Gutshot

A gutshot in poker refers to a type of draw where you have just one (numeric) card as an 'out' to hit your straight. For instance, in Hold��em if you hold 8x7x and the flop comes Kx5x4x, you have a ��gutshot draw�� to a straight, needing a 6x to complete it.

What is a Gutshot in Poker?

A gutshot is another term for inside straight draw. In other words, you have four cards of a straight, and the one card needed to complete it sits inside your straight draw. So, let's say you have 3?4? and the flop is 5?7?A?, here you will need a six to complete your straight. You have the 3, 4, 5 and 7 part, but the 6 that sits inside the 5 and the 7 is still required.

Gutshots exist in Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Stud and a range of other poker variants. A gutshot is not the same, though, as an open-ended straight draw. Here, you can hit one of two cards to hit your straight - for instance you have 3?4? and the flop comes 5?6?K?. In this case, you can hit either a 2 or a 7 to complete your straight.

Examples of Gutshot in Poker

Here are some scenarios to illustrate the concept of a Gutshot in poker:
In a Texas Hold'em game, you hold 5-6 and the flop comes 3-4-K. You now have a gutshot, needing a 2 to complete the straight.

In an Omaha tournament, you hold A-2-3-5 and the flop comes 4-6-7. You have a gutshot with a 5 needed to complete the straight.

• "Despite having a gutshot, he decided to fold due to the poor odds of completing his hand."
• "She hit her gutshot on the river, completing her straight and winning a large pot."
• "Chasing a gutshot can be risky as there are fewer cards that can complete your hand compared to an open-ended straight draw."

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