The beginnings of the phrase "poker nuts" are uncertain although it really is thought to have come from old jargon which means "delightful thing, practice or experience". It can be a "delightful thing" of course, because in Holdem the poker nuts would be the greatest feasible side that it is possible to have at any point in the game.
If you might have the nuts, you can’t be defeated…at that level in the hand. This would be the crucial factor that a great deal of inexperienced players fail to consider, the nuts can move from one player to one more as well as your hand which was the nuts earlier on can end up being smashed!
The subsequent example must show the fickle nature of the cards in Texas holdem poker and how your nuts can swiftly turn to pulp!
You are playing a palm of Hold em poker and there are 3 players nevertheless in the game at the flop. You obtain dealt 5 of clubs, 8 of diamonds; Amy has five of spades, five of clubs and Mike’s side is King, 9 of hearts.
The flop is dealt and the cards are nine of hearts, 6 of hearts and 5 of diamonds. This is a fantastic flop for you – you have got the poker nuts! At this level you’ve a directly – 5, six, seven, 8, 9 – which can not be defeated by any other mixture of cards.
Now you decide to "slow play" your side and try to draw a wager from somebody with a superior pair who will like this flop, so you simply check. Amy likes the look of her palm now as she has flopped three five spades so she makes a bet which is called by Mike as he now has a pair of nines which 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 grinning to himself as he has just been able to generate the poker nuts that has a flush, his two hearts in his hand plus the three around the table with Ace King superior 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 bet low sufficient to get called. You still assume you are succeeding with the directly, in reality the Ace has strengthened that belief as you now reckon Mike most likely has an Ace in his hand and maybe even two pairs.
He’s dropped into your trap! Or so you believe.
The river is dealt and it’s the five of hearts. This really is a blow to you as you will discover now four hearts on view, so anyone with a heart is beating you having a flush. Mike is happy with the 5 as he even now feels he’s succeeding together with the top flush, whilst his opponents may possibly also have produced a flush and feel they’re winning. Amy needless to say may be the real winner as she has just made the nuts with four five-s, her four of a sort can only be defeated by a directly flush or a greater four of a kind. There aren’t adequate connected hearts showing on the table to generate a straight flush and there isn’t an additional pair showing so it can be not possible to generate four of a kind.
Amy wins the pot though you and Mike reflect on what should have been.
Both of you held the poker nuts at one point in the game except failed to realise that the poker nuts – as well as your fortunes – in Hold em can change entirely with one turn of a card.