During the break of Ring Event €5: €1,500 Main Event, this reporter ran into Riku Koivurinne and Scott Kenyon. God knows what they were talking about before I interrupted them.
Knowing they both are Mixed Games enthusiasts, I asked them if they’re excited for Ring Event #: €555 Sviten. This is the first time ever that the Five-card Draw/PLO-hybrid game is WSOP Circuit Ring Event-certified, and presumably, many players are excited about this one.
Indeed, Kenyon plans to enter the tournament. For Koivurinne, it depends on whether he makes Day 2 of Ring Event #5: €1,500 Main Event. Currently, he’s in Day 1d with a 90,000 stack (average is 68,956). Considering Koivurinne won the Sviten event last year (once again, not a Ring Event back then), I thought he could help me answer the age-old question: what is the best starting hand in poker?
There doesn’t seem to be a 100 % known answer, though. One can argue for the royal flush since you lock up half of the pot directly, but it may not connect that good with the community cards. Kenyon believes a middle-card straight flush may be the way to go. Perhaps, time will tell during tomorrow’s tournament.
