Absolute Poker's first Bad Beat jackpot of the year - If the first two weeks of 2008 are any indication of things to come, online poker players have a lot to look forward to this year. Popular poker room Absolute Poker has already doled out hundreds of thousands of dollars after seeing its Bad Beat Jackpot surpass the $400,000 mark and edge closer and closer to $500,000. ITALIANMEX put a stop to the jackpot's climb - $431,355.46 richer!!! Absolute Poker is paying online poker players for their losing hands and Texas Hold'em fans from around the world are being drawn to the site for a piece of the next jackpot. Bad Beat Jackpot is just like regular Texas Hold'em but with a slight twist. If a poker player loses a Texas Hold'em hand holding four 8s or anything better while seated at a Bad Beat Jackpot table, they'll win a large piece of the Bad Beat Jackpot.