Outs
Outs are the cards left in the deck that would make your hand the best one.
A flush draw has 9 outs, an open-ended straight draw 8 and a gutshot 4. With 9 outs on the flop you hit on the turn about 19% of the time, and by the river about 35%.
Count only clean outs. A card that completes your straight but also completes a possible flush may not win the pot.
Work it out
Outs calculator: Enter how many outs you have and where you are in the hand. The calculator shows the exact chance of hitting, next to the rule of 2 and 4.
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Practise decisions like this in the trainer: ten hands at a time, with the answer and the reason.