Dry board
A board with few draws, where the best hand now is likely to still be best on the river.
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- What it means
- No straight or flush is possible yet, and the cards do not combine a flush draw with a straight draw. Most hands are either made already or far behind.
- How it is calculated
- The reading page calls a board dry when no three cards fit inside a straight and no three share a suit, and it does not have both two suited cards and two cards close enough for a straight draw.
- Worked example
- K♠7♦2♣ is dry: the closest two ranks are 5 apart, too far for one straight, and every card has a different suit.
- Why it matters
- On a dry board a made hand needs little protection, so small bets and slow play cost less than on a wet board.
Lessons that teach it: Continuation bet or check · lessons other than the free one need an invite
See also: Board texture, Wet board, Paired board