"Unfold" button in poker. Would that work? - page 2.

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Quote from: pawel7777 on November 10, 2015, 05:43:21 AM

If you play poker often, you've probably heard someone joking 'how do I unfold?' or 'where's the unfold button?' after the flop.

What if there actually was one?

Would it be an interesting idea to create variation of i.e. standard no-limit Hold'em including 1 extra option: the 'Unfold button'?.
For example, it would only be active after the flop (but not after the turn or the river), there would be say 5 seconds pause after the flop to give time to 'folded' players to make decision whether they want to go back in the game or not.

To use that option, player would have to throw in 2x current pot on the table (but not as 'raise'), possibly there could also be additional fee payable directly to the house (say 0.2 of the current pot, non-refundable).

Would that work at all? Would it make the game more interesting, or on the contrary - too complex and unplayable?

Thoughts?

Disclaimer: The 'unfold button' implementation idea is an intellectual property of pawel7777, if you planning to use it on your poker site, the author would like to get paid

NO, terrible idea.
If they unfold their cards, that'll be a disaster for those people who did not fold + they did know the folded players' cards are better.

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All of you trying to convince me that "unfold"="I regret cause i folded" button is something that can make game more interesting. It`s unfair simply cause in poker you PAY TO SEE next card. Where is the logic if you fold ( didn`t pay to see next card) and after next card u just press "unfold" button and that`s it? Like now I change my mind... Anyway it`s my opinion about poker and this button, if you ever make it I will try and maybe I will have differente opionion about it, for now in my head it doesn`t have logic.

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Quote from: iv4n on November 10, 2015, 01:49:15 PM

This would not work!!! And it`s nor fair to even think about that button. On very simple example:
I have two king`s and I rise 2000 chip`s.
You have 2 and 7 you fold.
.... let`s not look other player`s. So on flop there is next 3 card`s. 2, 2, 7..... So now u are stronger and now your would pay much more then 2000 chip`s. It`s funny when I even think about it. I regreted many times cause I didn`t pay much less then this amount in example but it`s poker. This unfold button is not fair then, why would anyone rise after that? This is not good idea at all!

How can that not fair? I think they can set the time when unfold button will be pop up? May be before the card is coming out or sometimes people want to fold before they know the card and wrong clicked it so they can unfold it back right away. There are so many possibilities to unfold it so I guess it is fair enough but actually this button is not really useful in poker game

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Quote from: iv4n on November 10, 2015, 01:49:15 PM

This would not work!!! And it`s nor fair to even think about that button.

How can you say this is unfair? It's not just your opponent who get the unfold button, you get it too, so it's totally fair.

By your logic Omaha is unfair because your opponent gets 4 hole cards instead of 2!

Quote from: iv4n on November 10, 2015, 01:49:15 PM

This unfold button is not fair then, why would anyone rise after that? This is not good idea at all!

Well, maybe he's unfolding to bluff you off your hand. He might not have a 2 or 7 at all.

"Unfold" changes the game a lot, and maybe in a bad way, but it would be fun to try it anyway.

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To be honest I think it could be funny. They would have to pay some extra just to get in the pot (like when you miss the blinds and want to get back to the game on the co). It would be great for some bluff moves. Not sure if it would work well, but I would sure like to try it.

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The problem is, it takes the risk out of folding which means that that game would play waaaaaaaaaaay smaller which is bad for everyone involved. It also adds more luck into the game, which is bad for winning players (they win less/the house rakes more).

Think about it this way: you are incentivizing people to NEVER put money in with a speculative hand. Small pairs hoping to hit a set, draws looking to fill up. All of those hands now have every reason to never call any bets, because why would they risk money on a draw when they can save the money and see a free card (or two) and if they hit, they can get back in. And it doesn't matter what "fee" they have to pay, because they know that they very likely have the winning hand.

So no, this is a very bad idea.

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Quote from: pawel7777 on November 10, 2015, 11:32:51 AM

Quote from: JackpotRacer on November 10, 2015, 09:29:17 AM

IMO a very good idea but it would give the more skilled poker players even more advantage over the
average player.

Possibly, but from I've noticed most 'average' (or inexperienced) players can be classified as 'tight passive', meaning they rarely bluff and only call with good hand. Those players are likely to fold before the flop (especially when someone raises). 'Unfold' could give them a second chance, when shitty hand turns out to be not-so-shitty.

