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The roots of the phrase "poker nuts" are unsure even though it’s thought to have come from old jargon meaning "delightful point, practice or experience". It can be a "delightful thing" obviously, because in Hold’em the poker nuts could be the greatest feasible palm that you may have at any stage in the game.

If you might have the nuts, you can not be outdone…at that stage in the hand. This is the essential factor that lots of unskilled players fail to consider, the nuts can move from one gambler to a different as well as your palm which was the nuts previous on can end up being smashed!

The subsequent example must demonstrate the fickle nature of the cards in Texas hold em poker and how your nuts can rapidly turn to pulp!

You are wagering a side of Texas hold em poker and there are three players even now in the casino game at the flop. You get dealt 5 of clubs, eight of diamonds; Amy has five of spades, five of clubs and Mike’s palm is King, 9 of hearts.

The flop is dealt and the cards are 9 of hearts, six of hearts and 5 of diamonds. This is a wonderful flop for you – you’ve got the poker nuts! At this stage you’ve got a directly – five, six, seven, eight, 9 – which can’t be beaten by any other mixture of cards.

Now you decide to "slow play" your palm and attempt to draw a bet from somebody which has a great pair who will like this flop, so you simply check. Amy likes the look of her hands now as she has flopped three 5s so she makes a bet which is named by Mike as he now has a pair of 9s with 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 been able to produce the poker nuts which has a flush, his two hearts in his hands plus the three on the table with Ace King high now give him an unequalled hand. Mike wagers as he knows he’s got the nuts except he wants to extract the maximum cash from the table so he maintains his wager low adequate to obtain called. You nevertheless consider you’re winning using the straight, in reality the Ace has increased that perception as you now reckon Mike possibly has an Ace in his side and maybe even two pairs.

He has fallen into your trap! Or so you believe.

The river is dealt and it is the 5 of hearts. This is a blow to you as you can find now four hearts on view, so anyone which has a heart is defeating you using a flush. Mike is happy together with the 5 as he nonetheless feels he’s winning together with the top flush, although his competitors may well also have created a flush and feel they’re winning. Amy naturally could be the real winner as she has just manufactured the nuts with four five spades, her four of a type can only be outdone by a straight flush or a greater four of a kind. There are not enough connected hearts showing around the table to produce a directly flush and there is not one more pair displaying so it can be impossible to generate four of the kind.

Amy captures the pot while you and Mike reflect on what should have been.

Both of you held the poker nuts at 1 level in the casino game except failed to realise that the poker nuts – and your fortunes – in Holdem can change completely with one turn of a card.