Meaning of gut-shot straight | Babel Free

Definitions

A straight obtained by an inside straight draw; a poker hand which is four cards to a straight, where only one rank can complete a straight, e.g. 3-4-6-7 requiring a five.

slang

Examples

“Whenever you decide to draw to a gut-shot straight, you need to be sure that the pot will not be raised behind you.”

“There is half the chance of hitting a gut-shot straight draw as making an open-ended straight draw and that is why the gut-shot draws should be discarded and the open-ended draws considered as a decent chance.”

CEFR level