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The nuts

The nuts: reading the board in three secondsThe best hand a board allows anyone to hold, and how to see it instantly using three questions.The three-second scan: paired, suited, ladderedThe three-second scan: paired, suited, laddered — a plain-language walkthrough with real boards.Why the thresholds are exactly threeWhy the thresholds are exactly three — a plain-language walkthrough with real boards.Reading straights: slide the windowReading straights: slide the window — a plain-language walkthrough with real boards.Key cards, blockers, and the second-nuts trapKey cards, blockers, and the second-nuts trap — a plain-language walkthrough with real boards.Six practice boards, worked throughSix practice boards, worked through — a plain-language walkthrough with real boards.How board reading plugs into every other decisionHow board reading plugs into every other decision — a plain-language walkthrough with real board