# Outs

> Source: [Outs in the Smarter.Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary/outs)

## Definition
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.

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

## Related Poker Terms

- [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.
- [Pot Odds](https://smarter.poker/glossary/pot-odds) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/pot-odds.md)): Pot Odds Compare The Size Of A Call With The Pot You Could Win. Divide The Call By The Total Pot After You Call To Find The Equity You Need: Calling 50 Into A Pot That Will Be 150 Needs 33 Percent. If Your Equity Is Higher Than That Break Even Point, The Call Makes Money Over Time.
- [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.
- [Backdoor Draw](https://smarter.poker/glossary/backdoor-draw) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/backdoor-draw.md)): 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.

## Related Strategy Lessons

- [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%.
- [Implied Odds: When A Draw Can Call](https://smarter.poker/learn/implied-odds) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/implied-odds.md)): Implied Odds Are The Chips You Expect To Win On Later Streets When Your Draw Hits: A Flush Draw On The Turn Facing A Half Pot Bet Needs About 56 More Chips From Later Betting, Per 100 In The Pot, To Make The Call Break Even.

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