It's a card that a player needs to draw in order to make or improve their hand to potentially win the pot. The cards are believed to be remaining in the deck and could improve a player's current hand to a stronger one.
Counting outs helps players assess their chances of improving their hand and making informed decisions about betting or calling in a hand.
You can practice calculating outs by playing one of our games.
How many outs?The board shows 2♥2♥2♥2♥
The player A holds 2♥2♥ and the player B holds 2♥2♥ (pair of aces).
The only combination of cards that can make player A win this hand is the straight.
For this, there are only 8 outs: the four 9s 2♥2♥2♥2♥
and the four kings 2♥2♥2♥2♥.
As there is in theory, 46 remaining cards, this gives you a chance of winning by 8/46 ≈ 17.4%.