Quote Originally Posted by liebs
am i getting this all wrong?
I understand from books and my learned colleagues on FTR that the odds of hitting a flush with ONE card to come are 4:1 (20%)
But shouldn't it be (25%) because there are 4 suits; obviouslly 3 cards that WONT make the flush and 1 that WILL (ie 3:1)



Maybe I am just no good at maths
Since four of your suit is exposed (two in your hand and two on the board) and only one or two of other suits, there is less cards left of your suit than the others.