The PartyPoker.com Bad Beat Jackpot is about to hit an all-time high and a period of frenzied online poker action is underway as a world record looms.

Currently standing at over $950,000 – it could be just a matter of time before it hits the $1 million mark.

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “The PartyPoker.com Bad Beat jackpot is the original and still the best. The possibility that a world record could be broken has just kept creeping up and is now a serious possibility. We are expecting some serious action on the tables. The problem is it could be hit at any minute, even while I am making this statement!”

The record breaking Bad Beat Jackpot is only available on specially designated tables available under the ‘Cash Game’ tab at PartyPoker.com and with the chance of a world record being broken (current record $992,000) the tables are as busy as ever. Of the distributed amount, 50% will go to the loser of the hand who is subject to the bad beat, 25% will go to the winner, and the remaining 25% will be split between the other seated players who took part in the hand. Players who sat out of the hand will not receive a portion of the jackpot.

The Bad Beat Jackpot is available on the special tables if you lose with a hand featuring four of a kind, 8’s or better.