Bud Beat

An optional $3 bet placed once per tournament contributes to the Bud Beat. Only players that have contributed are eligible for the Bud Beat.  

The payout is as follows:
$200 removed to seed the next Bud Beat.  The remaining funds are distributed as follows: 
50% to be paid to the "losing hand". 
25% to be paid to the "winning hand".  
25% to be split among the remaining active players at the table.  

Rules: 

• The minimum qualifying hand shall be posted before the game starts.  
• There must be a minimum of 3 active players.  
• Both the winning and losing hands must use both hole cards. 
• Hole cards must beat the board.  In the event of a tie, the board plays.
• The hand must go to showdown.  Both cards from both hands must be shown.  
• In the event of multiple hands that qualify for the bad beat, only the two top qualifying hands will be considered for the Bud Beat Jackpot.  The other hand(s) are only eligible for the table share. 
• Discussion of the hand while in play or any comments regarding potential Bud Beat hands are prohibited and will result in the
  disqualification of the hand being a Bud Beat Jackpot hand.
• In the event that there are 2 claims to the Bud Beat Jackpot, the hand that goes to showdown first will be awarded the jackpot.  The Jackpot will then be reseeded and awarded to the 2nd table.  
  
• The deck shall be verified at the end of the hand to ensure completeness.  A fouled deck (ie too many or to few cards) may void the hand.  

Table share payments will be paid same day on a best effort basis. The "winning/losing" hand jackpot will be paid within 7 calendar days.