Drawing Dead

draws

Having no card left in the deck that can win the hand.

Common scenarios: bottom-set vs higher set, weak flush vs nut flush. The river-only equity calc would show 0%.

See also

Backdoor
A draw needing two perfect cards (turn + river) to complete.
Flush Draw
Four cards of the same suit, needing one more for a flush.
Gutshot
An inside straight draw — needing one specific rank (4 outs).
OESD
A straight draw with two ranks completing it (8 outs).