This may be stupid but....

If I have a four flush on flop (two in my hand two in flop) I have 9 outs
If I have a open ended str8 draw I have 8 outs

So WHY is a Flush a higher hand than a Str8, It seems to me that a Str8 is harder to get,so it should be a higher ranked hand.



When two cards come on flop that help my flush I always have 9 outs,
Only sometimes do I have 8 outs with my str8, As you know somtimes we get the CRAPPY gutshot darw which gives me 4 outs, which is normaly not even worth chasing.

What am I missing?

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It is strange the way the ignorant and inexperienced so often and so undeservedly succeed when the informed and the experienced fail.

statistically, straights are more probable.

I belive u But can u show me the math? anyone

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It is strange the way the ignorant and inexperienced so often and so undeservedly succeed when the informed and the experienced fail.

YOu got Super System? Its in the back of there.

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Hangs head in shame, I do not have SS

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It is strange the way the ignorant and inexperienced so often and so undeservedly succeed when the informed and the experienced fail.

Because of how straights can rollover or to say it better, more cards are involved in making a straight than a flush so your range is higher of the bat.

Stats for 7Stud
Hand--------Combinations------Probability
Flush---------4,047,644-------0.03025494
Straight------6,180,020-------0.04619382

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Tks

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It is strange the way the ignorant and inexperienced so often and so undeservedly succeed when the informed and the experienced fail.

you only have 8 outs but you will have many more straight draws than flush draws

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