Jackpot Tournaments With $1M Prizes
Jackpots are 3-max Sit&Go where the prize pool is randomly determined before the start of the tournament. Starting stack = 25bb (500 chips), 3 minute levels. The rake in all tournaments is 6%.
Jackpot Poker is a ‘winner-takes-all’ tourney unless one of the three highest prize tiers hits. In these cases, there is a default distribution, but the players can also decide to make a deal.
The default prize pool for top-3 highest prize is
- 75%
- 15%
- 10%
The “deal” prize pool is:
- 40%
- 30%
- 30%
Prizes and probabilities
Jackpots with a maximum prize of $1,000,000 have buy-ins of $5, $15 and $50. The probabilities of hitting different multipliers in the three tournaments are slightly different.
Buy-in $5
| Prize | Probability |
|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 из 5,000,000 |
| $5,000 | 200 из 5,000,000 |
| $500 | 500 из 5,000,000 |
| $125 | 10,000 из 5,000,000 |
| $50 | 70,000 из 5,000,000 |
| $30 | 818,976 из 5,000,000 |
| $20 | 1,842,749 из 5,000,000 |
| $10 | 7,257,574 из 5,000,000 |
Buy-in $15
| Prize | Probability |
|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 из 5,000,000 |
| $15,000 | 200 из 5,000,000 |
| $1,500 | 500 из 5,000,000 |
| $375 | 5,000 из 5,000,000 |
| $150 | 50,000 из 5,000,000 |
| $90 | 384,754 из 5,000,000 |
| $60 | 865,360 из 5,000,000 |
| $30 | 3,694,185 из 5,000,000 |
Buy-in $50
| Prize | Probability |
|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 из 5,000,000 |
| $50,000 | 200 из 5,000,000 |
| $5,000 | 500 из 5,000,000 |
| $1,250 | 5,000 из 5,000,000 |
| $500 | 50,000 из 5,000,000 |
| $300 | 389,906 из 5,000,000 |
| $200 | 878,389 из 5,000,000 |
| $100 | 3,676,004 из 5,000,000 |
Gaming process
How to join the game?
- Go to the “Jackpots” tab and select the tournament limit.
- Choose the number of tournaments to run at the same time.
- The game will start as soon as 3 players are ready at the selected limit.
- The prize fund of the tournament will be determined after the table is created.
Jackpot Poker Disconnections and Sitting Out Policy
- By participating in Jackpot Poker, a player accepts the risk of internet connection problems.
- If a player leaves a Jackpot Poker game before he’s been eliminated, a button reading “Take My Seat(s)” appears in the Jackpot Poker lobby, allowing the player to rejoin the Jackpot Poker game.
- If all players disconnect simultaneously, the Jackpot Poker game is paused and will be restarted as soon as PokerKing ensures connections are restored.
- If play at the Jackpots tables is stopped by the room, the following rules apply:
- If the prize pool of a tournament is less than 3 buy-ins of that tournament, then each player will receive a refund of the buy-in;
- If the prize fund exceeds 3 buy-ins and there is no deal at the table, then the prizes will be distributed according to the number of chips the players had at the time of the table closing;
- If players made a deal and only 10% of the prize pool remains at stake, then all players will receive 30% of the prize pool, and the remaining 10% will be distributed by the number of chips.
The information on this page is valid as of July 7, 2023.
