If you are just starting out in the world of poker idn and you start to listen to the popular vocabulary of the game, you are probably wondering … what are the ‘nuts’ in poker? Low and short, the ‘nuts’ are the best possible play in a hand. It should not be confused with simply having a very good hand. Although when it comes to playing there are many similarities in having the poker nuts or a good hand, they are not exactly the same.
‘Nuts’ in poker vs. a very good hand
A clear example would be when on the table there are two, six and seven of the same suit, and a player has A and K of that color. Without a doubt, he has the ‘nuts’, because no rival combination could win or tie. But if you did not have the A and instead of the 2 it was a 5, you would no longer have the ‘nuts’ in this poker hand since there is an option to ‘flush’ with a higher card or a straight flush, respectively. Neither would it be ‘nuts’ to have a pair of seven in hand, and it would also be a very good hand, but the range of hands that surpassed it is already much greater than in the previous cases.
One hand can wane!
In short, if very few and very unlikely hands can beat you, the game will be very similar to if none do. Seeing how many hands can ruin your play is much easier with experience, hence the importance of playing real money poker. A three of a kind with a pocket pair is a very good hand, but if there are any double cards on the table, cards that open a straight option or cards of the same color. In this sense, the ‘nuts’ of poker can decrease and grow.
The ‘Nuts’: How to play them
When you have nuts at an idn poker table and nothing will take them away from you, it is important to keep the maximum opponents in your hand, while we inflate the pot. In this case, it is interesting to hide that winning hand so that the rivals believe that they have options to win, one of the best options for this being the ‘check-call’. It is very different when we have the nuts, but with the possibility of losing them. In this case, we are interested in getting value out of them but driving away rivals with projects. It can give new players some vertigo, but if we have an AA couple and we suspect that the opponent may be close to a project, it should be left out.
With a good hand, keep your opponents at the table.
Ultimately, when you have some definitive nuts, you will have to do something quite different. This does not give a clue of how much poker strategies have advanced over time, as the system no longer consists of a direct relationship between good hand and good bet. The best advice we can give you is to stay away from the literal meaning and focus on hiding your hand as much as possible.
