Poker Heaven announced it has paid out its largest ever Bad Beat Jackpot this week, with the winning player pocketing €210,508.50, the largest paid out on the network so far.
Frenchman Lionel Foulquier was the luck winner when his quad 8s were the 2nd best hand to quad Queens on a €0.50/€1 No Limit table. Foulquier signed up to play at Poker Heaven during the summer having previously played poker for around a year.
Foulquier said: “I was aware that the jackpot was standing at over €600,000, but to be honest I didn’t think I stood any chance of winning it. When my quad 8s were beaten I immediately left the table to see if I had won, and when I realized I had, I spoke to a friend of mine to tell him that I had just won over €200,000, and at that point we were both left speechless. The atmosphere at the table when all the players realized we had won the Bad Beat Jackpot was amazing, and I would like to thank all of the players and the Poker Heaven staff for their best wishes and the support I have received. As to what to do next, I am planning to buy an apartment with some of the winnings and of course I intend to play a lot more poker!”
Poker Heaven Head of Gaming, Grant Williams, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have paid out our largest ever Bad Beat Jackpot, and the fact the winner is planning to buy a new apartment with his winnings, highlights the strength of this promotion and the life changing affect it can have on the players lucky enough to be involved in the winning hand. Our core focus is to give more value back to our loyal players, and with the Jackpot immediately reset to €120,000 we are hoping our next payout can surpass this times record breaking amount.”
Foulquier wasn’t the only lucky winner in this hand as the player holding queens took home €105,254.25 and 7 other players at the table each received €15,036.32.
