Online Casinos Setting Records on the Size of Poker Jackpots

It seems these days that online poker and casino jackpots are getting larger and larger.  Take for instance, Paradise Poker's first ever $1 million tournament, which gave a freeroll to amateurs who came on strong and gave the pros a run for their money.  One such amateur was Lee Biddulph, who won the tournament and pocketed $1 million in cash.  Biddulph is a 28 year-old chef from England, who was shocked just as much as the crowd was when the Turn revealed an 8, turning Biddulph's winning hand into a Flush that was higher than his opponents Flush.

Mike Darweesh, who hails from Arizona, held a Flush as well, but was beat out by Biddulph's Ace.  The tension was enormous in the final game between the skillful players, which kept the large audience on the edge of their seats every moment of the game.  Biddulph commented that his own teeth were shaking, and that he went into a state of shock after the Turn.

Biddulph got into the tournament by playing in an online tournament with nearly 4,000 other gamblers.  These satellite tournaments are a common practice held by online casinos, which Paradise Poker proudly held on its own.  Considering this was primarily an online tournament to begin with, the $1 million jackpot makes it the largest ever for any online poker tournament - or any of the other casino game specific tournaments held at online casinos.

One revealing component of the tournament was that eight out of the nine players at the final table were all from the U.S., which to many online casinos - and Paradise Poker especially - should be telling to how the U.S. government could regard online gambling in the near future.  It has gotten too huge to stop, and is largely due to U.S. players.  Encouraged, Paradise Poker is already setting up another $1 million tournament that will make yet another millionaire.