Definition of NUTS

I've been wondering how this term is used. Like for example. He/She has the NUT Straight.. Or the NUT flush.

From how I see it. a NUT Straight would be 10 J Q K A
Which would be the best possible no matter what. Any other straight is just a straight. 2 3 4 5 6

A NUT Flush would be any same suit with a A of the same. could be 2345 hearts with a A heart. Or 639J hearts with a A heart.

But a normal flush would be just 639J K hearts
and a normal straight would be like a 45678

Or is the term nuts used just used for the current hand.. Like Nut full house?

Confused! :P Please help! haha

If you have the NUTS you can't be beat.

Flop:
4c5h6s
turn:
Kd
River:
Jd

If you have 78 in the hole you will have the nut str8. You will win the hand or chop the pot with another player with the same hand as yours.

ya basically the nuts is the best hand, so if someone said i flopped the nuts, that means they flopped the best hand possible. and yes the term is just used for the current hand, so it is possible to flop the nuts 2 times in a row with 2 different hands, as i did the other day lol.

the nuts is the best hand possible given the hands on the board

the nut straight is the best straight possible - which might not neccessarily be the nuts itself

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The "nuts" is the best possible hand for the cards that are exposed. The nut can change with every card that hits the board.

The "absolute nuts" are the best hand for the cards exposed and the cards yet to be delt.

Ahh I think that's what I'm looking for. So a nut straight would be AKQJ10. But the NUTS would just be the cards on the board?

No, always think of the nuts in relation to what's on the board. If the board show 4d 5h 6c Ac Kc, then the nut straight is 78 of any suit, but the NUTS would be Qc Xc because any hand with two clubs, one of them being a queen is the best hand you can make considering the cards on the board. Also the nuts can be different based on what you have on you hand. If the flop is 10h 10d 5c, then usually the nuts will be pocket 10's. However if you hold 10s 5h, then you know pocket 10's are impossible, and you have the nuts.

The nuts flush is pretty much always an ace high flush. No one will say they have the nuts flush unless its ace high. Now sometimes that ace is on the board, so whoever has the king has the nuts flush, but it is still an ace high flush. The nuts straight doesnt have to be AKQJT. If the board is 234, then the nuts straight would be 56, but that is only if there are no other cards that can be connected to the straight (like a 6 on the board - in that situation, the nuts straight would be pocket 57).

A nuts full house in any situation is AAAKK, but you can have the nuts in other situations. If the board is KKQ32, the nuts full house would be KQ. Almost always if you get a hand better than a full house, its the nuts, like 4 of a kind, straight or royal flush.

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The nuts are the best possible hand in the current hand, not just the highest straight or flush etc, it's the best possible hand depending on the board