Texas Hold em Poker Nuts IV - The Nut Fullhouse

Texas Hold 'em Poker Nut Hands IV - Fullhouses

You cannot lose with a nut fullhouse, but you might split the pot with just one other player.

You have the nut fullhouse in Texas Hold 'em Poker when there is only one pair on the board that is higher than the other upcards and equal to your high hole card and the next highest upcard is equal to your other hole card and there is no possibility of a straightflush.

You have the nut fullhouse in Texas Hold 'em Poker when there are two pairs on the board that are higher than the fifth upcard and each pair is equal to one of your hole cards and there is no possibility of a straightflush.

There cannot be a nut fullhouse on the board. If there's a fullhouse on the board, the nut hand is four of a kind.

You cannot have a nut fullhouse with a pocket pair.

When you have a nut fullhouse there is always the possibility that you will split the pot with one other player.

Scroll down through the examples below to get a better understanding of the nut fullhouse in Texas Hold 'em Poker.


Hole Cards	Flop	Turn	River
This is a nut fullhouse and hopefully you'll get some action from an ace or a king in the hole or some big pocket pairs. This is a scary flop and most players will fold.


Hole Cards	Flop	Turn	River
The jack on the river makes a split pot more likely, but this fullhouse is the nuts. If another player has the case ace in the hole, the pot will be split.


Hole Cards	Flop	Turn	River
This fullhouse was the best hand until the river. Pocket threes are the nut hole cards.


Hole Cards	Flop	Turn	River
This fullhouse could lose to nine-eight in the hole or pocket nines. This hand is not the nuts.


Hole Cards	Flop	Turn	River
This is tens over aces. Hands like this are sometimes called the poverty side of the fullhouse. This hand could lose to pocket aces, pocket kings or pocket queens.


Hole Cards	Flop	Turn	River
This fullhouse could lose to a straightflush. The nut hole cards are eight-seven of spades or seven-three of spades. When you get raised or reraised, take a moment to study the board. Sooner or later, we all make a few crying calls with hands like this.


Hole Cards	Flop	Turn	River
You cannot have a nut fullhouse with a pocket pair. This fullhouse could lose to four kings, four tens or a royal flush. The nut hole cards are queen-jack of spades.


Hole Cards	Flop	Turn	River
Fours over threes - the smallest possible nut fullhouse and it's only the nuts if there's no possibility of a straightflush.