# Backdoor Draw

> Source: [Backdoor Draw in the Smarter.Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary/backdoor-draw)

## Definition
A Backdoor Draw Is A Draw That Needs Both The Turn And The River To Complete, Such As Holding Two Hearts On A Flop With One Heart. It Is Worth Only A Few Percent Of Equity On Its Own, But It Adds Reasons To Bet Or Continue And Gives Bluffs Extra Ways To Improve On Later Streets.

- **Category**: Postflop
- **Term Code**: `backdoor-draw`
- **DefinedTermSet**: [Smarter.Poker Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary)

## Related Poker Terms

- [Outs](https://smarter.poker/glossary/outs) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/outs.md)): Outs Are The Unseen Cards That Improve Your Hand To The Likely Winner. A Flush Draw Has Nine Outs And An Open Ended Straight Draw Has Eight. A Quick Estimate Of Your Chance To Hit Is Outs Times Four On The Flop, With Two Cards To Come, Or Outs Times Two On The Turn With One Card Left.
- [Equity](https://smarter.poker/glossary/equity) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/equity.md)): Equity Is Your Share Of The Pot Based On How Often Your Hand Would Win If All Remaining Cards Were Dealt With No Further Betting. A Hand With 40 Percent Equity In A 100 Chip Pot Owns 40 Chips Of It On Average. Equity Against A Whole Range, Rather Than One Hand, Is What Drives Sound Decisions.
- [Semi-Bluff](https://smarter.poker/glossary/semi-bluff) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/semi-bluff.md)): A Semi-Bluff Is A Bet Or Raise With A Hand That Is Probably Behind Now But Has Real Outs To Improve, Such As A Flush Draw Or An Open Ended Straight Draw. It Wins In Two Ways: The Opponent Folds Right Away, Or The Draw Completes. That Combination Makes Semi-Bluffs The Backbone Of Most Balanced Bluffing Ranges.
- [Wet Board](https://smarter.poker/glossary/wet-board) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/wet-board.md)): A Wet Board Is A Flop Or Turn With Many Straight And Flush Possibilities, Such As J T 9 With Two Hearts. Equities Run Closer On Wet Boards, So Strong Hands Bet Larger To Charge Draws, And Ranges Change Sharply From Street To Street. The Opposite Is A Dry Board, Where Few Draws Exist And Small Bets Are Common.

## Related Strategy Lessons

- [How To Read Board Texture](https://smarter.poker/learn/board-texture) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/board-texture.md)): Board Texture Describes How Connected And Suited The Community Cards Are, And It Decides Which Ranges The Flop Favours: A Dry Board Such As K 7 2 Of Three Suits Changes Little From Street To Street, While A Monotone Flop Already Gives 45 Of The 1176 Possible Two Card Hands A Made Flush.
- [Counting Outs And The Rule Of 2 And 4](https://smarter.poker/learn/counting-outs) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/counting-outs.md)): An Out Is A Card That Improves Your Hand To The Likely Winner; From The Flop, 9 Outs Hit By The River 35% Of The Time, And The Rule Of 4 Estimates That As 36%.

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