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The origins of the phrase "poker nuts" are uncertain even though it is thought to have come from old jargon which means "delightful point, practice or experience". It is a "delightful thing" naturally, because in Hold em the poker nuts will be the finest feasible hand that it is possible to have at any level in the game.

If you may have the nuts, you can not be beaten...at that point in the hand. This could be the critical factor that lots of inexperienced players fail to consider, the nuts can move from one gambler to another and your hand which was the nuts previous on can end up being crushed!

The subsequent example must illustrate the unpredictable nature of the cards in Texas hold em poker and how your nuts can swiftly turn to pulp!

You are wagering a hand of Hold em poker and there are 3 players nevertheless in the game at the flop. You obtain dealt five of clubs, eight of diamonds; Amy has five of spades, 5 of clubs and Mike's side is King, nine of hearts.

The flop is dealt and the cards are 9 of hearts, 6 of hearts and 5 of diamonds. This really is a fantastic flop for you - you have got the poker nuts! At this point you might have a directly - five, six, seven, eight, nine - which can't be beaten by any other combination of cards.

Now you determine to "slow play" your hands and attempt to draw a wager from somebody that has a high pair who will like this flop, so you simply check. Amy likes the look of her hand now as she's flopped 3 5 spades so she makes a wager which is called by Mike as he now has a pair of 9s with a King kicker. You prefer the way it is 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 side plus the 3 around the table with Ace King superior now give him an unequalled hand. Mike wagers as he knows he's got the nuts but he wants to extract the max cash from the table so he keeps his wager low enough to obtain called. You nevertheless think you're winning using the straight, in reality the Ace has increased that perception as you now think Mike probably has an Ace in his palm and perhaps even two pairs.

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

The river is dealt and it's the 5 of hearts. This is a blow to you as you will discover now four hearts on view, so anyone which has a heart is defeating you that has a flush. Mike is happy with all the five as he nevertheless feels he is winning using the top flush, whilst his opponents may well also have manufactured a flush and feel they're winning. Amy of course may be the real winner as she has just created the nuts with four five-s, her four of the form can only be outdone by a straight flush or a greater four of a kind. There are not enough connected hearts showing on the table to make a directly flush and there is not a different pair displaying so it can be not possible to make 4 of a kind.

Amy wins the pot although you and Mike reflect on what must have been.

Both of you held the poker nuts at one stage in the casino game except failed to realise that the poker nuts - and your fortunes - in Texas holdem can change totally with 1 turn of the card.