The roots of the phrase "poker nuts" are uncertain even though it really is thought to have come from old slang which means "delightful point, practice or experience". It is a "delightful thing" obviously, because in Hold em the poker nuts will be the finest feasible palm that you’ll be able to have at any stage in the game.
If you’ve the nuts, you can’t be outdone…at that level in the hand. This could be the critical factor that a lot of inexperienced players fail to take account of, the nuts can move from one player to one more and your side which was the nuts previous on can end up being smashed!
The subsequent example really should show the unpredictable nature of the cards in Hold em poker and how your nuts can swiftly turn to pulp!
You might be betting a hands of Hold em poker and there are three gamblers nonetheless in the casino game at the flop. You have dealt five of clubs, eight of diamonds; Amy has five of spades, 5 of clubs and Mike’s hands is King, nine of hearts.
The flop is dealt and the cards are 9 of hearts, 6 of hearts and 5 of diamonds. It is a excellent flop for you – you have got the poker nuts! At this stage you’ve a directly – five, 6, seven, 8, nine – which can not be beaten by any other combination of cards.
Now you choose to "slow play" your hand and attempt to draw a wager from somebody using a great pair who will like this flop, so you simply check. Amy likes the look of her side now as she has flopped 3 5 spades so she makes a wager which is referred to as by Mike as he now has a pair of nines that has a King kicker. You prefer the way it is going so you call the wager.
The turn card is Ace of hearts. Mike is now smiling to himself as he has just been able to generate the poker nuts that has a flush, his two hearts in his hands plus the three on the table with Ace King superior now give him an unbeatable hand. Mike wagers as he knows he has got the nuts except he wants to draw out the maximum cash from the table so he maintains his bet low enough to obtain called. You even now think you are winning together with the straight, in reality the Ace has strengthened that perception as you now think Mike possibly has an Ace in his hand and maybe even 2 pairs.
He’s fallen into your trap! Or so you believe.
The river is dealt and it’s the 5 of hearts. This really is a blow to you as you will discover now four hearts on view, so anyone having a heart is defeating you with a flush. Mike is happy using the five as he nonetheless feels he is succeeding with the top flush, whilst his competitors may also have manufactured a flush and believe they are winning. Amy obviously could be the real winner as she has just manufactured the nuts with four 5s, her 4 of a variety can only be defeated by a directly flush or a much better four of the kind. There are not enough connected hearts showing around the table to generate a directly flush and there isn’t another pair showing so it’s not possible to make 4 of a kind.
Amy wins the pot while you and Mike reflect on what need to 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 Hold’em can change totally with one turn of the card.