In poker, four out of five cards needed to make a straight if the middle number is the one missing.
Opposite of
open-ended (four cards in a row that will make a straight with either low or high card).
A gut-shot straight draw is less likely to
suceed because there are only four cards that can help you.
Open-ended straight draws have better odds because there are eight cards that can make your straight.
Gut-shot = 2,3,_,5,6 or 9,
10,_,Q,K
Open-ended = _,3,4,5,6,_ or _,10,J,Q,K,_