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  During the first day of the main event at the WSOP there were a couple of stand out moments that got people talking. The first bust out of the day was a confrontation between Aces and Ace King, with the latter catching a flush. Jeff Madsen, loser in a three way prop bet with Gavin Smith and Joe Sebok, showed up to play in a court jester costume.



  Attendance was only 1,300, putting the main event on track for being smaller than last year. And Josh Arieh ran afoul of a "donkey call" that busted him on day one.



  But was it a donkey call? He would certainly tell you it was, as would, perhaps, many others who are pros or semi pros. But considering the circumstances, perhaps it was the best thing to do.



  In any major tournament of any reasonable length, folding coin flip or worse situations is advisable if you want to go deep. Could you call and get lucky? Sure, but there is at least a fifty-fifty chance that you will be out of the game. So why would this call not be a bad idea?



  The player was not a pro, first of all. Second, he held a nut flush draw when Josh pushed him all in. Third, Josh WANTED him to call, as he had a huge lead at this point with a set of sixes and likely knew his opponent had benefited from the ace on the turn. Actually, this third point alone should be enough to keep Josh from complaining.



  But the big reason is this: in a field this huge (on track for at least 5,000 players) against pros who, given enough time, could play you under the table, you need to take the best gambles you can to win. The player had top pair on a weak board, a decent kicker, and the nut flush draw. The argument for him to call is that this would be one of the best chances he had to survive against a pro, double up, and go deep.



  How many more plays like that will we see today, Day 1B? Likely quite a few.