How many cards complete your flush?
The answer
9 outs
The math: Nine hearts remain, so a flush draw is 9 outs — about 18% on the next card.
Why
Count the unseen cards of your suit: thirteen hearts minus the four you can see is nine. Every flush draw is nine outs.
The spot
Villain · BTN
bets $10
POT · $20
K♥
9♥
2♣
A♥
7♥
BB
$1 / $2 · 100bb
- Your seat
- BB
- Stakes and stacks
- $1 / $2 · 100bb
- Your hand
- A♥ 7♥
- Board
- K♥ 9♥ 2♣
- Pot
- POT · $20
- Action on you
- BTN bets $10
The idea behind it
Outs are the unseen cards that make your hand. The flush draw is the anchor count to memorize: nine.
Concept: Counting outs
Terms in this spot
Play it instead of reading it
The trainer deals this hand with hints, grading and spaced repetition — and randomized variations of it once you have seen it.