Have You Ever Folded a Winning Hand?

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LiviuRo123

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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?
 
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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
 
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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 :sick:
 
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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.
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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.
 
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often, almost always because there is only one card missing on the table for a flush or straight and the villain bluffs
 
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I have been timed out with a winning hand, my software froze up
 
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Tell me about it. If you can't fold a winning hand you will lose a bundle calling with second best flush or straight.
 
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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.
 
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I did fold some flushes or straights on a 2 pairs board.
 
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multiple times some by accident some by getting bullied and some because of trying to get ITM
 
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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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