Let’s assume that you are playing hold’em and you raised before the flop with Kh Qh, and two other players decided to call. In this example the flop is Jc 6h 4h. If you come out betting on the flop, you have a whole variety of methods to win this pot. Your opponents might fold, and you would win instantly. But even if one or even both call, you surely should not worry. All in all, any of the nine hearts in the deck will give you flush. What is more, any of the three kings or three queens will leave you with a pair that is probably higher than any cards that your opponents are holding. Moreover, there are three tens in the deck (exclusive of the 10h, which completes your flush) that will provide you with a straight draw.

A lot of great cards are in this deck, and you are rife with potential. When you calculate the odds of making the best hand on a given turn or the river with the possibility that your opponents will fold if you bet, you are most likely an odds-on favorite to win the pot one way or another.