Circus Jackpot

How do you win a share of the Circus Jackpot? 

Royal Flush 

Update: from 27/05/2026, only red Royal Flushes – that is, hearts and diamonds – will be eligible for the Circus Jackpot.

When a player achieves a Royal Flush consisting of five cards, which must include their two hole cards, they become eligible for a special bonus, provided they win the hand, even if it ends as early as the flop (i.e. if all opponents fold before the turn or the river). The remaining cards will not be dealt, but the bonus may be triggered on the flop, the turn or the river, depending on when the hand ends.

If this Royal Flush occurs during a Texas Hold’em Tournament game, a special die will be rolled using the Dice Poker shuffling machine.

The result taken into account will be the face showing when the dice come to a stop.
This die features:

• Two faces marked 4
• Two faces marked 5
• Two faces marked 6

Depending on the number rolled, the player will receive a corresponding percentage of the jackpot:

• 🎲 4 → the player wins 4 % of the prize pool
• 🎲 5 → the player wins 5 % of the jackpot
• 🎲 6 → the player wins 6 % of the jackpot

Bad Beat

The bad beat is undoubtedly the way to win the largest percentage ofthe “Circus Jackpot”.

To qualify, a player must lose a hand with at least four of a kind during a cash game, tournament or Sit & Go (excluding freerolls and self-deals).

However, both players involved must meet certain conditions:

• They must not reveal the contents of their hands before the cards are turned over, and must see the hand through to the showdown
• Their respective hands must consistof their two hole cards andthree community cards.

After rolling the special six-sided dice (values 4, 5 and 6), the jackpot is distributed as follows:

• 10 % of the total prize pool is automatically set aside to fund the next prize pool.
• The remainder of the pot is then distributed between:
  • The player who suffered the Bad Beat
  • The player who won the hand
  • The other participants in the hand (who were dealt cards)

The share allocated to each group depends on the result of the dice roll:

🎲 If the dice show 4:

• 40 % to the player who suffered the Bad Beat
• 30 % to the winner of the hand
• 30 % shared amongst the other players who were dealt cards

🎲 If the dice show 5:

• 50 % to the player who suffered the Bad Beat
• 25 % to the winner of the hand
• 25 % shared amongst the other players who were dealt cards

🎲 If the dice show 6:

• 60 % to the player who suffered the Bad Beat
• 20 % to the winner of the hand
• 20 % divided amongst the other players who were dealt cards

• Directly from the casino
• Via a daily deduction of €5 from cash game tables
  (max €5 per day)
• Via a €1 levy per player in dealer-led tournaments
  played as No Limit Hold’em