We bring to your attention an article that will help to understand the strategy of playing hard, but fairly complex hands - straight draw. You can learn from what draws the best chance to win some initial hands can make them and how to get the highest profit in the preparation of wins. There are three basic types of straight draws: open using both hole cards, open with a pocket card and the "holey". First, we calculate the expectation for each of them. Expected improvement against the open straight to the river is about 2.2 to 1. For the "leaking" straight Expected is approximately 5 to 1, but if you need just one card, then it becomes 11 to 1. In open-ended straight with a pair of strong 10 outs (8 for a straight sets and 2), which gives the expectation of 1.6 to 1. Open Street with two overcards approximately 50% of cases, which means you do not win and not lose. However overcards should be careful - they may depreciate if with their help, the opponent will be formed straight.
Since we are talking about straight draw, it's time to tell why the connectors are stronger starting hands than the hands of a "window" - in which missed one or two cards. When the two connectors you have up to four different straight draws, while in the hands of a "window" of three cards, there is only one option wins. For example, if you have a pocket 9-8, the combinations with which you will be formed Street, four - QJT, JT-7, T-7-6 and 7-6-5. Compare this with the situation when you have pocket 9-7: here you will need combinations of three - JT-8, T-8-6 and 8-6-5. And for the hands with a "window" in the two maps, such as 9-6, such combinations, only two - the T-8-7 and 8-7-5. When connectors expectation for drawing a straight are much higher, hence they are much more profitable to play than the hand with a "window". As a flush draw, straight draw becomes more valuable, if your hand is also a presence of other elements of the combinations. For example, if you have more and steam or overcards, your draw will be stronger. On the other hand, the value of straight draw is reduced when the flop comes two or three cards of one suit or a pair.
In eight open-ended straight outs, but in drawing up a flush draw with an opponent of their number could be reduced to six. There is also a risk that your hand on the turn will be - and the river play flash of the enemy, that is your Street will win only 4 out of 5 cases, therefore, you must therefore recalculate your Expected to sweat the smaller side. The playing straight draw when the flop there is a couple or two cards of one suit, depends on the size of sweat and overall chances that someone of his opponents, too, formed an draw. When playing one-on-one chance of a strong draw in the enemy decreases. If a distribution involving several players, and some have already announced call on the flop, you can assume that someone of his opponents flush draw or a set - that is, you need to play their cards in accordance with this.
It is difficult to disassemble all the features of the strategy for each version of the straight draw on the flop of each type, so first we will focus on open-ended straight using both hole cards, and then consider the open straights, which applies only one pocket card. In the final part of this article we will talk about "leaky" straight. Unless otherwise stated specifically, it always means a different color flop.