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

[primrose]

Nice ragebait mate lol

Maybe ragebait but also a legit answer! It was similar to two of my ideas for unconventional answers (either you think the other player needs the money more than you, or you've somehow made a bet that you would lose money that day).

Other unorthodox solutions:

• 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.

... there's really limitless reasons to fold a royal flush once we think out of the box

 

[Poker Orifice]

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?

Spoiler

Hint: it's a cash game...

Spoiler

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...

It's strip poker and somehow the hot female to your right has just folded... and there's just one GUY left in the hand and he has just donk led from the BB, all-in!! He's down to his undies. Obviously makes this the easiest fold EVER!!!!

 

[Peteski84]

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

 

[primrose]

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

I recommend looking at the solution (in the spoiler from the OP or here)

 

[andron205]

In no case, if it's a cooler, we'd better forget about this giveaway as soon as possible.

 

[istbno]

Folding a Royal Flush is virtually never correct in standard poker, since it is the strongest possible hand and guarantees a win at showdown. Giving it up means throwing away a 100% equity spot, which no rational strategy would allow. The only rare exceptions exist outside pure card value: for example, in certain tournament satellite situations with ICM pressure, where securing a seat without risk is more valuable than eliminating another player, or in cases of misdeals, exposed cards, or unusual house rules. In normal cash games or tournaments, however, folding the nuts is a fundamental mistake, as the Royal Flush represents the absolute ceiling of poker hands.

 

[Toruk Makto]

😂😂😂😂😂🤔 complicated! Kkkkkk

 

[TulasMoreno]

Why are you thinking in the possibility of folding a royal flush? Lmao what a thread. 🤣

 

[steve01991]

never never never

 

[WrongUsername]

always call i am not here to calculate the rake.

 

[Marshmalo1994]

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

Or a missclick 😅

 

[primrose]

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

Also a good one! Similar idea to your opponent pulling a gun on you, but more elegant.

 

[flitspaal]

I've seen people fold when it's an obvious everyone-wins scenario. Always find this funny