Why is it called case "folding"?

[Dominikus Dittes Scherkl]

Am 18.03.22 um 10:04 schrieb Tex via Unicode:
> Doug, So it isn't the case (no pun intended)  without the extra characters (cards) you can't win, like in poker, and so you fold.

In card-games the term comes from "folding" the spread cards in your
hand to one block, because the distinction doesn't matter to you anymore
(as you have given up).


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                                          Dominikus Dittes Scherkl