Re: Why does a flush beat a straight in holdem?
Koss touched on this, but I'll expound a bit. The poker hand rankings (excluding high card only hands) are ordered by how likely they are given any random 5 cards.
In hold em, when you flop a flush draw, you have 9 outs. When you flop an OESD or double gutter, you only have 8 outs.
The odds of flopping a flush draw: 8.1:1.
The odds of flopping a straight draw: 6.7:1. (connecting)
You're more likely to flop the draw, but slightly less likely to hit it.
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