Turn a bad beat into a huge payout
Nothing in poker stings quite like a bad beat – but we’ve got the antidote should you suffer misfortune on the felt.
That’s right. With Bad Beat Payback, you can turn a bad beat into a huge payout at our No Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha Cash tables, up to €2.50/€5 stakes.
Lose a hand while holding a straight flush and we’ll pay you a bonus equal to 1,100 big blinds at the stake level you’re playing. Beaten with quads? Then we’ll payout 600x your big blind as a bonus.
And, if your pocket aces get cracked, you’ll be automatically registered to the next day’s Bad Beat Payback All-in Shootout, where you could win a seat at the Sunday Million, a €100 SCOOP ticket or a Bronze Power Pass.
Opt-in to Bad Beat Payback to qualify and ensure that the worst bad beats can still pay big.
Important things to note:
- You must opt-in to qualify for Bad Beat Payback.
- Your two hole cards must be used towards any losing hands for them to count.
- Heads-up play is excluded from the offer and a minimum three players must be active in the hand for it to count.
- Payouts for straight flush and quads bad beats are uncapped during the promotion period.
Entries for Bad Beat Payback All-in Shootouts are capped at one per player, per day.
Terms & Conditions
What is being offered
Players who take part in the Bad Beat Payback offer can claim up to 1,100-times their big blind as a bonus and an entry to a Bad Beat Payback All-in Shootout if they lose their hand at selected cash game tables, as specified below.
When is the offer being conducted
This offer runs from 00:00 CET on March 10 until 23:59 CET on May 4, 2025. Each day of the offer starts at 00:00 CET and ends at 23:59 CET.
Who is eligible to take part and how can you qualify
To be eligible for this offer, players must hold an active and verified real-money account with PokerStars and not hold PokerStars Select or Select+ status.
To participate in the offer, players must first opt-in via the Challenges Window. Only one initial opt-in is required for the duration of the offer.
Once opted in, there will be 3 events available to players to complete, as shown below:
#1) Lose a hand with a straight flush
#2) Lose a hand with quads
#3) Lose a hand with pocket aces
To complete an event, player’s both hole cards must be used to form a qualifying hand. No restrictions apply to the winning hands.
There is no limit to how many times players can complete events #1 and #2 per day. Event #3 can only be completed once per player per day.
Wagering requirements and limitations by type of game
Events can only be completed by playing real money cash games (including Zoom cash games) with minimum 3 players dealt into a hand. Heads-Up cash games are excluded from this offer. And any other game variants, hands played at play money tables or tournaments, will also not count.
Maximum stakes of €2.50/€5 apply to all qualifying hands.
Claiming and redeeming the offer
Upon completing each event, players will receive a reward, as follows:
| Event | Reward |
|---|---|
| Lose a hand with a straight flush | Bonus equal to 1,100x big blinds |
| Lose a hand with quads | Bonus equal to 600x big blinds |
| Lose a hand with pocket aces | Bad Beat Payback All-in Shootout entry |
Bonuses will be paid out within 24 hours of event completion and credited inside a Chest. Players will need to open their Chest to claim the reward. Bonuses must be wagered at least once before they can be withdrawn, in accordance with ADM regulations on the usage of bonuses. Bonuses cannot be used to place sports bets. Unopened Chests will expire 7 days after being credited.
Players who win an entry to a Bad Beat Payback All-in Shootout tournament will be automatically registered in the corresponding Bad Beat Payback tournament for the next day.
Bad Beat Payback All-in Shootout tournaments will take place daily at 20:00 CET between March 11-May 5, 2025.
Entry to each Bad Beat Payback All-in Shootout tournament is limited to one per player.
In an All-in Shootout tournament registered players are automatically put all-in until there is a winner, no login or game play is required.
What else do you need to know
Players can view which tournaments they are registered in via the My Tournaments tab.
See here for general promotional Terms & Conditions.