Outs

The unseen cards that would turn your hand into the likely winner.

Example

You hold four hearts after the flop, so the 9 hearts left are your outs.

Also written: out.

Related

• draw A hand that isn’t made yet but could be: four to a flush, or four to a straight.
• rule of 2 and 4 A quick equity guess: outs × 4 when you will see both the turn and the river (someone is all in), otherwise outs × 2 per card to come.
• equity Your share of the pot if every card were dealt out: how often your hand wins from here.

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

Quads is for adults, 18 and over. It teaches with play chips only: there is no real money, ever.