Poker outs
Count the outs. Know the chance.
Your outs are the cards that complete your hand. Count them and this tool turns them into a probability — the number you feed into every call-or-fold decision.
The idea
Only count the clean outs.
The rule of 2 and 4 gives a fast estimate: outs times four on the flop, times two for a single card. But count only clean outs — the ones that genuinely give you the best hand. Hitting a draw into a better hand is not a win.
What your draw is worth
Count your outs and see the chance of hitting.
Chance of hitting
35.0%
By the river
On the next card
19.1%
The next card only
What you need to call
Your draw is 1.9 : 1 against. For calling to pay off, the pot has to offer you at least 35% — you decide that with the pot odds.
Rule of 2 and 4: outs x4 on the flop, outs x2 per card. A quick approximation, not exact.
Hitting your draw is not winning: count only clean outs — the ones that truly give you the best hand. And hitting the probability is not enough: it only pays if the pot gives you the right odds.