The TEMPORARY Nuts - First Hand.......

[tikay]

You win some, you lose some. In the Internet Poker Secxtion, I described how I got very lucky on the first hand of the $10k on Crypto tonight.

But earlier, in the $5k Guaranteed on Sporting Odds.com, I busted out the very first hand.

Holding  I called a small pre-flop Raise.

The flop came.....

 

BINGO - or is it? First to speak bets big, second to speak Re-Raises all-in, third to speak calls all-in.

Obviously, I have the absolute - but temporary - Nuts. I call.

I am facing

 

 

 

9-7 man turns his flush, & that's that, I am out. No regrets either.

If this hand happened to YOU on the very first hand of a biggie - say the WSOP - what would you have done?

I assuimed, by the way, that I was facing a flush draw, & 2 pairs or trips, when I made the decision to call.

[dan]

id call. you have to put your money in when you are ahead or you would never win anything, if you get outdrawn so be it, unfortunatley its part of the game

[tikay]

Agree, but I'm not used to going out that early in comps, I try to last at least 3 hands if possible.

[snoopy1239]

If it WSOP, I'd expect to be up against top 2 pair, a set, and a straight flush draw.

My brain would say call, but my heart would say fold.

I try to listen to my brain more than my heart, so I would call.

[RED-DOG]

My brain would say "DUH"


My heart would say "Thud thud thud thud"

[Wardonkey]

Call every time,  no question.

[Wardonkey]

i magine starting the WSOP main event with 40,000 chips!

[tikay]

Call every time,  no question.

It was a no-brainer in a $30 online comp, but in a biggie, I'd need to think. I believe I would still call, but the old cheeks would be well clenched.

[snoopy1239]

You must be around 50-50. I can't imagine too many pros would embace a 50-50 at this early stage. I reckon they'd still call though.

[Wardonkey]

You have to call, your getting 3/1 and you hold the nuts.

It would be a nasty way to go out, but imagine if you passed and two bricks came on the turn and river. When your out pushing with rubbish on day 2 you'd be thinking 'why didn't I call?'. 

[tikay]

Pushing rubbish? Me?

[snoopy1239]

You have to call, your getting 3/1 and you hold the nuts.

It would be a nasty way to go out, but imagine if you passed and two bricks came on the turn and river. When your out pushing with rubbish on day 2 you'd be thinking 'why didn't I call?'. 

Would you be at all tempted to fold on the first hand of the WSOP main event?

[tikay]

You'd HAVE to think about it, surely?

[Wardonkey]

No, there is no valid arguement for passing here.

[snoopy1239]

You'd HAVE to think about it, surely?

I'd certainly be tempted.

I'm not sure I'd be playing my first WSOP main event solely to win. I'd be there for the experience. Not just one 50-50 hand.

But I'm sure I'd still call. I guess quadrupling up would assure me of a good few hours in the comp.

I've thought about these WSOP first hand scenarios many a time.