Texas Hold'em - Basic Outs Trivia Quiz

Answer: Two

You have only two outs in this instance, you must hit one of the remaining two cards of the same rank as the pair you have to give you trips. In that case your trips would beat your opponents higher pair. It is possible that you can pick up more outs on the flop by picking up either a flush draw or a straight draw but at present you have only two.

A flush draw would give you nine more outs, an open-ended straight draw would give you eight more outs, and a gutshot straight draw would give you four more outs. Roughly, pre-flop you would have a 20% chance to win, post-flop a 10% chance and post-turn a 5% chance.

Answer: Nine

You have nine outs in this case. If you already have four from one suit exposed then any of the remaining nine cards from that suit will give you the flush{13(number of cards in a suit)-4(the four exposed from that suit)=9}. The only danger in this situation is whether one of those outs will pair the board. If it does pair the board then it is possible your opponent could have either a full house or quads and you would be beat.

But generally if you have a flush draw, you have nine outs. Roughly, post-flop you would have about a 25% chance to win and post-turn that would drop to 15%.

Answer: Eight

In this case you have eight outs, either of the cards on the ends of your four sequential cards. For instance, if you had 7c8d in your hand and the board reads 9h6sAd, then any of the Tens(4) or the Fives(4) would give you a straight(4+4=8). The only fear you would have is if the card that gives you the straight either pairs the board or puts three of the same suit on the board.

In the first case your opponent could have either a full house or quads, which beats you. In the second case the third suited card would make it possible for your opponent to have a flush, which would beat you.

But generally if you have an open-ended straight draw, you have eight outs. Roughly, post-flop you would have about a 25% chance to win and post-turn that would drop to 15%.

Answer: Four

In this case you have four outs, any of the one rank cards(4) that complete your straight. For example, if you have 7c8d in your hand and the board reads 10h6sAd, then any of the remaining Nines(4) would complete your straight. The only fear you would have is if the card that gives you the straight either pairs the board or puts three of the same suit on the board.

In the first case your opponent could have either a full house or quads, which beats you. In the second case the third suited card would make it possible for your opponent to have a flush, which would beat you.

But generally if you have an open-ended straight draw, you have four outs. Roughly, post-flop you would have about a 15% chance to win and post-turn that would drop to 9%.

Answer: Six

You would need to pair either of your two overcards in order to beat your opponent so that would mean you would have six outs. 4(number of cards of any one rank)-1(the one you hold)=3, then multiply that times two since you have two to get your total(3x2=6). If your opponent has trips then your odds decrease dramatically. Pre-flop this is considered a coin toss since the odds are basically 50-50 with both hands having an equal chance to win. Post-flop you drop to about 25% and post-turn that drops to about 15%.

Answer: Three

You would need your overcard to pair so that would give you any of the three remaining cards of the same rank as outs. You could get two of your card under the pair for three of a kind but that would take a runner runner combination and is therefore not considered an out at this time. Pre-flop you would have about a 30% chance to win the hand. Post-flop that drops to around 13% and post-turn it goes to about 7%.

Answer: 15

A flush draw provides you with nine outs and normally an open-ended straight draw provides you with eight outs but in this case some of those outs overlap. Two of your straight outs would actually be flush outs so the answer is 15 not 17(9+8-2=15). If the board pairs your outs could be negated as your opponent could have either a full house or quads. You also must be mindful of whether or not you have the nut flush draw and the nut straight draw because if you do not then there are hands that can beat you if you do hit your hand.

In the case of the flush, unless you have the Ace in your hand someone could be on a better flush draw. In the case of the straight it is necessary to consider if it is possible to get a higher straight than the one you hold.

Answer: 12

A flush draw provides you with nine outs and normally a gutshot straight draw provides you with four outs but in this case one of those outs overlaps. One of your straight outs would actually be flush out so the answer is 12 not 13(9+4-1=12). If the board pairs your outs could be negated as your opponent could have either a full house or quads. You also must be mindful of whether or not you have the nut flush draw and the nut straight draw because if you do not then there are hands that can beat you if you do hit your hand.

In the case of the flush, unless you have the Ace in your hand someone could be on a better flush draw. In the case of the straight it is necessary to consider if it is possible to get a higher straight than the one you hold.

Answer: 15

A flush draw gives you nine outs and two overcards gives you six more outs so you have a total of 15 outs(9+6=15). Since both of the cards in your hand are part of your flush draw, you know that all of the overcard outs still play. If only one of your cards played in the flush draw then you would lose one out since the card that is the same rank as the one in your hand and also the same suit as your flush draw would play first and foremost in the flush and you would lose one out.

In this instance, post-flop you would actually be a slight favorite at about 55%. Post-turn however your percentage would decrease to only about 35%.

Answer: 21

In this case you have the most amount of outs possible for any one hand - 21. You have nine outs for the flush, six outs for the open-ended straight draw, and six outs for the overcards(9+6+6=21). Normally you would have eight outs for the open-ended straight draw but since you have a flush draw that cancels two of the outs because they would also give you the flush and a flush is higher ranking than a straight. Post-flop you would be a heavy favorite at approximately 70%. Post-turn it would drop back to a coin flip at about 50-50.