{"id":2533189,"date":"2024-07-04T14:22:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T14:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2533189"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T13:23:11","slug":"straight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/straight\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Straight in Poker? (Odds and Strategy)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A straight in poker is five cards in a row of mixed suits, like 10\u2663 9\u2666 8\u2660 7\u2665 6\u2663. It ranks sixth of the ten poker hands, beating three of a kind and everything below it, and losing to a flush or better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/texas-holdem-rules\/\">Texas Hold&#8217;em<\/a>&nbsp;you&#8217;ll make a straight about once every 22 times you see all seven cards. It&#8217;s a hand that wins a lot of big pots, and loses a few huge ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I see most often in hand reviews isn&#8217;t players missing straights. It&#8217;s players making the low end of a straight on a connected board and paying off someone who made a higher one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/straight-poker-hand-example-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Straight in poker, ten nine eight seven six in mixed suits\" class=\"wp-image-2550650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/straight-poker-hand-example-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/straight-poker-hand-example-746x420.webp 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/straight-poker-hand-example-373x210.webp 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/straight-poker-hand-example-768x432.webp 768w, 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.pl-foot{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;gap:8px;padding:12px 20px;border-top:1px solid var(--pl-line);font-size:12px;color:var(--pl-muted)}\n.pch-ladder .pl-foot a{color:var(--pl-green-dk);font-weight:700;font-size:13px;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}\n@media (max-width:680px){\n.pch-ladder .pl-head{padding:18px 16px}\n.pch-ladder h2.pl-title{font-size:22px}\n.pch-ladder .pl-stats li{flex:1 1 40%}\n.pch-ladder .pl-colhead{display:none}\n.pch-ladder ol.pl-rows>li{grid-template-columns:36px minmax(0,1fr) auto;grid-template-areas:\"rk nm cd\" \". bar bar\" \". rel rel\";gap:6px 10px;padding:12px}\n.pch-ladder .pl-rk{width:28px;height:28px;font-size:13px}\n.pch-ladder .pl-c{width:22px;height:30px;font-size:11px}\n.pch-ladder .pl-c i{font-size:10px}\n.pch-ladder .pl-bar{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}\n.pch-ladder .pl-track{flex:1}\n.pch-ladder .pl-odds{margin:0}\n.pch-ladder .pl-rel{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 10px;align-items:baseline}\n.pch-ladder .pl-rel a{margin:0}\n.pch-ladder .pl-know{flex-direction:column;gap:4px;padding:14px 16px}\n}<\/style><div class=\"pl-head\"><p class=\"pl-kicker\">Poker hand rankings<\/p><h2 class=\"pl-title\">What Beats a Straight?<\/h2><p class=\"pl-answer\"><strong>5 hands beat a straight<\/strong> (a royal flush, a straight flush, four of a kind, a full house and a flush). It ranks #6 of 10 and beats the 4 below it.<\/p><ul class=\"pl-stats\"><li><b>#6 of 10<\/b>Hand ranking<\/li><li><b>4<\/b>Hand types it beats<\/li><li><b>1 in 22<\/b>Texas Hold&#8217;em hands<\/li><li><b>1 in 255<\/b>Five-card deals<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"pl-colhead\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>#<\/span><span>Hand<\/span><span>Example<\/span><span>How often (Hold&#8217;em)<\/span><span>Vs a straight<\/span><\/div><ol class=\"pl-rows\"><li class=\"pl-up\"><span class=\"pl-rk\">1<\/span><span class=\"pl-nm\"><a class=\"pl-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/royal-flush\/\">Royal Flush<\/a><span class=\"pl-def\">A, K, Q, J and 10 of one suit<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-cd\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Example ace of hearts, king of hearts, queen of hearts, jack of hearts, 10 of hearts\"><span class=\"pl-c r\">A<i>\u2665<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">K<i>\u2665<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">Q<i>\u2665<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">J<i>\u2665<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">10<i>\u2665<\/i><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-bar\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"About 1 in 30,940 Texas Hold'em hands\"><span class=\"pl-track\"><span class=\"pl-fill\" style=\"width:10%\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-odds\">1 in 30,940 &middot; 0.0032%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-rel pl-up\"><span class=\"pl-tag\">Beats a straight<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"pl-up\"><span class=\"pl-rk\">2<\/span><span class=\"pl-nm\"><a class=\"pl-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/straight-flush\/\">Straight Flush<\/a><span class=\"pl-def\">Five cards in a row, all one suit<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-cd\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Example 9 of spades, 8 of spades, 7 of spades, 6 of spades, 5 of spades\"><span class=\"pl-c\">9<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">8<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">7<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">6<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">5<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-bar\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"About 1 in 3,591 Texas Hold'em hands\"><span class=\"pl-track\"><span class=\"pl-fill\" style=\"width:29%\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-odds\">1 in 3,591 &middot; 0.028%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-rel