An online poker player from Alaska has defied the odds by hitting two Bad Beat Jackpots at UltimateBet within a span of less than three months.

“Bad Beat Jackpot continues to excite members of the online poker community by showing them that anything is possible at our Texas Hold’em tables,” stated UltimateBet spokesperson George MacLean.

On Tuesday, 6 May, an online poker player with the moniker dhc2lovr triggered UltimateBet’s Bad Beat Jackpot by losing with four tens to four queens in a hand of Texas Hold’em. The jackpot had climbed to an impressive $448,920.71. For his win, dhc2lovr secured $145,899.23 and 117 other players shared an additional $145,899.23, including the winner of the hand who walked away with $72,949.61.