Draw

A hand that isn’t made yet but could be: four to a flush, or four to a straight.

Example

Holding J♥ 10♥ on Q♥ 9♣ 2♥, you have a flush draw and a straight draw.

Also written: draws, drawing.

Related

• outs The unseen cards that would turn your hand into the likely winner.
• flush draw Four cards of one suit, one short of a flush. It has 9 outs.
• OESD Open-ended straight draw: four ranks in a row that a card at either end completes, 8 outs.
• gutshot A straight draw missing one rank in the middle. It has 4 outs.

Practise it in 5 minutes Counting outs, a short free lesson.

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