The UK’s biggest pub poker leagues have merged, bringing together a total of more than 250,000 registered players. The reason for the rule is to prevent collusion or “soft play” between players, although in most cases a player checking back the nuts often does so without realizing he or she has an unbeatable hand.įounder of the Wrexham-based The Nuts Poker League, Steve Bellis, is known for securing £65,000-worth of investment on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den from Theo Paphitis and Deborah Meaden – becoming the first person to leave the den with more money than he went in for. You’ve hit the best possible hand at that moment in the game and are in a comfortable position to win the pot. In poker, “the nuts” refers to the best hand possible, at any given moment, and could result in dollar signs by the time you’ve played the hand completely.
