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Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, aka Shawn Carter, reportedly lost $500k on one hand during a high stakes poker game in Las Vegas. (Image Courtesy of Flickr user adrianadasilva).

We're not sure if losing half a million dollars on one hand of poker was one of the original 99 problems, or if this is a new one that brings Jay-Z up to an even 100. Either way, a bitch still isn't one of them, so the Hov (aka Shawn Carter) has that to fall back on, even if he is $500k lighter. According to MediaTakeout.com, who got an exclusive from an insider source:

"It was supposed to be a friendly game with everyone betting only [a few hundred dollars] a hand … Jay Z was down only about [a thousand dollars] when he raised [another player] $500,000. It was a bold move for Jay Z – unfortunately his pair of queens didn't beat [the other player's] flush. There were professionals at the table, he really should have known better than that."

We know that $500k is probably just pocket change to the rap-mogul, but still…$500k with pocket queens and a possible flush on the board? Stick to your day job of taking over the world and hangin' with Beyonce, J. Leave the poker to the pros.