Have You Ever Folded a Winning Hand?

LiviuRo123 · Oct 12, 2025

I've folded a few strong hands thinking
I was beat - and sometimes I was wrong! Have
you ever folded a winner and regretted it?

gardenwall · Oct 12, 2025

Hey liviu,
folding a strong poker hand is sometimes necessary, especially when an opponent's actions suggest they have a better hand. Key reasons to fold a strong hand include an opponent's aggressive betting that indicates a monster hand (like a set or straight), a board run-out that makes your hand vulnerable, or when the pot odds make calling an unfavorable play.

Hope that helps,
Natox

Sintubai · Oct 12, 2025

Daily happens.. After the showdown we often win some folded hands, the hard part is getting them all right... runner runner cards can turn into nuts on the river

gus_eva · Oct 12, 2025

You know if I won if the opponent shows you his cards. If I threw strong hands like a ladder on the flop, the villain goes all-in on the flop. My reduction was that I could have a trio and when he doubled, only one more card from the same card would give me a full one. I was playing for money. I had already lost a lot of boxes.

Leandro Moecke · Oct 12, 2025

LiviuRo123 said:
Eu desisti de algumas mãos fortes pensando
Eu estava derrotado - e às vezes eu estava errado! Tenho
Você já desistiu de uma carta vencedora e se arrependeu?

Many times I have made the wrong decision and abandoned a winning hand kkk

jotis · Oct 12, 2025

I imagine all players have, I have many times & will do again, no point beating yourself up .. I have caused many players in same tournament to fold what I am sure would have beaten my hand, swings & roundabouts ... thats poker

Four Dogs · Oct 12, 2025

Yes, I folded a FH once and just last night I folded a rivered 2 pair in an $800 pot. I bluffed flop and turn and gave up on river. I realized as soon as I mucked it.

BrunoFabri01 · Oct 12, 2025

often, almost always because there is only one card missing on the table for a flush or straight and the villain bluffs

chicbulls2 · Oct 12, 2025

I have been timed out with a winning hand, my software froze up

thedarkman · Oct 12, 2025

Tell me about it. If you can't fold a winning hand you will lose a bundle calling with second best flush or straight.

Toruk Makto · Oct 12, 2025

Not that I knew kkkkk

Roller · Oct 12, 2025

Folding a winner doesn’t always mean it was a bad fold, though. Without results, some of those folds might still be technically correct — especially if you're playing exploitative vs. certain opponents.

schtiuky · Oct 13, 2025

I did fold some flushes or straights on a 2 pairs board.

Stringy · Oct 13, 2025

multiple times some by accident some by getting bullied and some because of trying to get ITM

Flyer35 · Oct 13, 2025

Yes. Not everybody bluffs. Some will bet a weaker hand for value thinking it's the best hand. That's why the game relies so heavily on reading your opponents.

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