The roots of the phrase "poker nuts" are uncertain although it can be thought to have come from old slang which means "delightful thing, practice or experience". It can be a "delightful thing" needless to say, because in Texas holdem the poker nuts may be the very best possible side that it is possible to have at any level in the game.

If you have the nuts, you can’t be defeated…at that point in the hand. This could be the crucial factor that lots of unskilled players fail to take account of, the nuts can move from 1 gambler to one more as well as your hands which was the nuts previous on can end up being crushed!

The subsequent example should demonstrate the unpredictable nature of the cards in Hold’em poker and how your nuts can speedily turn to pulp!

You’re wagering a side of Hold em poker and there are 3 gamblers nonetheless in the casino game at the flop. You receive dealt seven of clubs, 8 of diamonds; Amy has 5 of spades, 5 of clubs and Mike’s hand 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 fantastic flop for you – you’ve got the poker nuts! At this stage you’ve got a directly – five, 6, 7, eight, 9 – which cannot be beaten by any other combination of cards.

Now you determine to "slow play" your side and try to draw a wager from somebody using a good pair who will like this flop, so you simply check. Amy likes the look of her side now as she’s flopped 3 five-s so she makes a wager which is named by Mike as he now has a pair of nines with a King kicker. You like 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 2 hearts in his palm plus the three around the table with Ace King superior now give him an unbeatable hand. Mike bets as he knows he’s got the nuts but he wants to extract the maximum cash from the table so he keeps his bet low adequate to receive called. You nevertheless believe you’re succeeding with the straight, in reality the Ace has heightened that belief as you now reckon Mike probably has an Ace in his hands and perhaps even 2 pairs.

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

The river is dealt and it is the 5 of hearts. This really is a blow to you as you’ll find now 4 hearts on view, so anyone using a heart is beating you which has a flush. Mike is happy together with the 5 as he nonetheless feels he is succeeding with the top flush, though his opponents may well also have produced a flush and feel they are winning. Amy obviously could be the real winner as she has just created the nuts with four 5 spades, her 4 of a kind can only be defeated by a straight flush or a far better four of a kind. There aren’t sufficient connected hearts displaying on the table to generate a straight flush and there is not another pair showing so it’s impossible to make 4 of the kind.

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

Both of you held the poker nuts at one stage in the game except failed to realise that the poker nuts – as well as your fortunes – in Holdem can change totally with 1 turn of a card.