Bad Beat Jackpot Question

[Zach]

I recently won a share of a bad beat jackpot, nothing crazy just $730 for a room share. I was wondering if I should count that as winnings in my poker income app. I know it’s not actual winnings but I did win it playing poker. Just wondering what everyone does/thinks. So far I did include it. Thanks

[YogaMadison]

I would treat it as winnings, similar to a bounty in a tournament.

[Tosho]

I think as winings ,which app do you use ?

[Zach]

I use Poker Income for iPhone

[Craig]

That depends on how you view what you do. One type of person may want to track how well they do at the table by way of how good they make decisions. Winning and losing, and battling it out at the felt. Winning a bad beat, or part of it, sure as heck has nothing to do with your ability. Thus, the winnings from a bad beat would clearly skew your over-all numbers. Your hourly rate, your monthly and yearly numbers are all affected. Are you really making $xx/hr? Or did you throw in a lottery ticket?

Now, if all those number mean nothing to you, and all you are doing is tracking how big your bank roll is, then just throw it with everything else.

[Noam Shahar]

I usually record any promotional wins on pen and paper and write which month they occured in so I can see how much I won in promos over the year or per month. I only record poker play in my tracker, meaning only cash games and tournaments. Otherwise, as someone else said, it can mess with your hourly rate.

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