pl-up\"><span class=\"pl-tag\">Beats a straight<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"pl-up\"><span class=\"pl-rk\">3<\/span><span class=\"pl-nm\"><a class=\"pl-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/four-of-a-kind\/\">Four of a Kind<\/a><span class=\"pl-def\">Four cards of the same rank<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-cd\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Example queen of clubs, queen of diamonds, queen of hearts, queen of spades, 7 of diamonds\"><span class=\"pl-c\">Q<i>\u2663<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">Q<i>\u2666<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">Q<i>\u2665<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">Q<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">7<i>\u2666<\/i><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-bar\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"About 1 in 595 Texas Hold'em hands\"><span class=\"pl-track\"><span class=\"pl-fill\" style=\"width:45%\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-odds\">1 in 595 &middot; 0.168%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-rel pl-up\"><span class=\"pl-tag\">Beats a straight<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"pl-up\"><span class=\"pl-rk\">4<\/span><span class=\"pl-nm\"><a class=\"pl-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/full-house\/\">Full House<\/a><span class=\"pl-def\">Three of a kind plus a pair<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-cd\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Example king of spades, king of diamonds, king of clubs, 4 of hearts, 4 of spades\"><span class=\"pl-c\">K<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">K<i>\u2666<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">K<i>\u2663<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">4<i>\u2665<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">4<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-bar\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"About 1 in 39 Texas Hold'em hands\"><span class=\"pl-track\"><span class=\"pl-fill\" style=\"width:68%\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-odds\">1 in 39 &middot; 2.60%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-rel pl-up\"><span class=\"pl-tag\">Beats a straight<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/does-a-full-house-beat-a-straight\/\">Does a full house beat a straight?<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"pl-up\"><span class=\"pl-rk\">5<\/span><span class=\"pl-nm\"><a class=\"pl-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/flush\/\">Flush<\/a><span class=\"pl-def\">Any five cards of one suit<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-cd\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Example ace of diamonds, jack of diamonds, 8 of diamonds, 6 of diamonds, 3 of diamonds\"><span class=\"pl-c r\">A<i>\u2666<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">J<i>\u2666<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">8<i>\u2666<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">6<i>\u2666<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">3<i>\u2666<\/i><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-bar\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"About 1 in 33 Texas Hold'em hands\"><span class=\"pl-track\"><span class=\"pl-fill\" style=\"width:70%\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-odds\">1 in 33 &middot; 3.03%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-rel pl-up\"><span class=\"pl-tag\">Beats a straight<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/does-a-flush-beat-a-straight\/\">Does a flush beat a straight?<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"pl-you\" aria-current=\"true\"><span class=\"pl-rk\">6<\/span><span class=\"pl-nm\"><span class=\"pl-name\">Straight<\/span><span class=\"pl-def\">Five cards in a row, mixed suits<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-cd\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Example 10 of clubs, 9 of diamonds, 8 of spades, 7 of hearts, 6 of clubs\"><span class=\"pl-c\">10<i>\u2663<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">9<i>\u2666<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">8<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">7<i>\u2665<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">6<i>\u2663<\/i><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-bar\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"About 1 in 22 Texas Hold'em hands\"><span class=\"pl-track\"><span class=\"pl-fill\" style=\"width:73%\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-odds\">1 in 22 &middot; 4.62%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-rel pl-you\"><span class=\"pl-tag\">You&#8217;re here<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"pl-down\"><span class=\"pl-rk\">7<\/span><span class=\"pl-nm\"><a class=\"pl-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/three-of-a-kind\/\">Three of a Kind<\/a><span class=\"pl-def\">Three cards of the same rank<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-cd\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Example 7 of spades, 7 of hearts, 7 of diamonds, king of clubs, 2 of spades\"><span class=\"pl-c\">7<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">7<i>\u2665<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">7<i>\u2666<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">K<i>\u2663<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">2<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-bar\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"About 1 in 21 Texas Hold'em hands\"><span class=\"pl-track\"><span class=\"pl-fill\" style=\"width:74%\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-odds\">1 in 21 &middot; 4.83%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-rel pl-down\"><span class=\"pl-tag\">Loses to a straight<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/does-a-straight-beat-three-of-a-kind\/\">Does a straight beat three of a kind?