# Is it an advantage to be a bounty in a poker tournament?

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**Created:** [May 17, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-an-advantage-to-be-a-bounty-in-a-poker-tournament/720213 "2015-05-17T02:13:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 17, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-an-advantage-to-be-a-bounty-in-a-poker-tournament/720213/1 "2015-05-17T02:13:08Z")

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In texas holdem, is it an advantage to you if you have a bounty prize on you? I figure if every hand has a huge expected value to call players will call you with weak hands…