What is "inside straight"

Inside Straight may refer to:

• An inside straight is type of hand in poker—see Draw (poker)#Inside straight draw, Rank of hands (poker)
• Inside Straight (album), an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley
• Inside Straight, the first book in the "next-generation Wild Cards triad", edited by George R. R. Martin
• "Inside Straight", a song by John Zorn from the 1989 album Naked City
• Inside Straight (film), a 1951 film starring Mercedes McCambridge
• "Inside Straight", a 1955 science fiction short story by Poul Anderson, taking place on a planet of gamblers
• Inside Straight, a jazz quintet led by Christian McBride formed in 2009

Inside Straight is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California in 1973 featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, Hal Galper, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest percussionist King Errisson.

Inside Straight is a 1951 dramatic film. Though set in the Western United States in the late 19th century, it does not have the typical characteristics of a "Western" movie. It is about business people, involved in activities both honest and shady.