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The origins of the phrase "poker nuts" are unclear although it truly is thought to have been dirived from old jargon meaning "delightful thing, practice or experience". It is often a "delightful thing" naturally, because in Hold em the poker nuts may be the greatest possible hands that it is possible to have at any point in the game.

If you might have the nuts, you can't be outdone...at that point in the hand. This will be the critical factor that a lot of inexperienced gamblers fail to take account of, the nuts can move from one player to an additional as well as your hands which was the nuts earlier on can end up being crushed!

The following example need to demonstrate the fickle nature of the cards in Holdem poker and how your nuts can swiftly turn to pulp!

You are betting a side of Holdem poker and there are 3 gamblers nonetheless in the game at the flop. You have dealt 5 of clubs, eight of diamonds; Amy has five of spades, 5 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 five of diamonds. This can be a wonderful flop for you - you have got the poker nuts! At this stage you've got a directly - 5, 6, 7, eight, nine - which can't be defeated by any other combination of cards.

Now you determine to "slow play" your side and try 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 hand now as she has flopped three 5s 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'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 make the poker nuts that has a flush, his 2 hearts in his hand plus the 3 around the table with Ace King great now give him an unbeatable hand. Mike bets as he knows he's got the nuts but he wants to draw out the max cash from the table so he maintains his wager low adequate to obtain called. You nonetheless consider you're winning with all the directly, in fact the Ace has increased that belief as you now think Mike probably has an Ace in his hands and maybe even two pairs.

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

The river is dealt and it is the five of hearts. It is a blow to you as you will find now four hearts on view, so anyone having a heart is beating you having a flush. Mike is happy together with the 5 as he nonetheless feels he is winning using the top flush, while his opponents may possibly also have made a flush and believe they are winning. Amy of course would be the real winner as she has just produced the nuts with 4 5s, her 4 of a kind can only be defeated by a straight flush or a greater four of the kind. There aren't sufficient connected hearts showing around the table to generate a straight flush and there isn't an additional pair showing so it's not possible to make four of the kind.

Amy wins the pot whilst you and Mike reflect on what really should have been.

Both of you held the poker nuts at 1 stage 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.