What does it mean to fold?

Definition of Fold In poker, “folding” occurs when you give up on the hand when it is your turn to act. Folding takes place when you toss your cards into the muck and/or verbally declare that you have folded your hand.

What hands should you always play in poker?

The best hands to play in poker pre-flop will always be your big pocket pairs (such as Ace-Ace, King-King and Queen-Queen), followed by big-suited connectors (such as suited Ace-King), and, finally, your big connectors who do not share a suit.

How often should I fold in poker?

One of the 2 poker rules you need to live by is that if you call on one street, you should usually continue on the next street. If we take ‘usually’ to mean ‘about 70% of the time’, that inherently means we should be folding around 30% of the time when facing bets.

What hands should you fold?

Always fold these hands:Any hand with a two except a pair of twos and an ace two suited.Any hand with a three except a pair of threes and an ace three suited.Any hand with a four except a pair of fours and an ace four suited.Any hand with a five except a pair of fives and an ace five suited.

What hands should I fold preflop?

If you have a poor or marginal starting hand you should look to fold. If you have a good starting hand like the ones mentioned above you should be happy to call and see a flop. If you have one of the top starting hands like AA or KK, should re-raise to help try and get as much money into the pot as possible.

What is flatting in poker?

Flat is simply another word for ‘call’ in poker. Flat and call can be used interchangeably and also together i.e. we decided to flat call. Flatting or calling is the action of precisely matching the bet on the current betting round as opposed to raising or folding.

What is WTSD in poker?

WTSD stands for Went to Showdown, and is a statistic used in online poker database software like PokerTracker and Hold’em Manager. WTSD is the percentage of the time you stay in a hand all the way through to a showdown.

What does PFR mean in poker?

preflop raiser

What is a good Vpip in poker?

A good VPIP percentage in a 9 person poker game is around 15%. A good VPIP percentage in a 6 person poker game is around 21%. The optimal VPIP percentage for you though is going to be the one that fits your play style the best.

What is a donkey in poker?

A derogatory term used to refer to a weak, unskilled player. Abbreviated “donk.”