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The roots of the phrase "poker nuts" are unclear although it’s thought to have come from old jargon which means "delightful thing, practice or experience". It is really a "delightful thing" of course, because in Texas hold’em the poker nuts would be the very best possible hand that you are able to have at any point in the game.
If you have the nuts, you can not be defeated…at that point in the hand. This would be the essential factor that loads of inexperienced gamblers fail to take account of, the nuts can move from one gambler to yet another along with your palm which was the nuts previous on can end up being crushed!
The subsequent example need to show the fickle nature of the cards in Hold’em poker and how your nuts can quickly turn to pulp!
You are wagering a palm of Texas hold em poker and there are three players even now in the game at the flop. You obtain dealt five of clubs, 8 of diamonds; Amy has five of spades, 5 of clubs and Mike’s palm is King, 9 of hearts.
The flop is dealt and the cards are nine of hearts, 6 of hearts and 5 of diamonds. This really is a great flop for you – you have got the poker nuts! At this stage you’ve got a directly – 5, 6, seven, 8, 9 – which can’t be beaten by any other mixture of cards.
Now you choose to "slow play" your side and try to draw a wager from somebody using a great pair who will like this flop, so you basically check. Amy likes the look of her side now as she’s flopped three five-s so she makes a wager which is named by Mike as he now has a pair of 9s using a King kicker. You prefer the way it’s going so you call the bet.
The turn card is Ace of hearts. Mike is now smiling to himself as he has just managed to produce the poker nuts with a flush, his 2 hearts in his hands plus the 3 around the table with Ace King great now give him an unbeatable hand. Mike wagers as he knows he’s got the nuts except he wants to draw out the maximum cash from the table so he keeps his wager low sufficient to have called. You nevertheless assume you are succeeding with the straight, in fact the Ace has strengthened that belief as you now reckon Mike possibly has an Ace in his side and perhaps even 2 pairs.
He’s fallen into your trap! Or so you think.
The river is dealt and it’s the 5 of hearts. This is a blow to you as you can find now four hearts on view, so anyone using a heart is beating you that has a flush. Mike is happy together with the 5 as he nevertheless feels he’s winning with all the top flush, even though his opponents might also have manufactured a flush and consider they’re winning. Amy naturally will be the real winner as she has just made the nuts with four five-s, her 4 of the form can only be beaten by a straight flush or a much better four of the kind. There are not enough connected hearts displaying around the table to generate a directly flush and there is not yet another pair showing so it can be impossible to make four of the kind.
Amy captures the pot whilst you and Mike reflect on what ought to have been.
Both of you held the poker nuts at one level in the game but failed to realise that the poker nuts – as well as your fortunes – in Hold’em can change totally with 1 turn of a card.
