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They don't take salaries that is stated and well know . What goes down will come back and the company is selling product and has the NACS show coming that is massive for sales in this industry. I notice on their FB in last two days locations and stores listed in Florida and in Oklahoma. I am sending them a list by end of week of all stores here in Georgia. This brand launch in July and I have all the faith in Matt Veal. I meet him and spoke to him and he has a 20 year track record of turning around every company he has ever ran that is public. He is like the coach and speaks like its a football game and he is a leader. Lot of sales will show on the next report and each report sales will increase from the last and a year from now this will be a whole other ball game as Mr. Veal would point out to any of you if you pick up the phone and speak to him. I noticed again Larry blasted it out to his 4.5 million fans today. He also is behind the brand and knows from speaking to them that this is going into more and more stores weekly. What so many don't get it the more counters the more stores the more sales. It's all about as Mr. Veal said about selling our way out and back to the black and it will happen this is a great product I urge new people to the board to buy it try it taste it and know for yourself. People its a marathon not a sprint. Shot term players will come and go but people who have been here getting more and more on this way down will be be very wealthy folks some day and that what I call Fuel for Working Folks.
It's never going below 1 cent the stock has held now for weeks and millions of shares into the market. Look like they also picked up another distributor in NC from FB today. Once we see some of the sales in Dec its only going to continue after the first of the year to track up. They started it on July 15 and most didn't receive product till Aug 1. If like me I am on 60 day nets some on 30 day nets some on 90 day nets so a lot of the sales being made won't even show on this report as the quarter ends Sept 30th and we will see some but not close to what is being done yet. But the next quarter that is when will see bigger numbers after the first of the year. I am hoping to see 70-100K show up on this report but I know that the majority of distributors are all on 60-90 days terms and those will not be reported as sales till its paid. But its going to continue to move up and its going to hold and not go under the 1 cent range. The market for the product is strong and the sell through is very good its even going to get better after the NACS show.
I so like to point out you where wrong again on this company. The stock holds and take another 8-9 million shares into the market There are people buying and I have been one of them. The stock will rise as revenue is reported and continue to grow after the first of the year when I expect we will see chain authorizations start to fall in place. I will be at the NACS show in 3 weeks to witness more and more sales coming down and going to the media and buyers party and distributor party again this year. Also a bit of update, the longer this is on the counter in my market its building loyal daily users in our store and the sell through rate continues to grow weekly. You might not like this company but there is no doubt the product works and it sells and now it all comes down to more counters and more distribution and more turns as Matt Veal has indicated.
From Facebook and I said this was going to happen. They had held the beverage world back, this tells me two things. The soft launch is showing them the data and they have found a source for real money of financing I believe. Because they have now unleashed Bevnet. We start to see tons of press from them reviews rates all the stuff that helped to move the Hangover Shot along. Bevent is the biggest source of news in the beverage world. From Facebook.
It's time to announce to the Beverage World about Git- R-Done Energy. Our friends at Bevnet and fans of the brand are going to start pushing us out to the beverage world big time now! Git R Done!
http://www.bevnet.com/news/2014/hangover-joes-launches-git-r-done-energy
Keep telling yourself that I hope you belief that fantasy. I hope it does you well believing revenue don't equal sales or revenue that a classic. Blue is red , green is blue. Truth is lies. It called double speak and I have decided I am going to remove myself from this board till next year good luck in all your fantasy and I be laughing my rear off as the beating continues on the store counters across the country, your one of the Colorado dudes who got punted and has all that anger. I will continue to post on the form I run so anyone who cares to know what really is really going on you can join me there as a few from this board are already over there. feel free to email me and send your email I respond. Now you can delete my post like you always do. I am leaving the board. I will be at NACS you wont. I be at Bevnet you won't and I will continue to buy pallets and sell the product and help with the beating coming to your feet. Sales don't generate stock price that a classic tell Ford motors or any company sell products that one, to much Colorado weed man. Your lost man good luck. I see you clowns next year if I ever decide to come back but I be on the other form I run and no one can delete my post there as I am the monitor. Micro soft put millions of shares on the street so did Monster ya sales don't represent stock price. That Classic. Glad you don't run companies with your socialistic views.
