[italianstang]

What if Harrah's sponsored a special promotion for the main event of the World Series. The promotion would state that if you were busted out of the tournament on the very first hand, you would receive your entire $10,000 buy-in back, in cash. How would this affect play? A large number of entrants, who won online satellites for example, and were realistic about their chances of winning, would certainly try to lose on purpose on the first hand, thereby making a profit of $9900ish. How would this affect starting hand requirements for the first hand? How would this affect play for the first few rounds given the potential immediate shift in chip stack sizes?