# Wet Board

> Source: [Wet Board in the Smarter.Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary/wet-board)

## Definition
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.

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

## Related Poker Terms

- [Board Texture](https://smarter.poker/glossary/board-texture) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/board-texture.md)): Board Texture Describes How The Community Cards Interact. A Dry Board Such As K72 With Three Suits Offers Few Draws, A Wet Board Is Full Of Straight And Flush Possibilities, And A Monotone Board Shows Three Cards Of One Suit. Texture Decides Which Range It Favors, Which Is Why Bet Sizes And Frequencies Change From Flop To Flop.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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

- [Continuation Betting: When To C-Bet](https://smarter.poker/learn/continuation-betting) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/continuation-betting.md)): A Continuation Bet Is A Bet On The Flop By The Player Who Raised Before It, And It Works Best On Boards That Favour The Raiser's Range: A One Third Pot C-Bet Needs To Win The Pot Only 25% Of The Time To Profit As A Pure Bluff.
- [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.

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