You can post all that crap you want its got nothing to do with sales and that in the end is the only thing that will matter sales will be the great equalizer, it all that really matters more sales more counters more revenue over time more sales more stores its simple forge the conversion stuff that is short term small thinking . I ask you to pick up the phone call Matt Veal ask him what he thinks he has 20 years running public companies experience I trust him to do what is best and know what is best if you don't think he know what he doing have the courage to call him. I not a basher on this company. I am a believer and I am most likely the only guy that ever shows up at the shows and actually speaks to these guys who is on this board. Most like to hide behind the pen instead of getting out to the shows and seeing what is really going on with the company or selling the brand and experiencing if first hand. I have about had enough of even posting on hear its really like themails says useless to educate these people. You guys are never going to get it, because you don't talk to the company or sell the brand.
You need to pick up phone talk to Matt Veal. I trust this guy know what he is doing. I suggest you give him a call. I believe the company and sales are strong enough just like today and last Friday another million shares and its staying between 1.4 and 2 cents weekly. Don't take it from me talk to the man running the company.
Your talking about the Hangover Product and not the Git R Done Energy product. The Git-R-Done moves much quicker but it is a energy you cannot compare hangover to 5hr its a Hangover product a single purpose use product.
I don't agree with you and I have to somewhat laugh as you don't relies this product launched about 5-6 weeks ago that nothing in the term of a beverage roll out. I saw their facebook they shipped to the distributor who just did the smoker friendly show so I would assume to their DSD is another few weeks and to store another week. It's like you expect that the company should be putting news out all the time. They have put news out about shows etc. This is just the start a soft launch , thay is just what it is its soft launch. Soft launched are not aimed to have tons of news associated there testing and data plays on the market. I don't expect to see big things start happen till after the NACS show and that is end of October, then moving into 2015. In the beverage world authorizations and things take time it don't happen overnight. Everyone wants them to try and pump the stock and it going to take time for the stock to react to the actual sales and most of this will come in 2015. The key is not to be a daily player but a long term play and trust they are going to get it done.
I would say that the average store sells a case in 7 days but in some stores higher some lower its all about the average. This is a very good sell through rate for a new product but the longer on counters this will increase I do believe. I think you will see that this has been a soft launch and I now am expecting the company to ramp up once we get to October and going into the NACS Show and the first of the year.
I am enjoying my holiday weekend and have been visiting with the daughter and her husband got out too take a few photos of HJOE in many locations in French Quarter and saw their hangover shot promo banner yesterday. I also saw the Git-R-Done-Energy placement in Walgreen right at counter on coke machine as you stand in line you have to pass it. The manager was not in but the assistant told me the shot is selling very well and they had a stock pile of back up cases. I would say the rack was 60 percent empty and she said we need to fill it again. They have a whole front counter of the hangover recovery shots right under the main registers as well. I took photos of all of this. I have been waiting for that question to come up, who owns united one. I did DD some time ago on United one, they are backed by one of the wealthiest family in Dallas and Texas. The Hunts as in the Hunts that try to corner the silver market years back like the Hunts of oil. As in like Lamar Hunt who owned the KC Chiefs and Caroline Hunt is the main backer of United One Labs with her private investment company. So I think this gives you a background on how solid united one is and they can handle huge volumes and growth and are a leader in the industry. Here is a link worth reading. Now back to the holiday.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140212006027/en/United-1-International-Laboratories-Takes-Additional-Investors
Here where you don't get it when these sales are reported the stock will rise. I don't expect to see huge gains until earnings are released. Earnings and revenue will increase stock price they are directly related and more sales will and more counters create more sales which when reported will rise the stock. That will happen as for Durand Durand argument TCA had a lock box on inventory and HJOE Bank accounts no one would deal with the company who was a normal lender till that was removed. That why they waited even to move the Larry product out in July as they had to have TCA taken out so the company got the revenue and TCA could not take the inventory. This is why company went without inventory till that deal was in place. The new lender will convert TCA never converted as they had a lock box this is a totally different situation and a totally new ball game. I predict we see capital and financing coming to the company. That has been removed no lock box no hold on inventory, TCA basically had the company shut down they had to go and Veal got them gone. Also the stock is strong enough, meaning there is a enough believers and buyers to hold the stock price against all the conversion we saw that today as stock went up on 1.4 million which I assume is the TCA lender running shares into the market. I was a buyer again today. I had expert explain this to me from a wall street firm on Wens. I am going to be late for my flight you all have a good Labor day. I be in the French Quarter at hotel by Midnight and I am going have a few drinks tonight and go buy a Hangover Joes at Walgreen in the morning.
