Loto-Quebec issues record online poker bad beat jackpot

The online gambling monopoly in the Canadian province of Quebec has awarded a record-high online poker bad beat jackpot.

On Monday, Loto-Quebec announced that the OK Poker product on its Espace-jeux online gambling site had issued a new record online bad beat jackpot the previous week as the players at the table shared a cool C$755,896 (US$537,711).

According to the government-run operator, Montreal resident Raymond Desjardins was playing OK Poker’s bad beat table on the evening of April 30 when he drew a straight flush on the river. One of his opponents, who apparently didn’t wish to be identified, went all-in with a hand that was good enough to win 99.9% of the time, except this time.

Desjardins said that when he saw his opponent’s quad-tens, he and his son “let out a big whoop.” Desjardins collected 25% of the jackpot (C$188,974) while his losing opponent walked away with C$377,974 and the other six players at the table picked up C$31,495 apiece.