Draws are just fine, as long as the pot odds allow for it. Never say never. If a guy's betting, say, 20 bucks into an 80 dollar pot, and I've got an open-end straight draw where I'm pretty sure at least 6 outs are live, I'm gonna draw. There's also implied pot odds, that says that I actually stand to make more than 100 from that pot by calling for 20 if I hit my draw. I think that's what keeps people drawing is the implied pot odds, which say pretty much that the guy I'm against is gonna keep betting even if I hit my straight on the next card, so I'm making the pot plus the size of his bet if I hit the straight.
As far as I know, that's the good rationale behind going for the draw.
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