Sunday, January 8, 2012

Outs for Top Pair and a Backdoor Draw.

The King folded top pair and wondered what his decision would have been with more time.
The game is a somewhat loose and four handed.  The blind structure is 2-5.  CO calls, BTN, calls, and the King, SB, folded A♣-8♥.  The BB bets and the limpers call (6.5 small bets).  The flop is:
A♥-T♦-7♠.

The King's preflop fold was correct according to his plan.  If the King was playing this hand how many outs would he have?  Aces would be 2, Eights would be 3 and the Backdoor draw would be .5 outs.  With 5.5 outs,  the King already has top pair with a mediocre kicker.