The beginnings of the phrase "poker nuts" are uncertain although it really is thought to have come from old jargon meaning "delightful thing, practice or experience". It is actually a "delightful thing" of course, because in Holdem the poker nuts may be the greatest achievable side that it is possible to have at any point in the game.

If you’ve the nuts, you can not be beaten…at that stage in the hand. This could be the crucial factor that lots of unskilled gamblers fail to take account of, the nuts can move from 1 player to an additional as well as your palm which was the nuts earlier on can end up being crushed!

The following example really should demonstrate the unpredictable nature of the cards in Texas holdem poker and how your nuts can rapidly turn to pulp!

You are playing a hands of Texas holdem poker and there are 3 players nonetheless in the casino game at the flop. You acquire dealt 5 of clubs, eight 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. This really is a excellent flop for you – you have got the poker nuts! At this stage you’ve got a directly – 5, 6, seven, eight, nine – which can not be beaten by any other mixture of cards.

Now you determine to "slow play" your hand and attempt to draw a bet from somebody that has a great pair who will like this flop, so you basically check. Amy likes the look of her side now as she has flopped three 5 spades so she makes a bet which is known as by Mike as he now has a pair of 9s with a King kicker. You prefer the way it’s 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 produce the poker nuts with a flush, his 2 hearts in his palm plus the 3 on the table with Ace King great now give him an unequalled hand. Mike wagers 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 adequate to get called. You still consider you’re succeeding together with the straight, in reality the Ace has heightened that opinion as you now think Mike probably has an Ace in his hand and maybe even 2 pairs.

He’s dropped 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 you will discover now 4 hearts on view, so anyone which has a heart is beating you using a flush. Mike is happy with the five as he even now feels he’s winning with the top flush, whilst his opponents may also have made a flush and consider they are winning. Amy needless to say is the real winner as she has just created the nuts with four five-s, her four of the type can only be beaten by a straight flush or a much better 4 of a kind. There aren’t sufficient connected hearts showing around the table to make a straight flush and there is not another pair displaying so it truly is impossible 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 1 stage in the game but failed to realise that the poker nuts – as well as your fortunes – in Texas hold’em can change entirely with one turn of a card.