Why does a flush beat a straight?

[btmagnetw]

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I've always wondered about this as almost all straight draws have up to 8 outs to hit with <=4-out gutshots being the most common draw (and the 12-out triple belly buster on very rare occasions) while a flush draw has up to 9 outs to hit. Can someone clarify this for me please?

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[Boise123]

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.... what was the point of just quoting that? I see almost all your posts are quoting someone else, adding nothing. Weird.

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Good job Kimbell. lol

[Under dog]

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I've always wondered about this as almost all straight draws have up to 8 outs to hit with <=4-out gutshots being the most common draw (and the 12-out triple belly buster on very rare occasions) while a flush draw has up to 9 outs to hit. Can someone clarify this for me please?

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Agree 100%

[M4TT]

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.... what was the point of just quoting that? I see almost all your posts are quoting someone else, adding nothing. Weird.

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[Tinkelteefje]

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.... what was the point of just quoting that? I see almost all your posts are quoting someone else, adding nothing. Weird.

[/ QUOTE ]just to agree with the statement I guess

[PantsOnFire]

Another thing that throws a lot of people off is the fact that there are usually more flushes as made hands in holdem than straights.

I can think of at least two solid reasons for this. One is the simple fact that lots of players like two suited cards. And they also don't like laying down a four flush hand. The other is that a lot of draws to straights are inside draws and these are given up very often.

[punter11235]

With suited connectors you flop a straight in 1.3% of all cases and a flush in 0.8% of all cases so the flush beat a straight as you flop it less often [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[M4TT]

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.... what was the point of just quoting that? I see almost all your posts are quoting someone else, adding nothing. Weird.

[/ QUOTE ]just to agree with the statement I guess

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I understand the idea of it and it works well with short statements... but the comic effect is kind of killed when you quote several paragraphs. Especially when you look at his posting history and see 90% is just quoting... Just retarded and annoying.

Anyway, back on topic... flushes look nicer.

[RustyBrooks]

I think that part of the reason is that no one ever makes a flush in clubs. So really there are 1/4 less flushes possible than it seems. Admit it, if you have a 4 flush in clubs, you know it's not going to hit, right?

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Another thing that throws a lot of people off is the fact that there are usually more flushes as made hands in holdem than straights.


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Statements like this made as though it were fact is what is annoying to me. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]