IPN Bad Beat Jackpot Finally Hit

August 1 - A lucky player from Finland was the one who finally hit the Bad Beat Jackpot on the International Poker Network (IPN) after several long and nail biting months.

The player, know as OmgoMgomGo cashed in a very impressive $640,696 after 'losing' to 7Adelaida7's quad Aces at Poker Heaven online poker room site, which is part of the IPN platform.

The Bad Beat Jackpot has been making wages in the industry for a while, especially it past the €1 million mark earlier this month, and was finally hit at a staggering $1,831,426 (€1,265,583).

Recalling his win, the Finnish player said: "I had two Kings and all the money went in pre-flop."

"Once I hit my quads and saw the second Ace come on the river I was hoping that my opponent had hit their one outer. I was so happy when I realized it had happened. I still cannot believe it."

"The atmosphere at the table when it hit was great and I would like to thank all of the players and the PokerHeaven.com staff for their best wishes," he said.

A House, A Car and Lots of Partying

Asked what he intended doing with all the extra cash, the winner said that he was planning to buy a house and a car, and would be doing lots of partying.

7Adelaida7 didn't do too bad either. The player won $320,391, while the seven other players who just happened to be sitting at the table when the Bad Beat Jackpot hit each came out with over $45,000.

The VP for GTech G2, which runs the IPN, William Scott said: "These are exciting times for the IPN. We’ve raised the bar with a massive new world record and, with our investment of two million Euros into the IPN, we are committed to delivering even bigger promotions and tournaments to our players."

The Bad Beat Jackpot has now been reset to $360,000.