Merge Network – Aquire New Poker Client and Pay Out Bad Beat Jackpot
March 5, 2009
Merge Gaming Network this week annouced the capture of Big Bet Poker, adding the site to its growing network of online gaming sites.
Merge Gaming Network already consists of 6 sites, adding Big Bet Poker as its seventh.
The sites within their gaming newwork are not ones that are to be frowned upon, with some of the sites aquiring big names across the gaming front, most noticeable been Aced who have signed World Series of Poker winner Jamie Gold to its name.
Big Bet Poker have launched into the gaming world with additional player rewards, aiming to reward as many loyal players as they can with their new 3 tiered rewards scheme.
Working alongside the 3 tier reward scheme is the opportunity for players from Big Bet to win entry into some of the most sort after live poker tournaments in the poker world, with such tournaments as World Series of Poker and Aussie Millions.
Poker Scout, a traffic ranking site conducted research into the Merge Gaming Network, with results showing that the network is currently has the 18th largest amount of cash table gaming traffic, with a 7 day average of 345 real cash players.
As Merge continue to grow, they also hit the poker world headlines for a different reason, paying out on their promise of a $1.2 million Bad Beat Jackpot last Friday, to a real cash player who’s straight flush was beaten by a higher straight flush.
Merge Gaming player RUGGIO was playing in a real cash game, when his jack high straight flush was beaten by a king high straight flush.
To his suprise, RUGGIO was awarded the first prize from the jackpot, winning $417,396 for his lost hand.
AELANI, the winner of the hand, was not left to rue the opportunity of been in RUGGIO’s position as he was paid out for his part in the hand, winning over $200,000 in prize money.
Merge Gaming Network revealed that if the hand had not gone to a show down, the jackpot would have continued to have grown and would not have been paid out, but due to hands been placed into a showdown situation, the jackpot clause was activated, meaning that the players would be paid out.
thatsGambling would like to congratulate both parties who were involved in the winning of the jackpot and would like to commend Merge Gaming Network for offering such a jackpot.
Merge Gaming Network would like to reveal that the poker site that offers this generous jackpot is Carbon Poker, one of their gaming sites.
The Bad Beat Jackpot has now been reseeded, placing the jackpot to $250,000, with it growing as time passed and rake is collected.
Other news for you is that Merge are happy to accept U.S gamers with the only exception been U.S residents of Kentucky, due to legal issues happening at the moment.
thatsGambling will be looking into the Carbon Poker card room for you readers very soon, giving a full review.