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Since, as you can see, all you need is an ace in your hand to win the jackpot, many players will play every time they have an ace for that reason. A jackpot gets hit this way only once in about 12,500 hands, so you'll have to know the size of your jackpot and decide for yourself if it's worth it.
This calculation also assumes that you're the one to hit the jackpot. Consider this question: "Is the jackpot big enough to make up for all those ace hands that I lose with while I'm trying to hit it?"
It's impossible to answer this question precisely, because there are so many variables that cannot be quantified. My advice is that you don't play aces solely for the jackpot unless all three of these conditions are met:
1. The jackpot is over $ 15,000.
2. You're playing at a full table.
3. You are a solid, experienced player.
See Chapter 20 for a more detailed explanation.
I can tell you that in all the years I've been playing hold 'em, I've been a winner in a jackpot hand three times. The first time, I held A*AV, made four aces, and beat a player who made four kings while holding K*K*. The other two times I held AVKY and A*Q>, respectively, when three more aces came on the board, and the other player had a big pocket pair. Holding a single ace has helped me win a jackpot only twice in twenty years, and I think my experience is typical.
My personal philosophy regarding aces and jackpots is to forget completely that the two are related. I play my cards based on their poker value, and I don't worry about the jackpot. I've never thrown away a hand like A47£ that would have won the jackpot if I'd played it. Let the jackpot take care of itself; devote your mental energy to the more profitable aspects of the game.
Nothing in this short chapter was exceedingly difficult to learn. I just want you to think about those hands that have an ace in them.
Your assignment, therefore, is to make a list of those hands with an ace that you used to play but, after reading this chapter, have now decided not to play. Every time you throw away one of these hands before the flop, record the outcome of the hand. All you want to know is whether you would have won the hand. I'm betting that most of the time the answer will be "No."
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