Dead on Arrival
poker being a game of deceit, it’s not always possible to ascertain how strong a hand your opponent may hold playing at the casino online. One thing players can be absolutely certain about though is when they are holding the nuts. When you’ve hit quads with no straight flush possible or the best full house, you know you’ve get the best hand that can made, and that you will get paid.
Of course, in this online poker situation, the one holding the nuts will usually slow play the hand in an attempt to get other players to keep betting. Sometimes a classic big bet situation can arise because a player has hit trips unaware that the full house lurks across the table. Sometimes a paired board will give two players a full house, and lots of betting follows. In these situations, the player holding the second-best hand is “drawing dead.” There are no cards in the deck that can put the hand ahead of the player holding the nuts. When players are drawing dead, they are typically blissfully unaware of their no-win situation, and willingly pay off the nuts. When you’ve hit trips, or a full house, always consider if there could be a better hand than yours. It’s unusual for two players to hit a full house or for one to hit quads, but it can happen.
