Poker Outs Calculator

Select a hand and a complete flop or turn. The poker outs calculator tests every legal next card, displays each unique improving card once, and distinguishes raw hand improvement from a claim that the card is a clean winner.

Hero cards

Flop and optional turn

Known opponents (optional)

Add exact hands to separate raw improvements from clean outs and exact showdown equity.

Additional opponent range (optional)Each candidate card re-filters conflicting combinations and renormalizes their original weights. Range work stays in a local Web Worker.

Teaching example: some straight or flush improvements still lose to a full house. A card with multiple badges belongs to several targets but is counted once.

An out must complete a target

Every unseen candidate is added to the current board and scored again. A raw improvement must complete a supported draw target or move the best five into a higher target category; a kicker-only change is not added to the raw total. Overlapping targets never duplicate the physical card.

Raw does not mean clean

Without a specified opponent hand, an improving card might also improve an opponent or leave you behind. The tool therefore avoids labeling raw outs as winning outs without comparison information.

One card versus exact by-river enumeration

Next-card probability divides unique outs by unseen cards. On the flop, the calculator enumerates ordered turn–river sequences so new outs, removed blockers, and runner-runner paths are represented; the Rule of 2 and 4 remains labeled as an approximation.

Worked examples

Open-ended straight draw

Eight ranks may look helpful, but occupied suits and duplicate physical cards determine the actual number remaining.

Flush and straight overlap

A card completing both draws appears once with all applicable target labels, preventing double counting.

Frequently asked questions

What is a dirty out?

It improves your hand but may still lose or give an opponent a stronger improvement.

Why are my outs fewer than the usual chart?

Known cards are removed and only unique physical cards are counted.

Can I add two draw counts together?

Only after removing overlaps; this tool enumerates cards to do that automatically.

Does the by-river result model changing outs?

Yes. The flop result enumerates ordered turn–river sequences; the Rule of 4 shown beside it is only an approximation.