Across the turn and river, we get a combined probability of 16.5% to complete the gutshot draw.On the river, we have a slightly better 8.7% chance of completing the gutshot, since we have 46 cards remaining instead of 47.On the turn, we have an 8.5% chance of completing our gutshot.That leaves us with 47 cards in the deck, but only 4 that we want to see. What are the odds that you will see the card on the turn or river (or both)?Ī deck has 52 cards and we have seen 5 cards already (3 on the flop + 2 in our hand). It’s a very disguised draw when it completes, which makes it very hard for opponents to see coming (like Matt Berkey in the PokerStars PCA 2019 hand seen above). Having a gutshot in poker means you only have 4 outs to complete your straight. Veklser outdraws Matt Berkey’s top pair and completes a gutshot straight draw Odds of Completing a Gutshot Straight Draw In poker, it’s not a term for physical pain, but chasing a gutshot straight draw can hurt your chip stack. I recommend keeping these charts open to provide guidance as you play.Outside of the poker world, the term “gutshot” is used for a painful experience.

With a little practice, you should be able to find the appropriate poker strategy very quickly. Fold against a lone player from early or middle position. * In the big blind, you can call with KJ against two opponents or a lone late player. You should fold if the raiser is in early or middle position or against two or more opponents. If the pot has been raised, you should reraise a late position player. * In the small blind, always call A9s against limpers. * In the small blind, you can raise or reraise one or two opponents with AQ, otherwise, call against three or more opponents. If the pot has been raised, you should either re-raise or fold when against a single player, or call if there are three players in the hand. * Raise 99 when you are first in from late position otherwise, call if the pot has not been raised. You have the option of rerasing a lone raiser otherwise, always call a raise. * In late position, you should raise with JJ against one caller or first in, and call against two callers or more. * In middle position, only call only play 98s if there are already three or more callers. Fold if you are first in or if the pot has been raised.

* In early position, only call with A8s or 77 if there is already at least one caller in the pot. Let’s look at some examples of how to use these poker odds charts… Early Position

Gut shot poker odds