<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"pl-down\"><span class=\"pl-rk\">8<\/span><span class=\"pl-nm\"><a class=\"pl-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/two-pairs\/\">Two Pair<\/a><span class=\"pl-def\">Two different pairs<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-cd\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Example jack of hearts, jack of clubs, 5 of diamonds, 5 of spades, ace of clubs\"><span class=\"pl-c r\">J<i>\u2665<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">J<i>\u2663<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">5<i>\u2666<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">5<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">A<i>\u2663<\/i><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-bar\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"About 1 in 4.3 Texas Hold'em hands\"><span class=\"pl-track\"><span class=\"pl-fill\" style=\"width:87%\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-odds\">1 in 4.3 &middot; 23.5%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-rel pl-down\"><span class=\"pl-tag\">Loses to a straight<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/does-a-straight-beat-two-pairs\/\">Does a straight beat two pair?<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"pl-down\"><span class=\"pl-rk\">9<\/span><span class=\"pl-nm\"><a class=\"pl-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/one-pair\/\">One Pair<\/a><span class=\"pl-def\">Two cards of the same rank<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-cd\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Example 9 of clubs, 9 of hearts, ace of spades, queen of diamonds, 4 of clubs\"><span class=\"pl-c\">9<i>\u2663<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">9<i>\u2665<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">A<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">Q<i>\u2666<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">4<i>\u2663<\/i><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-bar\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"About 1 in 2.3 Texas Hold'em hands\"><span class=\"pl-track\"><span class=\"pl-fill\" style=\"width:93%\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-odds\">1 in 2.3 &middot; 43.8%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-rel pl-down\"><span class=\"pl-tag\">Loses to a straight<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"pl-down\"><span class=\"pl-rk\">10<\/span><span class=\"pl-nm\"><a class=\"pl-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/high-card\/\">High Card<\/a><span class=\"pl-def\">No pair or better, highest card plays<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-cd\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Example ace of spades, jack of diamonds, 8 of clubs, 5 of hearts, 3 of spades\"><span class=\"pl-c\">A<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">J<i>\u2666<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">8<i>\u2663<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c r\">5<i>\u2665<\/i><\/span><span class=\"pl-c\">3<i>\u2660<\/i><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-bar\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"About 1 in 5.7 Texas Hold'em hands\"><span class=\"pl-track\"><span class=\"pl-fill\" style=\"width:85%\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-odds\">1 in 5.7 &middot; 17.4%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pl-rel pl-down\"><span class=\"pl-tag\">Loses to a straight<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ol><p class=\"pl-know\"><b>Good to know<\/b><span>The ace can play high (10-J-Q-K-A) or low (A-2-3-4-5), but a straight can&#8217;t wrap around. Q-K-A-2-3 is not a straight.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"pl-foot\"><span>Odds use the best five of seven cards, like seeing the river in Texas Hold&#8217;em.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/\">Full poker hand rankings chart<\/a><\/div><\/div><script>(function(){var s=document.currentScript,root=(s&&(s.closest('.entry-content')||s.parentElement&&s.parentElement.parentElement))||document.body;var C={'\\u2665':'#d61f26','\\u2666':'#d61f26','\\u2660':'#0f172a','\\u2663':'#0f172a'},re=\/[\\u2660\\u2663\\u2665\\u2666]\\uFE0E?\/g;function run(){var w=document.createTreeWalker(root,NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT,{acceptNode:function(n){var p=n.parentElement;if(!p||p.closest('.pch-ladder,script,style,code,pre,textarea,.pc-suit'))return NodeFilter.FILTER_REJECT;re.lastIndex=0;return re.test(n.nodeValue)?NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT:NodeFilter.FILTER_REJECT}}),list=[],n;while(n=w.nextNode())list.push(n);list.forEach(function(t){var f=document.createDocumentFragment(),v=t.nodeValue,last=0;v.replace(re,function(m,i){f.appendChild(document.createTextNode(v.slice(last,i)));var sp=document.createElement('span');sp.className='pc-suit';sp.style.color=C[m.charAt(0)];sp.textContent=m.charAt(0)+'\\uFE0E';f.appendChild(sp);last=i+m.length;return m});f.appendChild(document.createTextNode(v.slice(last)));t.parentNode.replaceChild(f,t)})}if(document.readyState==='loading')document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',run);else run();})();<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Straight Examples (What It Looks Like)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any five consecutive cards make a straight, as long as they aren&#8217;t all the same suit. Here are the ones worth knowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A\u2660 K\u2666 Q\u2663 J\u2665 10\u2660 is Broadway, the highest