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If you are thinking of starting to play, or you are interested in knowing how to improve your plays, you may want to know these terms. Since contrary to what you might think, not everything in poker is about being lucky or being favored by chance.
What is a Poker out?
When starting a game, we do not usually have the winning cards in our hand, that is why we must look for the necessary cards to complete our hand. A  grosso modo a “poker out” is any card that could help improve your hand.
Before starting to play you should learn the classification of hands, that is, which cards have the most value and how to play them to win. The more time you spend practicing and counting poker outs, the easier it will be.
How to count outs?
Counting poker out is basically arithmetic. The more outs you have, the greater the chances of improving your hand and winning . Seeing what your odds are is quite simple, it is about counting the cards that remain on the table, and thinking which one of them could be the best to win.
Below you can consult a table on out to see how to improve your hand with the cards you have:
| Â Outs | Your hand | What you could get |
| two | A couple | Trio |
| 4 | Two couples | Full house |
| 4 | Inside straight | Stairs |
| 8 | Open staircase | Stairs |
| 9 | Color project | Color |
| fifteen | Ladder and Flush draw | Stair / Color + |
What are the probabilities?
Poker is a game of probability, every hand we play has an effect on the odds and possibilities.  Therefore the probabilities are the statistical possibility of winning with the cards that are in your hands.Â
How to calculate the probabilities?
After learning how to count your outs, you can now calculate your chances of winning with the next card that comes to you.
For example, if you have a pair of two in your hand and you want to make a three of a kind. It means that there are two more cards on the table to complement, therefore you have 2 outs. On the table there are 4 exposed cards, which means that there are 46 cards left that you have seen us yet.
The next thing you should do is subtract the number of cards you have, with the total outs for your play, “46 unseen cards – 2 outs = 44”. Therefore you have a chance to complete your play of 2 in 44, or what is the same 22: 1.
It is important to remember that you must ignore the cards that the other players have in their hands, since the calculations are based only on your cards and those of the rest of the deck.
What are the good odds?
Once the previous concepts have been assimilated, we must learn when it is good to continue betting (all-in) and when it is better to step back and fold (fold).
Good chances are easily spotted, a good hand will give you a lot more chances to win, but not always. If your chances are 4-1 or 3-1 it is better to go with caution. But if your odds are 2.1 or higher there is a high chance of winning and therefore you should continue playing. If, on the other hand, you have a hand with 4.88 or lower, the odds are slim and gambling is discouraged.
Check this table with the most common odds and chances of winning.
If you want to know more about poker, consult this list with the best bluffs.
