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[QUOTE="F Paulsson, post: 390975, member: 6979"]
Well... If you think you're behind (which isn't always easy to tell either, sometimes your AK may be ahead), there are certainly cards (at least on the flop) that can come to make your hand better. The most basic one is that you may catch a pair, for instance.

If you have AK, there are 6 cards that can give you a pair - the remaining three kings, and the remaining three aces.

If you have four to a flush, but no overcards (e.g. 54s on a QJ8 flop, where two are of your suit) then you have 9 outs, as there are nine cards that can give you the best hand - pairing one of them isn't enough.

Etc.

It's not hard to learn how to count outs, and it fairly quickly becomes second nature. If the pot is multiway, you need to "discount" your outs a little, however, since you could still hit the card you like but still lose. For instance, if you have AK on a JT7 flop, and someone holds AJ, your aces are no longer outs. Your kings, still are, however.

But if you want to count "raw" outs, it's usually pretty simple. Try this one:

You have [Ac][Js] on a [Qs][10d][4h] flop. You suspect that your opponent has a pair of queens, but not an ace.

How many outs do you have to make the best hand by the turn?

Try making it a routine to always count your outs on the flop. You may be wrong sometimes, but being wrong sometimes is better than never knowing at all. :)
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