Gutshot (Inside Straight Draw)

Gutshot (Inside Straight Draw) Meaning – A Weak Draw to a Strong Poker Hand

A gutshot, commonly known as an inside straight draw, is a situation in which a player has four cards needed for a straight, with one missing card that falls into the middle of the straight.

In other words, four of the five cards held are in consecutive order, and only the middle-valued card is needed.

A gutshot inside a straight draw or a “belly buster” is the opposite of an open-ended straight draw.

For example, if a player has a 5, 6, 8, 9 hand by combining their hole cards and the cards on the community board, they have a gutshot straight draw. They are missing a 7 to have a made hand, which is exactly between the lowest and highest-ranked card in their hand.