Presque Isle Downs & Casino’s Bad Beat Jackpot Tops $100,000

Erie, PA, April 04, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Presque Isle Downs & Casino poker room announced today that its bad beat jackpot has surpassed $100,000.

“We are super excited that our jackpot has reached the $100,000 mark!,” said Christine Stacey, Poker Room Manger. “Someone stands to win over $50,000 for losing, the player with the winning hand will receive over $25,000 and the rest of the players at the table will split the remainder.”

A bad beat jackpot is a prize that is paid when a sufficiently strong hand is shown down and loses to an even stronger hand held by another player. At Presque Isle Downs & Casino the qualifier is Aces full of Kings (player must have pocket Aces).

As of Tuesday morning the official bad beat jackpot total was $106,219.00.

The last bad beat jackpot was awarded in December when Joseph Carlis of Erie, PA, won $26,836.75 and Edward Felden of Eastlake, Ohio, won $13,418.88 in a 1-2 No Limit Hold’em Game. Carlisi had the losing hand with quad 10’s. Felden won with four Queens. Seven others players won $1916 each as part of the table share.

“We started the bad beat jackpot because we wanted to enhance the customer experience,” said Mike Tamburelli, Presque Isle Downs & Casino General Manager. “This is a lot of money we are talking about here. The bad beat jackpot will certainly temper the loss of someone’s great hand losing to a better one.”

Two bad beat jackpots have been awarded since the poker room opening.

For more information about poker and poker tournaments visit the Presque Isle Downs and Casino website at www.casinoinerie.com or contact the Poker Room Manager Christine Stacy at cstacy@pidowns.com

If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available. Call 1-800-GAMBLER.