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Old 1st April 2008, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by emoneypitt View Post
4x the number of outs for your percentage odds is a general rule of thumb.

Texas Holdem Poker Odds - After Flop Outs Odds Chart

As you can see here, it is a good indicator.
I think we can all agree that 4x is the rule of thumb, but I think his question was why is it the rule of thumb? I think he was asking where they came up with that?
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