Flush Draw
Having four cards of the same suit with one or more cards to come. With one card to come, about a 19.6% chance of completing.
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What Is Flush Draw?
A flush draw is one of the strongest drawing hands in poker due to having nine outs, giving it roughly a 35% chance to complete with two cards to come and about 19.6% with just one card left. Flush draws are frequently used as semi-bluffing hands, since they combine genuine equity with strong fold equity when betting or raising.
Examples
A player holds two clubs with two more clubs on the flop, giving them a flush draw with nine outs to complete by the river.
With a flush draw and one card to come on the turn, a player calculates roughly a 19.6% chance of hitting their flush on the river.
Strategy Tips
Use flush draws as strong semi-bluffing candidates, since raising or betting with this hand combines fold equity with legitimate backup equity if called. Calculate pot odds carefully when deciding whether to call a bet with a flush draw, remembering the roughly 4-to-1 odds against completing with one card to come. Consider implied odds in position, since a completed flush is often well-disguised and can win a larger pot on the river. Be cautious of the flush draw completing into a lower flush against an opponent holding a higher card of the same suit.