Posted by Angelique | Posted in Holdem | Posted on 06-01-2011
The roots of the phrase "poker nuts" are uncertain although it is thought to have come from old slang 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 very best feasible side that you may have at any point in the game.
If you may have the nuts, you cannot be outdone…at that stage in the hand. This is the crucial factor that a great deal of inexperienced players fail to take account of, the nuts can move from one player to one more as well as your hand which was the nuts previous on can end up being crushed!
The subsequent example really should demonstrate the unpredictable nature of the cards in Texas hold em poker and how your nuts can quickly turn to pulp!
You’re playing a hands of Hold’em poker and there are 3 players nevertheless in the casino game at the flop. You get dealt 5 of clubs, eight of diamonds; Amy has 5 of spades, five of clubs and Mike’s side is King, 9 of hearts.
The flop is dealt and the cards are 9 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 point you have a straight – five, six, seven, 8, 9 – which cannot be defeated by any other combination of cards.
Now you decide to "slow play" your hand 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 hands now as she has flopped three five spades so she makes a bet which is known as by Mike as he now has a pair of 9s having a King kicker. You like 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 been able to make the poker nuts that has a flush, his two hearts in his palm plus the three around the table with Ace King high now give him an unbeatable hand. Mike bets as he knows he’s got the nuts but he wants to draw out the maximum cash from the table so he maintains his wager low enough to receive called. You even now think you are winning using the straight, in reality the Ace has heightened that perception as you now think Mike probably has an Ace in his hands and maybe even 2 pairs.
He’s dropped into your trap! Or so you think.
The river is dealt and it is the 5 of hearts. It is a blow to you as you will discover now four hearts on view, so anyone using a heart is beating you having a flush. Mike is happy together with the 5 as he still feels he’s winning together with the top flush, though his opponents may well also have produced a flush and believe they are winning. Amy of course will be the real winner as she has just made the nuts with 4 five spades, her four of a type can only be defeated by a directly flush or a better four of a kind. There aren’t adequate connected hearts displaying around the table to make a straight flush and there isn’t yet another pair showing so it truly is not possible to generate four of a kind.
Amy wins the pot even though you and Mike reflect on what need to have been.
Both of you held the poker nuts at one point in the casino game except failed to realise that the poker nuts – and your fortunes – in Texas hold em can change entirely with one turn of a card.