NH

1. Nice Hand

Let's Play a Game

Next time someone says "nh" to you in an online poker room, try to figure out if they were being genuine or sarcastic. How can you tell? If you don't know, we're not going to tell you.

Practice Game

In these two hands, which "nh" was sarcastic?

Hand 1

Player 1: posts the ante 20
Player 2: posts the ante 20
Player 3: posts the ante 20
Player 4: posts the ante 20
Player 5: posts the ante 20
Player 6: posts the ante 20
Hero: posts the ante 20
Player 5: posts small blind 100
Player 6: posts big blind 200

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Jd 6h]
Hero: folds
Player 1: folds
Player 2: raises 200 to 400
Player 3: folds
Player 4: folds
Player 5: calls 300
Player 6: calls 200

*** FLOP *** [Tc 8d Qd]
Player 5: bets 1000
Player 6: folds
Player 2: calls 1000

*** TURN *** [Tc 8d Qd] [4d]
Player 5: checks
Player 2: checks

*** RIVER *** [Tc 8d Qd 4d] [Kh]
Player 5: bets 200
Player 2: calls 200

*** SHOW DOWN ***
Player 5: shows [Qc Qh] (three of a kind, Queens)
Player 2: mucks hand
Player 5 collected 3740 from pot

Player 2: nh
Player 5: ty

Hand 2

Player 7 posts the small blind of 100
Hero posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #6

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [3d Jd]
Player 1 folds
Player 2 calls 200
Player 3 folds
Player 4 folds
Player 5 folds
Player 6 folds
Player 7 folds
Hero checks

*** FLOP *** [2h Jh Js]
Hero checks
Player 2 checks

*** TURN *** [2h Jh Js] [5s]
Hero bets 500
Player 2 calls 500

*** RIVER *** [2h Jh Js 5s] [4h]
Hero bets 605, and is all in
Player 2 calls 605

*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero shows [3d Jd] three of a kind, Jacks
Player 2 shows [As 3s] a straight, Five high
Player 2 wins the pot (2,710) with a straight, Five high

Hero: nh

Hero stands up