So this could work both ways. Better skilled players will still have advantage and will profit more in the long run, but the less-skilled could have potentially more winning chances in the short run.

As well, you can bluff by unfolding. If there's the possibility of having a great hand and you fake it, you can definitely add more psychological game in there.

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Quote from: sana9821 on November 10, 2015, 04:46:47 PM

i doubt that it would be ok to have such button in the game as it would change it drastically and it would be a different game also it wouldnt be that interesting

The game would be the same, but it would require different strategy. Just like you need to adjust your strategy to play tournament or ring game, limit or no limit game, heads up or multi player etc.

Quote from: iv4n on November 10, 2015, 01:49:15 PM

This would not work!!! And it`s nor fair to even think about that button. On very simple example:
I have two king`s and I rise 2000 chip`s.
You have 2 and 7 you fold.
.... let`s not look other player`s. So on flop there is next 3 card`s. 2, 2, 7..... So now u are stronger and now your would pay much more then 2000 chip`s. It`s funny when I even think about it. I regreted many times cause I didn`t pay much less then this amount in example but it`s poker. This unfold button is not fair then, why would anyone rise after that? This is not good idea at all!

First of all you don't have to play if you don't like the idea. It's not to replace classic holdem.

Second of all, Having KK in hand and knowing there's unfold button, you could:
- Not raise 2000 preflop
- Raise more, so folded player can't afford 'unfold' even if he wants to.
- Fold, hoping at least 2 other players will carry on, then you could unfold on the flop if you're happy to.
Also, the player who unfolds doesn't know you have KK, you could have 77 as far as he knows, so it's a big risk for him to unfold at such high price.

Quote from: WhatTheGox on November 10, 2015, 01:24:52 PM

With this unfold game it seems you'd get really strange scenarios in each hand. Should imagine starting hands would be tight since people dont actually have to play to be involved. Another interesting thing is that people have to focus on each hand entirely.

I'm guessing starting hands would be either tight (most of the time) or very aggressive.
There's also a risk that when you fold good hand pre-flop, you may not get a chance to see the flop, if everyone else also fold (other than BB). So your position at the table is pretty important.

I find it hard to guess how would it look like in theory (without testing), it's also possible that unfolding would be very rarely used.

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i doubt that it would be ok to have such button in the game as it would change it drastically and it would be a different game also it wouldnt be that interesting

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i did not understand anything, can you write it in turkmen language ?

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This would not work!!! And it`s nor fair to even think about that button. On very simple example:
I have two king`s and I rise 2000 chip`s.
You have 2 and 7 you fold.
.... let`s not look other player`s. So on flop there is next 3 card`s. 2, 2, 7..... So now u are stronger and now your would pay much more then 2000 chip`s. It`s funny when I even think about it. I regreted many times cause I didn`t pay much less then this amount in example but it`s poker. This unfold button is not fair then, why would anyone rise after that? This is not good idea at all!

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Quote from: Joel_Jantsen on November 10, 2015, 12:34:37 PM

This could be a good or a bad idea .It would be a bad idea if the opposite person has good cards he can lose out on winnings and vica versa.Other way round it can give a nice chance for the unlucky one to save some cash.There should be a unfold button provided he has to pay some mbtc to use that service.

Best thing to do is give it a test run. Seems to me like you'd create a whole new game strategy but thats no worries. When they made zoom/rush poker the game play changed - overall the game plays tighter and aggressive.

With this unfold game it seems you'd get really strange scenarios in each hand. Should imagine starting hands would be tight since people dont actually have to play to be involved. Another interesting thing is that people have to focus on each hand entirely.

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This could be a good or a bad idea .It would be a bad idea if the opposite person has good cards he can lose out on winnings and vica versa.Other way round it can give a nice chance for the unlucky one to save some cash.There should be a unfold button provided he has to pay some mbtc to use that service.

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Quote from: WhatTheGox on November 10, 2015, 11:52:43 AM

Very interesting idea actually ive never heard this before and been around poker for years. Players would have to buy back in after folding but how do you judge how much they have to pay to buy back in. It would have to be judged by the people who raised the pot in order to fold them out - or if there is no raiser they'd have to pay something like BB x2.
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Thanks.

