Daily puzzles — 2026-08-06
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 20 BB
- Bet: 40 BB
- To call: 40 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 40 / (20 + 40 + 40) = 40/100 = 40.0%
- Your hand: 9s, 8h
- Villain: Tc, Ad
- Flop: 7c, 7h, Qh
- Verdict: 29.5% falls short of the 40.0% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 40.0% |
| Your equity | 29.5% |
| EV of calling | -10.45 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: 5c, Qs
- Hand B: 9h, 8c
- Board: 6h, Ac, Td, 7h, 7d
Slot 3: icm
Correct action: Call.
- Seat D shoves: 2,000 chips
- Seat A stack: 15,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 400 chips
- Win probability if called: 60.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 640 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 8.02 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $8.02 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 4: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 10 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 43% of the grid calls at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call | -1.62 |
| Fold (optimal) | -1.00 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: As, Kh, 4h
- Flop nuts: Ac, Ad or Ac, Ah or Ad, Ah
- Flop why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: As, Kh, 4h, 4d
- Turn nuts: Ac, Ad or Ac, Ah or Ad, Ah
- Turn why: A full house — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: As, Kh, 4h, 4d, 3c
- River nuts: Ac, Ad or Ac, Ah or Ad, Ah
- River why: A full house — no other two-card holding beats this board.