Once again your a guy that don't know what he is taking about. I have to laugh at you guys who don't every speak to the company or sell the product. The facts are your scared now man as the product is going to sell millions and millions. I predict the company shows a massive profit in the next 6 months and more hangover product going out on those pallets as well. The fee to Larry is very low 7 percent read the fillings. They held to start selling to the launch of Git R Done Energy and are they selling and does it sell averages 5-7 bottles a day the longer at the counter the higher the sell through rate, I know personally. As for the Financing ,I going to predict big news coming as now that TCA is out of the way and we also will see millions settle with PLN law suit I predict. This will take out more debit but sales will handle all of this as well. I am about to head to the airport for Nola have a good weekend I be taking photo of product in Walgreen and posting. Why don't you pick up the phone and call Veal and the company and quite the lies. I have no doubt your one of the Colorado dudes, and monitors who lost out so go ahead and delete the post because you run the board that you started when you help take the company public I thin that the real truth. But soon the beating you so deserve is coming. Get the hemorrhoids Cream out as those Hemorrhoids are going to hurt. Good Luck
Your totally lost I have been speaking to real expert and this stock can take the volume and will only move up. They are also picking my head since I actually sell and distribute the product etc. As you saw today it went up on 1.4mm trades. The stock is strong enough its all about sales and that is the great equalizer. I been talking to a wall street trading house who are experts, they love this company and stock. Did you see latest FB , the are moving into more Walgreens. I can tell you this it starts moving in Walgreen like it does in cstores its going to be massive sales massive. That will be the start of more national chain. I know your one of those original guys who they took this away from and your angry, get over it 200 million shares you must be in Colorado smoking that funny stuff. This train is moving and you are powerless. As we can see the stock can hold the pressure and when they start releasing all this news and revenue its only going up. I have had an expert looking all over this. I know what going on here. Good Luck.
What we will be seeing is more and more sales and placement and distribution. That what is coming and egg all over some people faces. Cannot stop promotion and sales. Train is moving Veal is Casey Jones! It will be so enjoyable to watch. Booked my hotel today for NACS. I will be their to observe it all in person. Heading to see my daughter in Nola and will be checking out all the Walgreen placements there and even their hangover promotion over the holiday break. Have a good one Y'all!
IF you only saw the sell through rates we are seeing some might just get a clue I staying quite now I decided to just let fools be fools and I am getting ready for NACS and December and 2015 this train is on a role and they have the backing an manufacture to Git R Done!. This is going to blow all up. Look who just blasted to 4.3 million fans Larry look what he said think he knows more than any of us what is going on. All the bashing in the world cannot stop the sales and promotion going on. They are going to Git R Done.
https://www.facebook.com/LarryTheCableGuy/posts/10152690624198464?notif_t=story_reshare
Steve this dude is so lost when I read this stuff it make no since he has no clue of how things work at store level, first its about getting on more and more shelves. Peta, he listing to to much talk radio haha. The quality of distributor does he not get it. It don't matter if its a bud distributor or a craft beer distributor or a beef jerky distributor or like a jobber system like Mr Checkout, notice he don't mention Core Mart or Mclain which Hangover Joes uses which are the two largest DSD house in the country. He has lost his mind and knows the beating is on at the store level. See the guy bringing in the Jerky or the guy bring in beer or core mark bringing in half the store, none of that matters, The consumer don't know who or what is placing on the shelf or what items they even sell. The key is counter placements it don't matter who the distributor is or what other products they sell or carry what maters is distribution and getting on more and more store counters. More counters equal more sales so he not a believe good it will be better that way haha. The average consumer picking this up don't know if its caffeine free or not unless they read the small print some consumers will a great majority won't but that don't matter. The caffeine free works for the buyers who are now scared as hell to be sued if someone dies from using a product with to much caffeine its the stores wanting more healthy choices for consumers and a certain segment of consumers want no caffeine. As the lawyers and attorney generals of lots of states are adding this to the wrongful death suits, the companies and stores are reacting. He needs to start reading beverage publication and not listing to the nut job talk radio Peta crowed haha. His argument is so based