Finding a fold

What would you consider the best advice you've ever been given for finding a difficult fold?

Don't worry, be happy

ALWAYS be prepared for someone to have trips using a pocket pair. No matter how good your two pair is, it's always a possibility. And if there is a pair on the board, no matter how good your straight or flush is, consider they tripped their pocket pair and have a boat.

Always be careful when playing all-in with check leaders at the table. Usually, in the all-in check game, leaders knock out other players from the game, even with garbage in their hands. Therefore, poker lessons teach that on a bubble avoid allin against the leaders at the table, even if you have monster cards

Poker pundits and theorists state the most common mistake in poker is playing too many hands- by definition, not folding enough (in general or specifically it matters not).

Some time ago I read ( David Sklansky?) folding should be looked at as a smart, profitable play and it has stuck with me ever since.

The problem being a lot of players regard folding as a potential 'loss' of sorts. It isn't. In fact, as we all 'lose' more hands than we win, by definition folding is the profitable play in the majority of hands.

If you have this idea firmly lodged in mind, then making a hero fold becomes a lot easier.

the game is won and lost even if you think you have the winning hand on the river you can go catastrofes and breaks your nuts to be careful in areas of bubbles

Can live on with a fold and can wonder why you didn't on the rail.

Best advice is to fold when you are going to loose. Poker is easy, you jus gotta win...

Take your time, try to keep calm, avoid that tilting sensation where you are so itching to call with your 2 pair that you know is beat.

SouthparkSith said:

What would you consider the best advice you've ever been given for finding a difficult fold?

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Thank U 4 Posting.

The best advice is:
Old school
"Fold when you know that you are beat."

GTO
"Fold when the villain's range is value heavy"

The key to this advice is in the how to know you are beat.

How do we know?

We have to be very good at ranging our villains and understanding what their actions (bets and raises) really mean. Not just what hand they are representing but what range they should have on every street.

We do this by taking notes on players and player pool tendencies.

Hope this helps

Honestly, I never heard any advice on the matter worth its salt more then experiencing it in play. When I thought about it and was sure fold was correct but couldn't find it and then got stacked.

It stings and it remains with you so that next time you find yourself in the same situation you are far more willing to lay it down if you come to the conclusion that is correct.

Simply fold when you have that bad feeling when you gonna lose that hand

I think that understanding of such difficult situations will come to you only with time and experience.