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Posted by: RammerJammer at July 20, 2005, 12:16 pm

Topic: Does jackpots effect the way you play hands? Forum: Card Chat

I can say, yes, I've made a conscious decision based upon the jackpot. I was online the other day at Ultimate Bet at the .50/1.00 NLHE ring table. They are currently running "big hand" jackpots every 90 minutes. They post the current big hand leader at the bottom of the screen, along with the time remaining until payoff. The leader to claim a $600+ jackpot was a King-high straight flush. There were only twelve minutes remaining until the start of the next jackpot segment.

I was holding 4/5 of a Royal Flush in spades with the river yet to come. I needed the Jack. Now, picking up your flush on the river is roughly 20-to-1 against. Catching the Jack of spades? I can't count that high! Ordinarily, I wouldn't mess around with it, because it's a real long-shot to hit, and I would rarely get properly paid off anyway. No way I would call an all-in on a river draw, jackpot or no jackpot.

But my opponent only bet about 1/4 of the pot. This is a situation where I normally fold to any bet. Nothing but Ace high and a wish. However, I weighed the bet against the prospect of hitting that Royal to pick up several hundred quick bucks, and decided it was worth a shot. I called. I missed. No jackpot. But I didn't get hurt too badly, either. Everyone at the table said they'd have gone for it, too.

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