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gut-shot straights

gut-shot straights is the plural of gut-shot straight.

Meaning of gut-shot straight

Noun

gut-shot straight (plural gut-shot straights)

  1. (slang) A straight obtained by an inside straight draw; a poker hand which is four cards to a straight, where only one rank can complete a straight, e.g. 3-4-6-7 requiring a five.
    • Whenever you decide to draw to a gut-shot straight, you need to be sure that the pot will not be raised behind you.2003, Matthew Hilger, Internet Texas Hold'em, →ISBN, page 190

Questions about gut-shot straights

What is gut-shot straights the plural of?
Gut-shot straights is the plural of gut-shot straight.

Words near gut-shot straights in the dictionary

  1. gut-shoot
  2. gut-shooting
  3. gut-shoots
  4. gut-shot
  5. gut-shot straight
  6. gut-shot straights
  7. gut-shots
  8. gut-tie
  9. gut-wrenched
  10. gut-wrenching
  11. gut-wrenchingly

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