded
Big Hand Jackpot Payout
The BH Jackpot payout amount is contingent on the ranking of the BH Jackpot hand made, as well as the blind level at which the BH Jackpot hand was made.
-once you fold, your BH Jackpot payout amount will not increase with hand improvement
-if you have committed less than 10bb to the pot at the time of making your BH Jackpot hand, you will need to commit more than 10bb to the pot, and improve your BH Jackpot hand on subsequent streets, in order to qualify for the BH Jackpot
-you may choose to run it multiple times (RIMT) post making your BH Jackpot Hand
-making a BH Jackpot hand through (RIMT) will not qualify for the BH Jackpot