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For example, in a game of Texas hold ' em, a player has 8 ♣ 6 ♠ with a flop of < font color =" red "> 9 ♥ 7 ♦</ font > 2 ♣, The player has an open-ended straight draw and so has eight outs ( four 10s and four 5s ).

With 47 unknown cards, the player will make the straight approximately one time for every five times he doesn't, thus a bet is profitable if six or more of his opponents will call the bet ( he will win once (< font color =" green ">+ 6 bets </ font >) and lose five times (< font color =" red ">- 5 bets </ font >) out of every six hands like this, resulting in an expectation of < font color =" green ">+ 1 bet </ font >).

If he thinks that fewer than six opponents will call the bet, he would lose money and must simply call.