Nothing gets me so annoyed then busting on the first hand. Just the anticipation of the actual tournament starting is enough to make me fold good quality hands. Specially in free rolls...there is always that one player that constantly goes all in every hand. Usually ends up donking the better player. So for that reason and from experience of losing on the first hand. I end up folding first hands no matter the hold cards....unless no one goes all in.
Yes I have done this more than a few times also with AA or KK. I guess the good thing about it is that you did not invest any time and can just move on 🙂, but it does always feel a bit disappointing. I had won a $100 wsop ticket just recently and in that tournament I got AA on my 2nd hand and got cracked. That was very disappointing because the most I buy in for right now is $2.50. What could I do, other than just move on to another game 🙂
perrypip said:
As you can now see from the previous replies that, yes, this will happen often enough and most people prefer to bust first hand with AA than to grind for three hours plus and then to bubble anyway. I'm one of them.. 🙂
Personally, I've busted first hand online many a time, including AA into king rag offsuit and watched in disbelief as the villain flops quad kings, haha.. :laugh:
Don't remember busting first hand live thankfully!
Psyanide14 said:
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TeUnit said:
All three, couldn't agree more!
It happens in poker and i got busted many times with my first tourney hand but no need for frustrating cause there are much another event to play and more you play the bigger chance to make a good deep run.gl mateperrypip said:
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perrypip said:
Yes. Literally the first hand. Same feeling busting within the first orbit or two for me though. When I bust on the first hand (which isn't even that common for me because I don't like committing all of my stack so early), then I typically just throw my hands up in the air and go, "well that was short!" and then I come back the next day 😉
erik_lima said:
Exactly my thoughts. With so many players starting freerolls with maniac shoves, it is sometimes profitable to shove wider than just AA or KK though. If I can call off the shove in late position (less change of going into a multiway pot), then I'm usually happy because I might have a hand that is way ahead of theirs. Some players just shove and don't mind busting because they can just go to another freeroll.
I treat freerolls like I would "regular games" because I'm trying to improve my poker game and we play how we practice.
If they are not All-in sliders in a freeroll, then what hands might reasonably shove the first hand? When everyone is deep stacked, then expect the shove to be KK or perhaps even more likely AA.Comboss599 said:
Sometimes players will shove AK or 99+, but there are those shoving far wider like any pocket pair, any Ace, or even hands like JTo. Some might even shove any two cards!
Shoving every hand just to double up (or triple etc.) is a strategy because there is nothing they lose if they bust; they just start another game elsewhere and supposedly "saved" time they could have "wasted" in this event. It isn't the worst strategy - at least it isn't passive 😀 It just isn't the best strategy.
Katie Dozier said:
Aww; I've heard similar stories too. Shame, but it can happen.
J0k3rWright said:
Wait, was this on an ACR freeroll (through CardsChat) a little over a month ago? If it was, then I think I was at your table to witness that! I was shaking my head, like "dang - nothing wrong there, just unlucky."
Amanda A said:
Pretty sure that has happened to me before as well. For sure me losing with KK vs AA, but not as certain if on the first hand. I know it has happened within the first orbit for sure though; just don't remember if it was the exact first hand or perhaps the second or third.
Rowdy Greg said:
I hear ya; of course you would have a premium hand preflop though. You probably wouldn't give a second thought about folding if you were dealt 7-2o in the first hand 😀 Sometimes these trash hands are blessings in disguise because it makes the fold easy. Hands like JJ or AQ (maybe even worse hands like A5 or KT) are playable, but just enough to get you involved when you might be dominated. I see these as just strong enough to get me into trouble - problem is that sometimes they are worth playing. I just play them with awareness, but hands like KT are easy folds if the action gets too heavy.
