| Posted by: robwhufc at July 24, 2005, 4:49 pm | | Topic: Does jackpots effect the way you play hands? Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by RammerJammer
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.
52 cards in pack, you can see 6, that leaves 46, so 45/1 odds. You would also win post (not jackpot) if any spade hits - you've got 4, so 9 left - so 4/1 odds. Also A, K ,Q may have won.
How much did you need to bet? If you add $600 to pot and divide by stake would you have got better odds.
Of course you are much more likely not to get card, but $600? I'd have bet.
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| Posted by: dydig at July 24, 2005, 12:07 pm | | Topic: Does jackpots effect the way you play hands? Forum: Card Chat |
Running for the jackpot will ery quickly become an expensive hobby, but seeing an expensive flop with a pocket pair, might not be completely off the head. The jackpot is just a perk, though. Nothing to play towards.
/dydig
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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.
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| Posted by: diabloblanco at July 20, 2005, 12:03 pm | | Topic: Does jackpots effect the way you play hands? Forum: Card Chat |
I don't like that play at all. Why figure a ery unsure amount of money into your calling equation? You aren't going to make the high-hand in most cases, so determining whether to call or not by adding that amount to the equation is definitely -EV.
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| Posted by: XXIII at July 20, 2005, 11:09 am | | Topic: Does jackpots effect the way you play hands? Forum: Card Chat |
Big Pots are nice. But you gotta play the cards ya got. If you don't have it, unless you are sure he dont have it either, then you should just get out. Sure ya lost a lot but its better then losing it all
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| Posted by: Crippler450 at July 20, 2005, 7:32 am | | Topic: Does jackpots effect the way you play hands? Forum: Card Chat |
The chances of catching one of those high hands is so low that any normal person would not let it effect their play much if any. Just keep playing normally and you most likely wont run into many players like that.
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| Posted by: Bill_Hollorian at July 20, 2005, 7:23 am | | Topic: Does jackpots effect the way you play hands? Forum: Card Chat |
I was playing at the Alladin in beautiful Las Vegas earlier.
They have a high hand jackpot, which I hate. It takes to much money out of pots, and reduces equity. After you pay the rake, pay the jackpot, tip the dealer, your out like 7 bucks. Anyways...
I'm in a rather large pot, with huge pre-flop action. I respect my opponent, and feel he is a solid player. Based on that, I was sure the flop missed him. I pushed, he called. and tables 33. OK he has trips. He takes my entire stack. Fine, but what the hell is he doing in the pot? We know each other, so later he came up and tells me he was in the pot because he felt any pocket pair that could improve to a 4 of a kind is worth playing, as the jackpot is so high.
Question:
Is it common to allow high hand jackpots to effect the way you normally play hands? I ask because it never even occured to me. Do I need to factor this, when I play in establishments that have high hand jackpots?
Your thoughts are appreciated.
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