The other day I hit my 4th royal flush. And it got me thinking about a situation that happened last year or the year before in the WSOP main event. I didn't see it, just heard about it. And it was a while ago, so forgive me if I don't set up the scenario properly. It's the principle that is important, not the hand in question.

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Board on the river, in no particular order, reads:



Player 1 holds two cards and moves all-in.

Player 2 tanks. After a long pause, he mucks face up.

Player 1 slides his cards face down towards the dealer, and someone at the table exclaims, "OMG, I FOLDED THE ACE OF SPADES, I WOULD HAVE HAD A FREAKING ROYAL FLUSH!!!!!!!one!!!!!!!!"

Is this appropriate?

How do the stakes influence this (pickup game vs multi-million dollar tournament)?