There are times when it makes sense to go all in with a draw but this is not something that you want to make a common practice. Going all in with a draw is a poker strategy that you should save for a few situations where you believe that this would be your best move. There are two possible situations where you would go all in with a draw. The first is that you made the all in bet and the second is that you called a bet that was big enough to put you all in. If you are calling a bet that puts you all in then you need to consider what you believe that the bettor is holding because this will help you to make your decision.

You Believe that Going All In with a Draw Will Win the Pot

If you feel that your opponents are not holding strong hands and that your image at the table will help others to believe that you have the best hand, because of your all in bet, then you should probably try this move. In order for you to be able to make a decision like this you must have been paying attention to the way that the hand had progressed so far and the betting patterns of your opponents from previous hands in this session. You need this information to be able to put your opponents on a hand because if you can not put them on a hand, then going all in and hoping to win the pot because of it, becomes a very risky move to make.

Going All In with an Amazing Draw

There are times when you have a really good draw. For example if you have Q♠, J♠ on the Flop and there is a 2♥, 10♠, and K♠ on the board, then you might think that this is a drawing hand that is so good that you will call until the river with it anyway so you might as well try to take the pot down now with an all in bet. The reasons that this is such a good drawing hand are because you have 9 outs that will make you a flush, and 6 more outs that will make you a straight. Considering the fact that you are drawing to a hand as good as a Royal Flush and that you have 15 outs to make a straight or a flush, then this is a good opportunity to go all in with a draw.

Going All In with a Draw When Short Stacked

The decision to go all in with a draw when you are short stacked is a much easier one to make because, basically, you have much less to lose. On the other side of the coin, when you are very short stacked you will not have much fold equity and because of that you will likely be called by at least one opponent in the hand. If this is the case you have to decide if this is the hand that you want to make your stand with or if you would be better served to wait for a better hand. This is usually a tough decision especially in tournament play when you know that you only have enough chips to last a few more hands, you have to decide if you want to risk having a better opportunity than your draw in the next couple of hands.