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Originally Posted by Xiph0id
Strickly speaking is a huge angle but not a fold.
I do agree it should be considered a fold though.
He did not announce fold and the dealer did not scoop the cards.
Unless this cardroom has a rule on dead hands past the betting line but I've never seen that.
Releasing your hand forward and facedown,
while facing a bet, is the very definition of a fold. You don't have to say anything, nor does the dealer have to do anything. You've folded, period, end of discussion.
As far as players agreeing on their own to do X to solve a dispute, this has always been done and generally allowed in cash games, but probably isn't always a good idea in tournaments.