Posted by Erik | Posted in Poker | Posted on 31-07-2012
The roots of the phrase "poker nuts" are unclear although it can be thought to have come from old jargon which means "delightful point, practice or experience". It is often a "delightful thing" naturally, because in Texas hold’em the poker nuts will be the finest feasible hands that you’ll be able to have at any level in the game.
If you’ve the nuts, you can’t be beaten…at that level in the hand. This could be the crucial factor that a lot of inexperienced gamblers fail to consider, the nuts can move from one player to a different as well as your hand which was the nuts earlier on can end up being smashed!
The subsequent example need to show the fickle nature of the cards in Texas holdem poker and how your nuts can swiftly turn to pulp!
You are wagering a hands of Hold em poker and there are 3 players even now 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 side is King, nine of hearts.
The flop is dealt and the cards are nine of hearts, six of hearts and 5 of diamonds. This really is a excellent flop for you – you’ve got the poker nuts! At this stage you’ve a directly – five, six, seven, eight, 9 – which can not be beaten by any other combination of cards.
Now you choose to "slow play" your hands and attempt to draw a wager from somebody that has a great pair who will like this flop, so you simply check. Amy likes the look of her side now as she’s flopped three five-s so she makes a wager which is known as by Mike as he now has a pair of nines having 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 grinning to himself as he has just been able to generate the poker nuts which has a flush, his 2 hearts in his hands plus the three around the table with Ace King superior now give him an unequalled hand. Mike wagers as he knows he has got the nuts but he wants to extract the maximum cash from the table so he maintains his bet low enough to obtain called. You nevertheless believe you are succeeding with the directly, in fact the Ace has strengthened that perception as you now think Mike possibly has an Ace in his palm and perhaps even two pairs.
He’s fallen 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 there are now 4 hearts on view, so anyone with a heart is defeating you which has a flush. Mike is happy with all the five as he nevertheless feels he’s winning with all the top flush, even though his opponents might also have produced 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 the sort can only be defeated by a directly flush or a greater 4 of the kind. There aren’t adequate connected hearts showing around the table to make a straight flush and there is not one more pair showing so it truly is not possible to produce four of the kind.
Amy captures the pot although you and Mike reflect on what need to have been.
Both of you held the poker nuts at 1 level in the casino game but failed to realise that the poker nuts – as well as your fortunes – in Texas hold’em can change completely with 1 turn of the card.