OK What Would YOU do??

[luvzlyfe]

My defense it - it was quarters and a dealt straight flush. If it would have been a regular flush I would have dropped the off suit.

[ko king]

Same thing you did regardless of whether I was up or down, funny thing is I've hit as many royal flushes as straight flushes in my lifetime.

[mws813]

Exactly what you did!

[UptightTO]

I would have gone for the royal...I have a 1 in 47 chance of getting it...which are the best odds short of being dealt one... 

[onemoretry]

I would have gone for the royal...I have a 1 in 47 chance of getting it...which are the best odds short of being dealt one... 
 But, the payoff is only 13.3  to 1 - so going for the royal is not a good choice. The only game I'm aware of where discarding the 9 and going for the royal is a good play is deuces wild, with its comparatively low straight flush payout.   

[DaBurglar]

If it were nickels I'd obviously toss it and go for the royal.   But you did the right thing  here!  

[Vman96]

[QUOTE=UptightTO]I would have gone for the royal...I have a 1 in 47 chance of getting it...which are the best odds short of being dealt one... 
 But, the payoff is only 13.3  to 1 - so going for the royal is not a good choice. The only game I'm aware of where discarding the 9 and going for the royal is a good play is deuces wild, with its comparatively low straight flush payout.   [/QUOTE]

Yeah, you would break a regular straight flush in Deuces. But if it was a "Wild Royal" in Deuces, you should hold onto that too, even though it only pays 100 or 125 (4 to a natural RF pays about ~95). This straight flush pays 300, so the decision isn't even close. Whoever breaks a straight flush paying 300 might as well just go play a slot machine, imo.

[boozy04]

I would gladly give $62.50 for the chance at $1000

EDIT: just saw the pay table is 300. My answer stays the same though.

[Quad Deuces]

God bless everyone who would break that straight flush and go for the royal.  Keep playing heavily at Gold Coast, Palms, Rampart, and South Point.

[julesw92]

No brainer would have gone for the royal are you kidding?