Both players are from the Las Vegas Valley. Kathryn held the losing hand of 7s and took home $71,891, and John Gardner held the winning hand to get $41,081, according to a Station Casinos release. The Station Casinos Jumbo Hold ‘Em Poker “Bad Beat” Progressive hit on Saturday at Boulder Station, with the total payout at $205,566. When four 7s “beat” four 8s on the poker table, you know a bad beat poker jackpot was just hit. John Gardner, top left, celebrates his winning hand of four 8s for $41,081, and Kathryn holds her commemorative check for $71,891 for her losing hand of four 7s Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Boulder Station in Las Vegas.