Backdoor Flush

In Texas Hold'em, this term refers to when a player receives the two cards needed to complete a flush on the turn (fourth street) and the river (fifth street).

SoundPoker Says: A player who makes a "backdoor flush" usually holds hole cards of the same suit, especially suited connectors. For example if you held Q-J (spades) and the flop came 8 (hearts) - 9 (diamonds) - 4 (spades), the turn came a king (spades) and the river was a 2 (spades), you would hold a flush of spades (K-Q-J-4-2). Since the two cards completed your hand occurred on the turn and the river, this hand would be considered a backdoor flush

See Also: Backdoor, Backdoor Flush, Catching a card, Draw, Fish, Flush, Runner-Runner, Straight