in not knowing anything about stores DSD or distribution its so funny he totally off bases and its easy to show. The key is more counters more distribution and it don't matter what company sets it on the shelf. This is a soft launch, they rolled out with Jobbers but also Mclain and Core Mart the two largest DSD he seams not to mention that because it does not work to his liking they are multi million dollar operations compared to the small independent guys but they all add up to more distribution the thing that will burn his house down soon haha. They are attacking the market in multi ways which is only smart to build on distribution. The whiz kid here forgot to mention these factors, and as for social media its how news and information is now delivered. Social media is todays TV and Radio for more people than its not. The world has changed and so has distribution and products and placement. The caffeine issue plays well with tons of people but at the end of the day its a brilliant move with the buyers and stores as it curbs their corp liability in the todays beverage market. You who have used the product cannot tell if it has Caffeine or not it works as well as a drink with Caffeine. This shows the brilliance of the management. Jaynes was a lawyer who sued drug companies to the tune of millions he had to be behind that move because it gives both the store and the consumers what they are looking for and curbs the liability for the store and also gives them an extra reason to stock this brand that has instant branding. The Checkout Blitz will put this in more and more stores. The Beef Jerky guys will also but it in stores, the beer guys also, the peanut and snack and chip guys also and the large DSD like Mclain and Core mart also more stores more counters are more sales. The key is its going onto more shelves, so he might not like what one distributor sells or another that don't matter, its counters that the only thing that matters is more counters that equal more sales. He might not like the message or believe but believe me the old fashion but kicking as we call it in the south is on. What he won't really like is the sell through rates. Hang in there, this story is only going to get better in time as we move forward into 2015. I love schooling this dude, its actually to easy he to blinded by some beating they gave him or anger and the other loser's who started in the beginning to take the company public, who got schooled first rate by HJOE! I think that must be the real issue. More shelves no matter who sets the product on them only does one thing sells more product and GIT R DONE!
What I think is they will test it in different regions of the country. They will then roll it out in one division say for example the southeast then see how it moves and then take it to more divisions. I don't expect to see chain authorizations till 2015 but it could happen faster. Large chains work on a plan o gram system.
On average some stores are better than others I say 3 on low end and 5-6 on high end I say average 3-5 bottles is a fsir average in my opinion. Different parts of country and different area are different this is how I view it. This is consider very good sell though rate. You cannot figure it the math out so don't drive yourself crazy it all comes down to their sales and what is reported and I expect to see numbers in December that will represent a soft launch but once we get into 2015 I expect it to start ramping up.
I think they be in over 100 or 200k. You got view this like Monster Energy. They started off like HJOE they didn't move for ever it took years and it does as a beverage company to get to that level. This is not a short time players game I think Hangover Joes will be in 50K store by end of 2015 maybe more. We will see. But the sell through is strong and the brand works and taste good. I had a buddy and he had monster shares he stared in the early days. We spoke the other day he is also buying HJOE. He sold monster years ago for nothing. He said to me on Monday had I held when they sold to coke I would of made more than 10 million dollars I cannot believe I never though back then they could achieve that nor did I see that all this energy was going to be so huge. That was a lesson learned for my friend Paul. So like themails in saying and I so agree with his assessment of this its all about numbers. HJOE is shipping a lot of product but in the end its about growing and getting market share and its going to take time this don't happen over night once they know one big chain and they will others will follow its how it works. This is a soft launch to gain market data that what is going on not pallets to every place but 20 master cases here 10 there different parts of the country to gauge it. The key now is for them to keep on the mom and pops the jobbers what I call the meat and potato sales and surround the larger stores and they will follow. This is a marathon not a sprint I have said for me its a 3-5 year plan. I also didn't get in on Monster and we sold it. I not screwing up again. IF you live by the pps everyday you have to be a shot time player release news why secret. Veal is a smart guy and he also know its a long term game. Living by daily pps will make you crazy you have to see the Gestalt of this the Whole.
