Sometimes the best move is to fold.

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I had AK and I wanted to go all-in, but something told me to hold back. It turned out that my opponent had A.A. Poker isn't just about cards, it's also about instincts.
 
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I fully agree with you!!! Although it is very difficult to throw away such a hand!!!
 
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You have to know when yo hold'em and when to fold'em
Thats poker..
 
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Vovk said:
I had AK and I wanted to go all-in, but something told me to hold back. It turned out that my opponent had A.A. Poker isn't just about cards, it's also about instincts.
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Usually stubbornly continuing with hands that look very good to us at the time does not necessarily lead to victory. Unfortunately, we gave up a lot, and it seems like a bad story but I've given up the pair of aces in my hand many times because of what was obvious at the table.
 
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Online when you play poker you can see many such bad beats , AK against AA or KK against AA . Sometimes you cannot avoid it , you just move to the next game and hand .
 
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I agree, but I'm stubborn and generally, I pay to see, poker isn't poker if you stop taking risks.
 
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I actually want to comment on your title. It says: "Sometimes the best move is to fold", I say: "Most of the time, the best move is to fold".
 
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I would not call this feeling an instinct. It's more like an intuition. I rarely rely on intuition, I just try to calculate the percentage that allows me to determine whether the risk is justified.
 
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It depends. How many tokens/blinds are involved?
What is the phase of the tournament? Bubble? Payjump?

There are moments when you can't wait any longer
 
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