[elysium]

hi ulysses
right, he may have nothing or he may have two small pair. but whatever he has, the nut flush is very, very vulnerable. the biggest problem with it is that the next card either puts your opponent way ahead or way behind, and your opponent knows it. in other words, another flush card, and the board is horrifying to your opponent. a card that gives him a boat, however, can be deceptively stealthy from your point of view, but your opponent will know for a fact that he is ahead and will raise forcing you to call with the loser. the nut flush never gets stronger either. it only gets weaker. your opponents hand cannot get weaker, you already definately have him beat; his hand can only strengthen. so the idea is to take down the pot while the nut flush is at its most powerful setting, and before the board becomes totally horrifying.