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3. Odds in Texas Hold’em<br />

still 9 cards among the unseen 46 that will complete the<br />

Flush:<br />

Total Possibilities = 46<br />

– WILLs = 9<br />

WILLNOTs = 37<br />

Odds of Making a Flush with a 4-Flush<br />

WILLNOTs : WILLs<br />

37 : 9<br />

Reduce<br />

37 / 9 : 9 / 9<br />

4.11 : 1<br />

Open Straight Draw & 4 Flush >>> Straight or<br />

Flush<br />

With an open ended Straight draw there are 8 outs to the<br />

Straight. With a 4 Flush there are 9 cards that will make the<br />

Flush. Because 2 of these cards will make both the Straight<br />

and the Flush there are 9 + 8 – 2 = 15 outs to either the<br />

Straight or the Flush:<br />

Total Possibilities = 46<br />

– WILLs = 15<br />

WILLNOTs = 31<br />

Odds of Making a Straight or a Flush<br />

WILLNOTs : WILLs<br />

31 : 15<br />

Reduce<br />

31 / 15 : 15 / 15<br />

2.06 : 1<br />

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