Quiz

You’re short stacked in a toury and the blinds and antes are eating up your chips. You find yourself on the button with A2o and it’s folded around to you.  The SB and BB are tight players, so you decide to shove and hope to pick up the blinds/antes. The SB folds quickly (whew) but the BB hesitates and unfortunately calls and shows A8h (ugh).   

Board:

5c Kd 10h Js

 

How many outs do you have to survivor and play the next hand?

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You’re actually not as bad off as it seems. Any Q (4) gives both a straight. Any J, K, 10 or 5 (12) gives both a pair and the 8 does not play. An A (2) would produce 1 pair with 10 high. Any 9 (4) and both hands have A high to the 9. And a 2 (3) give you the win.  So, more than half the cards will save you.