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gutshot straight

gutshot straight is the alternative form 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

Forms of gutshot straight

pluralgutshot straights

Questions about gutshot straight

What is gutshot straight the alternative form of?
Gutshot straight is the alternative form of gut-shot straight.

Words near gutshot straight in the dictionary

  1. Gutshalls
  2. gutshoot
  3. gutshooting
  4. gutshoots
  5. gutshot
  6. gutshot straight
  7. gutshot straights
  8. gutshots
  9. gutsier
  10. gutsiest
  11. gutsily

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