straight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10\u2663 9\u2666 8\u2660 7\u2665 6\u2663 is a ten-high straight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6\u2666 5\u2660 4\u2663 3\u2665 2\u2666 is a six-high straight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5\u2663 4\u2666 3\u2660 2\u2665 A\u2663 is the wheel, the lowest straight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The ace is the only card that can play both high and low. It sits on top of Broadway and at the bottom of the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What it can&#8217;t do is wrap around. Q\u2660 K\u2665 A\u2666 2\u2663 3\u2660 is not a straight, it&#8217;s just ace-high. A straight can&#8217;t go &#8220;over the top&#8221; from the ace back to the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If all five cards are the same suit, you don&#8217;t have a straight anymore. 9\u2660 8\u2660 7\u2660 6\u2660 5\u2660 is a straight flush, the second-best hand in poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Straights Are Made in Hold&#8217;em<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Texas Hold&#8217;em, a straight can use two hole cards, one hole card or none at all. If the board itself is 5-6-7-8-9, everyone still in the hand has at least that straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which Straight Wins?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When two players both have a straight, the one with the higher top card wins. There are only ten different straights, from the wheel up to Broadway, so this is the simplest tiebreak in poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A king-high straight (K-Q-J-10-9) beats a queen-high straight (Q-J-10-9-8)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A six-high straight (6-5-4-3-2) beats the wheel (5-4-3-2-A)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two players with the same straight split the pot, because suits never break ties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s where it matters in Hold&#8217;em. Say the board is 10\u2666 J\u2663 Q\u2660 4\u2665 2\u2663.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You hold 9-8, so you have a queen-high straight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An opponent with K-9 has a king-high straight and beats you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An opponent with A-K has Broadway and beats you both<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All three of you &#8220;have a straight,&#8221; but only one of you has the nuts. That&#8217;s exactly why I want students to find the best possible straight on the board before they think about how strong their own hand is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dummy End<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On a board of 6\u2660 7\u2665 8\u2666, holding 5-4 gives you an eight-high straight. That&#8217;s the low end, sometimes called the dummy end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone with 9-5 has a nine-high straight, and anyone with 10-9 has a ten-high straight. If the action gets heavy and you&#8217;re on the bottom, you&#8217;re often the one getting value bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Straight Odds (How Often You&#8217;ll Make It)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Situation<\/th><th>Odds<\/th><th>Probability<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Five random cards<\/td><td>1 in 255<\/td><td>0.39%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seven cards (Texas Hold&#8217;em, seeing the river)<\/td><td>1 in 22<\/td><td>4.62%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Connected cards like 8-7 offsuit, flopping a made straight<\/td><td>1 in 76<\/td><td>1.3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Open-ended straight draw on the flop, hitting on the turn<\/td><td>1 in 5.9<\/td><td>17.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Open-ended straight draw on the flop, hitting by the river<\/td><td>1 in 3.2<\/td><td>31.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gutshot on the flop, hitting on the turn<\/td><td>1 in 11.8<\/td><td>8.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gutshot on the flop, hitting by the river<\/td><td>1 in 6.1<\/td><td>16.5%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An open-ended straight draw has eight&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/outs-in-poker\/\">outs<\/a>, four cards on each end. A gutshot, where you need one card in the middle, has only four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s also the double gutshot, like 9-7 on a J-8-5 board, where either a ten or a six completes a straight. It has eight outs, the same as an open-ended draw, but it&#8217;s much harder for your opponent to spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That difference matters more than most players think. A gutshot is half a draw, and calling big bets with it is one of the most common ways recreational players leak chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Play a Straight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Know Where Your Straight Sits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you bet, ask where your straight ranks among all the straights possible on this board. If you hold the nuts, you can build the pot. If you&#8217;re near the bottom, you&#8217;re closer to a bluff catcher than a monster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bet Big When You Have the Nuts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Say you hold J-10 on a 9-8-4 rainbow flop and the turn is a queen. You now have the nut straight, Q-J-10-9-8, on a board with no flush and no pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s the time to bet for value on every street. Players with two pair and sets will often pay you