People keep saying wrap wrap and I'm a f'ing noob I don't understand :P
Is it some kind of draw to a straight?
If I have a valid wrap, how many outs do I have?

a wrap is much better than an up and down draw because you have 3 to 5 cards that can make you a straight. obviously giving you many more outs. still, in omaha a you must be careful chasing straight draws and adjust outs correctly for opponents who you feel are flushing. Try not to chase straights, even with a "nuclear wrap" (having maximum straight outs) when the board is flushed or shows a pair... you dont always have to fold, but proceed with caution.

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Thirteen Outs

The thirteen out straight draw is the most common big straight draw, and it is commonly called a wrap draw. A common holding is four running cards that wrap around two cards on the board. With 9875, on a flop of 64x, the player has thirteen outs to a straight - four threes, three fives, three sevens, and three eights. If one of those cards comes, the player will have the nuts (the best possible straight) as long as the river card does not make a better hand possible. A thirteen out straight draw is roughly even money against a naked top set (meaning it is currently the best hand but has no chances to improve).

Sixteen Outs

The best straight draw possible is the sixteen out nut draw. This happens when the player holds two connecting cards, with two more running cards with no more than two gaps. 9864 on a flop of 75x has 16 outs to improve to the straight, and all sixteen outs will make a nut hand.

Seventeen Outs

A seventeen out straight draw occurs when we hold three cards that wrap around two cards on the board. 985x on a flop of 76x has seventeen outs (four fours, three fives, three eights, three nines, and four tens) to improve, but only eleven of those outs are to the nuts (the eights and nines make higher straights possible). Facing action, a player with this straight draw would need to be cautious, as a hand like JT98 or T985 would have the player dominated.

Twenty Outs

These draws come when holding a two-gap hand like T965, and flopping the two middle cards (87 in this case). Any four, five, six, nine, ten, or jack completes a straight. All of those outs are nut outs except the nines and tens (so fourteen nut outs).

When selecting starting hands, it is important to select hands that can make these big wrap straight draws (or flop straights with a chance to improve to a higher straight). Playing hands with all four cards connecting, with no more than two gaps total, gives the best chance of flopping a favorable draw.

of course that answer is way better than mine...cut and paste into your memory!

Thanks for very nice explanation.

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read Jeff Hwang's book... goes into a LOT of detail

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When you get your case money all-in on a 17-card draw - miss - and go busto -

That's a wrap

Fixed.

I’ve been researching the crap out of wraps so I’ll add my 2 cents to this old thread.

There are 5 main types of wraps (not 4) and a wrap is any Omaha straight draw that has more than 8 outs (which is the most you can have in NL with only 2 hole cards). There are 9, 13, 16, 17, and 20 out wraps.

16 & 20 out wraps use all 4 hole cards and 2 or 3 board cards
9, 13, & 17 out wraps use 3 hole cards and 2 board cards
To narrow down between these groupings memorize the different wrap formats in this table.

Also, if you near the end of the board (some ace high or ace low straight draws), or if you have multiples of the same out card in your hand you will want to subtract additional outs from those main types as well.

It’s probably most important to count the number of nut outs and not just any out. This is because often times when the money goes in on a rainbow board, you will not be the only one with a wrap draw and some cards that give you a straight will give your opponent a better one.

only took 6 years of research eh? good job

And two years to see and appreciate your post

Can confirm that a wrap is a tasty snack to fill up between nosebleed sessions. Make sure when you order, you ask for the extra rungood sauce.

I always thought it was related to filming a movie "It's a wrap". Or might op have misspelled trap? "It's a trap?"