The optimal 'buy back' is yet to be decided. I used 2x pot (+possible house fee, but lets leave that for now). Example with 3 players (pre-flop) and BB of 100:

A (SB): calls
B (BB): checks
C: folds

So the total pot is 200. If, after the flop, player C wants to 'unfold' - he has to pay 2x pot so 400. But 'unfolding' doesn't mean raising, so all 3 players are now in the game, but the total pot increased to 600. And then the action continues (calling/checking/raising).

Quote from: katerniko1 on November 10, 2015, 12:01:37 PM

well they could add it on couple tables they dont need to make whole new code from scratch

you can try emailing luckyflop admin i think he could be for that
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Doesn't LF use 3rd party software on their site? Are they able to significantly change the code just for one table?
Maybe I'll give them a shout.

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I think it is at least worth a trial to see how it works in reality, if it is a 'flop'

then at least you tried but definitely worth a shot.

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Quote from: pawel7777 on November 10, 2015, 11:52:32 AM

Quote from: katerniko1 on November 10, 2015, 11:41:03 AM

this looks interesting but it should be implented somewhere so we can all try it as i cant say for sure how will that work.
regards.
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Definitely. It works in theory (imho) but in practice it could be absolute crap. Would love to test it though.

Unlikely any site will implement it anytime soon, unless there are site owners out there who are looking for something brave and innovative that no one else has done before.

well they could add it on couple tables they dont need to make whole new code from scratch

you can try emailing luckyflop admin i think he could be for that
regards.
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Quote from: pawel7777 on November 10, 2015, 05:43:21 AM

If you play poker often, you've probably heard someone joking 'how do I unfold?' or 'where's the unfold button?' after the flop.

What if there actually was one?

Would it be an interesting idea to create variation of i.e. standard no-limit Hold'em including 1 extra option: the 'Unfold button'?.
For example, it would only be active after the flop (but not after the turn or the river), there would be say 5 seconds pause after the flop to give time to 'folded' players to make decision whether they want to go back in the game or not.

To use that option, player would have to throw in 2x current pot on the table (but not as 'raise'), possibly there could also be additional fee payable directly to the house (say 0.2 of the current pot, non-refundable).

Would that work at all? Would it make the game more interesting, or on the contrary - too complex and unplayable?

Thoughts?

Disclaimer: The 'unfold button' implementation idea is an intellectual property of pawel7777, if you planning to use it on your poker site, the author would like to get paid

Very interesting idea actually ive never heard this before and been around poker for years. Players would have to buy back in after folding but how do you judge how much they have to pay to buy back in. It would have to be judged by the people who raised the pot in order to fold them out - or if there is no raiser they'd have to pay something like BB x2.

It makes for a very interesting game maybe as people could unfold and bluff very often. I actually really like it OP great idea, it would need to be a separate game entirely, it would not fit into normal games like fold and show did for example.

I think this needs to be talked about more.

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Quote from: katerniko1 on November 10, 2015, 11:41:03 AM

this looks interesting but it should be implented somewhere so we can all try it as i cant say for sure how will that work.
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Definitely. It works in theory (imho) but in practice it could be absolute crap. Would love to test it though.

Unlikely any site will implement it anytime soon, unless there are site owners out there who are looking for something brave and innovative that no one else has done before.

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Quote from: pawel7777 on November 10, 2015, 11:32:51 AM

Quote from: JackpotRacer on November 10, 2015, 09:29:17 AM

IMO a very good idea but it would give the more skilled poker players even more advantage over the
average player.

Possibly, but from I've noticed most 'average' (or inexperienced) players can be classified as 'tight passive', meaning they rarely bluff and only call with good hand. Those players are likely to fold before the flop (especially when someone raises). 'Unfold' could give them a second chance, when shitty hand turns out to be not-so-shitty.

So this could work both ways. Better skilled players will still have advantage and will profit more in the long run, but the less-skilled could have potentially more winning chances in the short run.

I like the idea and would like to see it implemented to have some hands on this table

what I would do is (and I am sure many would do) to fold pocket AA KK QQ JJ if I am in a position that I know that there is a bet and a flop will be seen and unfold

good luck and lets hope some operator will give it a chance to test it

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this looks interesting but it should be implented somewhere so we can all try it as i cant say for sure how will that work.
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