Its not tweet Larry been tweeting weekly. Larry blast out to 4.3 million fans on his FB last night its their for all to see . The stock price is not important at this point its all about sales all that changes will sales now is the time to be buying more in my opinion. Sales are the key and they are making them happen. I spoke to another distributor today in Missouri who has the product he is moving unreal numbers in the Ozark area of the state down by Branson and Springfield Mo. He doing good numbers like a case every 3-4 days off the counters. He has had the product 7 days and also owns 4 stores himself. He said his dad runs store as he distributes and that customers love it and are repeating we seeing same results. I met him in their both at ASD show. He told me this is a huge seller. I said I know. Guys just hold for December numbers they are going to be good. Listen to me the sell through rate is very good I mean very good. As for the stock as long as we have volume and its hanging in the 1.5 to 2 range I am happy as September historically is not a good month for the market. This is all going to be good I can tell you with numbers we seeing its going to be better than I think Y'all imagine when we get to the NACS show and then national authorizations and they will come with a product that moves like this and has a national celeb blasting it weekly.
Long time ago they focus today for the company in my opinion is growing the energy side of the business and bring the Hangover Shot along into more distribution. This gives them such and advantage on the other hangover players. As they leverage the Git R Done Shot to build more market share for Hangover Joes.
I know but they are phasing out all energy shots to stores by 2015. It was just out in one of the beverage mags a few months ago. They pulled SK from stores already I believe already. Gnc does not have huge foot traffic. CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreen are much better for shots. Most GNC are in mini malls. Hangover Joe's did a one time shot with them for 3,000 stores. This was back in 2012.
This is simple those bottles would have the old actors that core-mark hand in reserve and blew out to GNC and other outlets as that has not been in production since early 2013. Also GNC has removed all shots basically they cancelled SK and even 5hr as your normal GNC don't have a ton of foot traffic so there blowing out what is left. There was article recently how GNC in beverage mags and discontinued there shot program on all energy shots.
Yes check out those ABC stores out there the A&P stores and I saw it on the strip in a lot of stores and also in the casino gift shops. They are in many locations in Vegas.
Because of TCA they didn't ship we all know this till they had settle worked out when the rose the new GIT R Done Shot. I have it in many stores. Also in Vegas look in all the ABC store. Its all over Vegas and my daughter see it in Nola. Its in all the Walgreens. Sales will be reported in the next Q. All you have to do is watch facebook they are updating photos stores and showing pallets flying. They really didn't start shipping massive till July 15th. That was well documented in all the PR
What I am saying is the people that took TCA out do not have this company in the same situation. TCA had them locked down. That was all done before Veal came to the company. Veal was to smart to do that stuff and he knows the public space. HJOE will sell their way out of this or the law suit with PLN will settle and bring more money to the company to pay off convertible debit is my belief. The half truth is that Union is worst there is no evidence of this they are not TCA and that is not the truth. They don't control the inventory or have a lock box on the company that I read in any of this filing. I read the press release and Veal pointed out or Jaynes that this will help to only now grow the company. People will buy the product in the stores because its that good of a product but sales will drive the price of the stock and more and more of them over time. Like the old Cyndi lopper song in the 80's. Money changes everything and that is what sales will do for Hangover Joe's. Change everything.
There will be a lot more buyer as more people will find this product and stock as they roll it out across the country and that is a good thing. There will be more release I think on stores and distribution and as time goes more people will learn about the company and the volume will increase and as I predict absorb shares coming into the market. This is just the early stages of selling.
You have to know these box look like master cases put they are also shipping lots of POS with the orders so there are different boxes for the store display racks and the window clings etc in store signs they have put together all these sales aids to help the store move the product and they provide these to distributors and stores. I don't think any of us can assume production runs etc. This was a soft launch to get the product out into multi stores. They were selling at the show min of 10 master cases so they have lots of shipments going all over the country big medium and small I assume. You have to understand a lot of distributors are going to test in their markets 50 store 100 stores see how it moves for them then come back and reorder larger etc. They are moving the product out around the country that is for sure. Great photos on FB.
