Re: Reading the board.
Yes - and this is a good skill to have - and if you're not comfortable - practice by dealing out random hands & figuring out the nuts at each street.
Start with the strongest hands & work towards the weakest.
Remember these rules:
1. If the board isn't paired - quads & full houses are impossible.
2. If the board doesn't have 3 (or more) of the same suit - a flush (and therefore a straight flush) is impossible.
3. if there are not at least 3 cards on the board that have 2 or fewer gaps between them - a straight is impossible.
4. if a straight or better is impossible - the nuts is trips with the highest card on the board.
Good luck.
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