Dare to fold: the difference between being good and being a winner – CodigoPoker

Dare to fold: the difference between being good and being a winner - CodigoPoker
Daring to fold: the difference between being good and being a winner

Many times, poker players find themselves in situations where they know the decision they should make according to theory, but a psychological factor, whether fear or lack of composure, prevents them from making it, which ends up leading them to undesirable situations. The player and coach Jason Su

United States
analyzed this situation applied to one of his students, Mihai Nitse
Romania
, who was recognized for making one of the best folds of 2025.

Nitse was already a winning player when he approached Jason Su for coaching. But he felt he was missing something that would allow him to make correct decisions in critical situations, under extreme pressure. Mihai Nitse knew that if he could achieve the necessary coldness to decide well even when all his natural instincts were sending warning signals, he would go from being a good player to a more winning player. And he proved it with actions.

When there were only 28 players left in the Luxon Pay Grand Final event of the Mediterranean Poker Party, held in Cyprus in mid-2025, Mihai Nitse showcased his new skills. The Romanian was facing his compatriot Ionita Sebastian

Romania
. The board had shown K Q 2 10 8 and the pot already held 15 million chips. Nitse only had 2,025,000 behind and Sebastian went all-in covering him with J 9. After tanking for a moment, Nitse folded A 10 and both players showed their cards and stood up to celebrate the tremendous fold that had just occurred.

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Obviously, despite his good fold, Nitse’s stack was visibly hit, so he ended up being eliminated not long after. Nevertheless, this move allowed him to stay alive in the tournament, potentially changing the outcome completely.

Jason Su emphasizes on his coaching site that the ability to make that kind of decision when you are being overwhelmed by huge emotions, like fear or anger, is what separates good players from those who are truly great winners.

“If you can realize that someone else is making the right decision, but you can’t do it when you are the one sitting in the chair, what’s the point of studying?” the coach questions.

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