Daily puzzles — 2026-08-02
Slot 1: icm
Correct action: Call.
- Seat C shoves: 5,000 chips
- Seat A stack: 16,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 1,000 chips
- Win probability if called: 50.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 500 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 2.87 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $2.87 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 2: push-fold
Optimal action: Jam.
- Stack: 10 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 71% of the grid jams at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam (optimal) | -0.46 |
| Fold | -0.50 |
Slot 3: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: Kd, 9s, 7c
- Flop nuts: Kc, Kh or Kc, Ks or Kh, Ks
- Flop why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: Kd, 9s, 7c, 8s
- Turn nuts: Tc, Jc or Tc, Jd or Tc, Jh or Tc, Js or Td, Jc or Td, Jd or Td, Jh or Td, Js or Th, Jc or Th, Jd or Th, Jh or Th, Js or Ts, Jc or Ts, Jd or Ts, Jh or Ts, Js
- Turn why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: Kd, 9s, 7c, 8s, 4h
- River nuts: Tc, Jc or Tc, Jd or Tc, Jh or Tc, Js or Td, Jc or Td, Jd or Td, Jh or Td, Js or Th, Jc or Th, Jd or Th, Jh or Th, Js or Ts, Jc or Ts, Jd or Ts, Jh or Ts, Js
- River why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 4: equity
True equity: 71.6%.
- Your hand: 6h, As
- Villain: 5c, Kc
- Flop: Jc, Qh, 8d
- Rule of thumb: Each out is worth about 4% equity on the flop — useful for estimating a draw's equity at a glance.
Slot 5: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 5 BB
- Bet: 4 BB
- To call: 4 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 4 / (5 + 4 + 4) = 4/13 = 30.8%
- Your hand: Qc, Kc
- Villain: Kd, Ah
- Flop: 6c, 7d, Jd
- Verdict: 17.2% falls short of the 30.8% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 30.8% |
| Your equity | 17.2% |
| EV of calling | -1.77 BB |