off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play Your Draws Aggressively<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/open-ended-straight-draw-in-poker\/\">open-ended straight draw<\/a>&nbsp;is a good hand to bet or raise with, especially when you have position. You can win the pot right away, or hit and get paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weaker draws need more care. A&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/gutshots-in-poker\/\">gutshot<\/a>&nbsp;with one card to come hits only about 1 in 12, so calling a pot-sized bet with it loses money unless you have a lot of extra ways to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Respect Flush and Paired Boards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A straight loses to a flush and a full house. When the third suited card hits or the board pairs, those hands become real parts of your opponent&#8217;s range. I cut my bet sizes in these spots and check back more often than I would on a dry board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stop Making These Straight Mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playing the Wrong End Without Noticing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Players often get so excited about making a straight that they forget higher straights exist. Before committing a big stack, check whether a single card or two cards beat you. Thinking about your opponent&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/ranges-in-poker\/\">hand ranges<\/a>&nbsp;instead of one hand makes this much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overplaying on Flush and Paired Boards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A straight on a three-flush board is a medium-strength hand at best when facing big aggression. A raise on a paired board is even scarier, since full houses beat you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chasing Gutshots at Any Price<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Four outs isn&#8217;t much. If you&#8217;re facing a big bet with a gutshot and nothing else, fold it more often than feels comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calling Instead of Betting Your Draws<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Draws you only call with win one way, by hitting. Draws you bet with win two ways, because you also pick up pots when your opponent folds. That extra&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/fold-equity\/\">fold equity<\/a>&nbsp;is often what makes a draw profitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pch-faq\" id=\"straight-faq\"><style>.pch-faq{margin:40px 0}\n.pch-faq h2.pf-title{margin:0 0 14px}\n.pch-faq details{border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px;background:#fff;margin:0 0 10px;overflow:hidden}\n.pch-faq details[open]{border-color:#a7f3d0;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(15,23,42,.06)}\n.pch-faq summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:16px 18px;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;line-height:1.35;color:#1e293b}\n.pch-faq summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}\n.pch-faq summary::marker{content:\"\"}\n.pch-faq summary:hover{color:#047a41}\n.pch-faq summary::after{content:\"+\";flex:0 0 28px;height:28px;border-radius:50%;background:#f1f5f9;color:#047a41;font-size:20px;line-height:28px;text-align:center;font-weight:700}\n.pch-faq details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2212\";background:#05ab5b;color:#fff}\n.pch-faq .pf-a{padding:0 18px 16px;color:#334155}\n.pch-faq .pf-a p{margin:0 0 10px}\n.pch-faq .pf-a p:last-child{margin:0}\n.pch-faq .pf-a a{color:#047a41;text-decoration:underline}<\/style><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading pf-title\">Straight FAQ<\/h2><details name=\"faq-straight\"><summary>What is a straight in poker?<\/summary><div class=\"pf-a\"><p>A straight is five consecutive cards of mixed suits, like 10-9-8-7-6. It ranks sixth in the poker hand rankings.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details name=\"faq-straight\"><summary>What beats a straight?<\/summary><div class=\"pf-a\"><p>A flush, a full house, four of a kind, a straight flush and a royal flush all beat a straight. A higher straight also beats a lower one.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details name=\"faq-straight\"><summary>Is ace 2 3 4 5 a straight?<\/summary><div class=\"pf-a\"><p>Yes. A-2-3-4-5 is the wheel, the lowest possible straight. The ace plays low here, so a six-high straight beats it.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details name=\"faq-straight\"><summary>Is Q K A 2 3 a straight?<\/summary><div class=\"pf-a\"><p>No. Straights can&#8217;t wrap around from the ace back to the two. Q-K-A-2-3 is just an ace-high hand.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details name=\"faq-straight\"><summary>What is better, a straight or a full house?<\/summary><div class=\"pf-a\"><p>A full house is better. It ranks fourth, while a straight ranks sixth.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details name=\"faq-straight\"><summary>Can three of a kind beat a straight?<\/summary><div class=\"pf-a\"><p>No. A straight always beats three of a kind, even though three of a kind looks stronger. Three of a kind is the more common hand, which is why it ranks lower.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details name=\"faq-straight\"><summary>What happens when two players have a straight?<\/summary><div class=\"pf-a\"><p>The straight with the higher top card wins. If both straights have the same top card, the pot is split.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details name=\"faq-straight\"><summary>What is the highest straight in poker?<\/summary><div class=\"pf-a\"><p>Broadway, A-K-Q-J-10 in mixed suits. 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