(Puzzle) When is it correct to fold a Royal Flush?

NSX_Amfe2nat said:

Nice ragebait mate lol

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• You're playing a tournament, you're in the BB next hand, and the blinds will go up in a few seconds; you think folding will make the hand end a few seconds quicker and will let you play the next BB at the current blind level
• Your opponent pulls out a gun and commands you to fold
• You're a government agent who's communicating with a secret code based on your in-game actions, and the message you want to send just happens to involve you folding this hand
• You've sold >100% action for this hand, so that you win if you lose and vice versa.

primrose said:

You're playing texas hold'em. Your hand is a Royal Flush (not a draw to the Royal Flush; the hand is completed). It's your turn to act. You fold, and this was, without a shred of doubt, the correct decision. Why?

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Hint: it's a cash game...

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You're playing blind vs blind in a limped pot, so there's 2 BB in the middle. It goes check-check on all three streets. The royal flush is in the middle. Your opponent puts you all-in for 100 BB. You could call & put in 100 BB to chop the 202 BB pot, but because of the rake, you'd get less than 100 BB back, so it's a losing call.

This is probably the cleanest answer, but it's not actually the only one. There's actually lots of answers if you get creative enough...

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Peteski84 said:

I don't understand why you would fold a royal flush.

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Marshmalo1994 said:

Interesting.
I already saw the answer, but I was gonna say that you're playing against Al Capone, Pablo Escobar or someone like them.

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