He is where you miss the boat, I have yet to hear you say a positive thing about the company I find that suspect to begin with as not many penny companies ever have a real product or achieve what this company has done and you know it. Sales will handle all of this and I don't think you maybe get how this can ramp up and blow up. This in one of the USA biggest growth categories this is why coke just bought a bit of Monster. They also have enough new investors coming to the company to absorb these shares coming to market. Most that debit is years old and if not will be written off on pennies on the dollar anyone can figure that out. Plus they have a multi million dollar law suit against PLN the company that damage them so bad this to will be settled at some point. Matt Veal raised money when this company didn't have even the shares to raise it that was unreal I thought. People believe, even so called toxic lenders don't keep giving a company money if they don't think they will get it back via stock or paid off. Over and over this company keeps moving forward and everyone sees it the are proving themselves, is that what really bothers you so deep. I keep saying wait till we get to 2015 and store authorizations. What people here seam to miss is this is a soft launch and its going quite well from what I see. Stores have plan- o-grams and systems and these take time and don't get planned usually till October. 2015 will be a great year as we already know the sell through is good now its about more distributions and more jobbers and more chains that will come through the Plan-O-Grams. These are the facts that will emerge and thank god for Veal raising what you call toxic capital because in the end that won't matter verse the market and the stores and the consumers. The consumers will decide and the free market on this product and if you have used it you know what they are going to decide.
So let wait on the December number what we are seeing on the social media is all real man and what we are seeing at the counters around the country will resonate. Larry would not be out beating this and making the statements he is making if he didn't believe also. This stuff is flying to stores and distributors all over the country. They didn't let any of that out in this Q which we knew they wouldn't. I feel Mr. Veal and his team have it well in hand and we are seeing what is going on very well via social media. They have great social media and it is growing with LTCG help. We are actually seeing them posting actual stores and counter shots and store locations. December the sales will be shown its not a trickle I predict. This is a soft launch and it is selling and the market is being tested like the 100 7-11 on east coast they just reported. Its selling via the web and its selling out in the market. You must think their just making all those photos up its some massive scam, we all know better. The founders and CEO don't trade stock like others have pointed out defer wages who believes more than that. Why don't you come to the NACS Show get a look for yourself. These guys are real and survivors and they got TCA gone. Thank you Veal and they have raised over a half million to get the train back on the track, thank you Veal and they are selling the product to distributors and retailers because of it, thank you Veal. I predict by December on this soft launch we will see sales and when we get to 2015 we will see national chain authorizations coming forward and more growth. The product is great and I am using it daily. The reviews and the people on this board using are believers and know what is going on.
Boy is that a direct untruth. Sales are moving daily watch FB and listen to what Larry is saying . Sales will only increase and it will only grow if you call selling getting worse and getting into more and more stores and distributors good luck in your fantasy. The plane boss the plane. Sales will be the great equalizer and once we get to NACS and Bevnet in December this will continue to set up for National authorizations in 2015. We will see who is right on this remember I told you sales will increase.
Thanks I just give my opinion of how I view the company from a beverage perspective and I like it very much I always have but I really like now we have Git R Done Energy. You also are using the product so you know how that stuff works and the more shelves it lands on and the more people using it this will only continue to grow.
I totally agree they had to raise money to get this train back on the tracks and I think its moving forward. Veal is a finance guy and has turned companies around. I feel very good going forward as the product sells and works and the consumers in the end will decide I am more will to take my chance with the market.
Yes but TCA is gone and that was a major hold back to finding decent capital moving forward they had company locked down so I am fine with it. Its all about sales now. This is a long term play as I have always stated.
Unless your living in the past stuck in the 70's or 80's or 90's the SEC has sanctions social media as an effective way for companies to communicate their messages and even raise capital. Today the whole world is engaged in social media from celebs to CEO. You must be living in the past if you don't think that social media is not the forward thinking of companies to communicate. As you see even this board turns to social media as before it access to information was much more limited.
The product sells well but I have no clue their production stuff they don't talk about things like that nor do I ask them.
You don't see 5hr doing cans and their a one trick company.
What I am saying HJOE is never going to do a can drink guys. They going to focus on shot and they should the counter space is much better than coolers for what they do and it would be insane to go into that market and I don't ever see them doing it. There a shot company guys at this point maybe if someone buys them but I don't see these guys ever going away from Shots. The shot business over all 5hr stacker is much bigger than the can business and you don't have to fight and pay for the cooler.
The shot market is bigger than Monster. 5hr Sales are going to be over 2 billion this year. I think it would be suicide for HJOE to do a drink and try to go up against coke , pepsi and red bull in the cooler. Coke bought because they were loosing cooler space from monster in many area of the country they always control the cooler and that was the investment as well as energy is always growing it was a two fold play.