Probably a daft question but here goes!!

JPW33

You have the option to at least check. Is there any situation (other than toilet etc) where you would fold ?

BrownnDog

Yeah when I have an embarrassing hand on the river that cant possibly win, I fold to prevent anybody looking in the hand history to further my embarrassment 

DOHHHHHHH

lol - I do it alot on the river, click fold when I have nothing, maybe 7 high, and there is weakness being shown from several players in front of me.

My mind starts working, I start thinking "I can steal this" - "How much to bet, to get 3 folds, they obviously have nothing"

So before these thoughts have time to come together, Ive already clicked fold, as obviously they're gonna call me with their bottom pair bottom kicker, or their missed flush draw, and they think King high is still good.

YOUNG_GUN

Same as i'll fold with a bad hand which has seen the river and has no part of the board so no point checking as i dont want others to see my cards

BrownnDog

Yeah beaneh knows about this too; he always has cringe-worthy holdings on the river

beaneh

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Yeah beaneh knows about this too; he always has cringe-worthy holdings by the river
Posted by BrownnDog

W T F how am I getting abused. norrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

my specialty is actually calling pre-flop/being the raiser then open folding the flop. I really confused everyone including myself when I did that lol

Sky_Dave

'Continuation fold', beaneh. All the kids are doing it.

beaneh

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'Continuation fold', beaneh. All the kids are doing it.
Posted by Sky_Dave

I flopped trips that's the worst thing. I raised got about 5 callers wasn't paying attention and hate people wasting time so when I realised i'd slowed the game down on the flop I open folded out of respect then saw the board and was like zomg wat dids I havs.

That was a proper funny one, no one can put me on that hand!!

BrownnDog

xtreme form of range balancing by folding the nuts sometimes LOL

beaneh

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xtreme form of range balancing by folding the nuts sometimes LOL
Posted by BrownnDog

I was playing like 50 hours a week live at dtd so I felt the regs needed to see 'I could fold a hand'

JPW33

obviously wasnt a daft question lol

GaryQQQ

Sometimes I fold when in a 3+ way DYM pot to encourage action between the other players, but only if they're short-stacked. In a DYM, when you have a big stack, any action between short stacks is good news, with your big stack out of the equation they're more likely to start flinging chips around and eliminating each other.

JPW33

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Sometimes I fold when in a 3+ way DYM pot to encourage action between the other players, but only if they're short-stacked. In a DYM, when you have a big stack, any action between short stacks is good news, with your big stack out of the equation they're more likely to start flinging chips around and eliminating each other.
Posted by GaryQQQ

Thanks Gary (and all others who replied) I play DYM's and you make an interesting point.

JPW33

Sorry did not know how to send it as a link, but as you can see above here are some of the reasons for folding and not checking !!!

cenachav

If I've got total air on the river I want my oppos to see it.  More chance of them calling me when I have the nuts then

BigBluster

Sometimes you make a complete mess of a hand, particularly if on tilt. It is best to fold to stop yourself getting into more trouble!!

KAM99

Sometimes when the minx hand 3h5h has got me into a mess once again I will fold just like the others have said above to avoid the general laughter at my expense, which hurts even when you can't see them laughing. lol

gracie24

Especially in dym's there is often an"away" player and it gets the blinds around to him quicker before he reconnects - or whatever.