To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.
To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair.
To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold.
When a player chooses to surrender their hand instead of making a raise bet to continue
To throw away your cards and get out of the current game.
To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
a verbal statement made when a player wants to withdraw from the game
In poker, dropping out of the current hand. You have no possibility to win the pot, but you don't have to bet either. Paulette folded her hand as she had no chance of winning.
A player must "fold" or forfeit his hand if he/she does not want to match the current bet in the pot. A player should fold his/her cards when they think they can not win the hand. When folding against only 1 other player (or in a heads up game) you can choose to "show" your cards or "muck" the hand, which means to discard without revealing what cards you had.
To throw away your hand when it is your turn, taking you out of the game. This is one form of an action.
the equivalent of "giving up"; a player who folds forfeits any money he or she has bet, but escapes from having to bet any more
To throw in your hand, thus eliminating you from a chance of winning the pot.
To relinquish one's cards, forfeiting any further interest in the pot for this deal.
A three fold accumulator means that you have a bet with three selections, and they must all come in for you to win the bet. The same principle applies to other numbers.
To withdraw from a hand.
When a player surrenders, or forfeits his or her poker hand.
Withdrawal from the game
To give up any interest in the pot and lose what ever bet you have put in so far. The advantage of position to the Texas Holdem player is that if everybody "Checks" you can also hang around long enough to see if the flop looks promising, even if you have a weak pair.
To abandon your cards, forfeiting any further play for that hand. Also called mucking.
Giving up a hand rather than put money in the pot.
To throw your hand away and to not call or raise a bet.
When a player declines a bet and drops out of the hand, it is customary to let other players at the table know that "you fold".
To quit a Hand in the middle of the game, thus forfeiting any Chips (if any) placed in the Pot up until that time.
To concede a hand, to surrender or give up, or to muck the cards.
Leave the game by throwing ones hand on the table.
intertwine; "fold one's hands, arms, or legs"
To fold is to discard your hand, to throw it in the muck.
To withdraw from the game, and give up your cards rather than continue betting.
Giving up on a hand instead of calling or raising a bet.
To discard your hand and forfeit any bets made.
To discontinue play in a hand and forfeit the pot.
To stop betting and give up your cards, to withdraw from the game.
is to drop out of play.
Occurs when a player decides to give up their hand instead of making a bet and playing further.
To quit your hand.
To throw your cards away and concede the hand. Any chips bet up until that point are lost.
throw in your hole cards; you can no longer win any money from the current hand
when you, the online casino user, decides not to bet and drop out (relevant to poker)
Also known as Drop, to discard your hand and not place a bet leaving you out of the game until the next hand is dealt.
To not match the bet in the pot and to thus forfeit the hand. The player throws the hand into the muck and is out of the hand. You should fold when you think you will lose the hand.
To discard your cards, not willing to call an amount.
Laying down your cards to forfeit play for succeeding rounds.
to throw in your cards and take no further part in the hand. All bets wagered to that point are lost
You believe that you cannot win and therefore discard your cards to the mucked pile without any further betting.
Unable to call bet and play the rest of the round
The Player can decide to forfeit his ante bet after the cards have been dealt if he thinks his hand will lose to the Dealer's.
To drop out of the hand and surrender your cards in turn during a betting phase. Any money or chips previously committed to the pot are forfeited by this move. Folding is usually indicated by turning any up cards over, and then giving the cards to the dealer. Cards that are folded are not shown unless the act of folding ends the game.
A player leaves the game by putting their cards in the discard pile.
When preceded by a number, a 'fold' indicates the number of selections in an accumulator bet. A Five-Fold would be an accumulator with five selections, all of which must win for the bet to be successful.
To throw your hand away when it's your turn to act.
To throw your cards away, i.e. to decide your hand is not worth playing anymore.
To put down your hand and give up your Pot.
The action made by the player when they do not wish to call, raise or check. They will give up their cards to the dealer and will not participate in the remainder of the round.
To realize that your cards equal absolutely nothing. To realize that if you bet, as associated with your hand, would be a completely imbecilic thing to do. In other words to lay your cards down, and not play in that hand.
To throw away your hand when it is your turn to act and you are facing a bet.
Throw dealt cards away and withdraw from the current hand
this means to throw away your cards and take no further part in the hand
discarding a hand and not matching a bet
to stop betting in a particular round
To quit the current hand.
When a player removes themselves from the game and pulls out of the pot.
At any point during a game, when the action reaches a player they may fold their hand, ending their participation in that game, and forfeiting any chips they may have bet.
To surrender your cards and any chips placed in the pot.
To muck your cards because someone else has made a larger bet than you are willing to call. You are unable to win the pot but at least you don't lose more money.
To withdraw from the hand rather than bet or raise; to give up.
To turn in the card to the dealer and terminate play of that hand.
Players fold when they throw in their cards. Once a Player has folded they automatically relinquish their claim on the pot in exchange for not making any further contributions towards it.
Throw your hand away when it is your turn to act. You choose not to meet the required bet to stay in the hand and forfeit your chance to win any of the pot. Back To
To throw your hand away and leave the pot.
