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The origins of the phrase "poker nuts" are unclear even though it really is thought to have been dirived from old slang which means "delightful factor, practice or experience". It is really a "delightful thing" needless to say, because in Texas holdem the poker nuts may be the ideal feasible hands that you may have at any point in the game.

If you’ve the nuts, you cannot be outdone…at that point in the hand. This could be the crucial factor that a lot of inexperienced gamblers fail to take account of, the nuts can move from 1 player to one more along with your hand which was the nuts previous on can end up being smashed!

The following example should show the fickle nature of the cards in Texas holdem poker and how your nuts can quickly turn to pulp!

You’re wagering a hand of Hold em poker and there are three players still in the game at the flop. You get dealt 7 of clubs, 8 of diamonds; Amy has five of spades, five of clubs and Mike’s hands is King, nine of hearts.

The flop is dealt and the cards are nine of hearts, 6 of hearts and 5 of diamonds. It is a excellent flop for you – you have got the poker nuts! At this stage you’ve a directly – five, 6, seven, 8, nine – which cannot be beaten by any other combination of cards.

Now you decide to "slow play" your side and try to draw a wager from somebody which has a good pair who will like this flop, so you simply check. Amy likes the look of her hand now as she’s flopped 3 5s so she makes a wager which is named by Mike as he now has a pair of nines that has 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 grinning to himself as he has just managed to produce the poker nuts that has a flush, his 2 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 has got the nuts except he wants to draw out the max cash from the table so he keeps his bet low enough to acquire called. You even now consider you are winning with all the directly, in fact the Ace has increased that perception as you now think Mike probably has an Ace in his hand and perhaps even 2 pairs.

He’s dropped into your trap! Or so you believe.

The river is dealt and it’s the 5 of hearts. This really is a blow to you as there are now four hearts on view, so anyone using a heart is beating you using a flush. Mike is happy with all the five as he still feels he is succeeding using the top flush, whilst his competitors might also have made a flush and believe they are winning. Amy of course will be the real winner as she has just produced the nuts with four five spades, her four of a type can only be defeated by a straight flush or a far better four of the kind. There are not adequate connected hearts showing around the table to produce a directly flush and there isn’t a different pair showing so it is not possible to make four of a kind.

Amy wins the pot though you and Mike reflect on what need to have been.

Both of you held the poker nuts at 1 point in the game except failed to realise that the poker nuts – and your fortunes – in Hold em can change completely with 1 turn of the card.