Daily puzzles — 2026-08-08
Slot 1: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat A shoves: 15,000 chips
- Seat B stack: 8,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 1,600 chips
- Win probability if called: 45.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -80 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -30.60 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00 — a risk premium of $30.60.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-30.60 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $30.60 |
Slot 2: push-fold
Optimal action: Jam.
- Stack: 15 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 59% of the grid jams at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam (optimal) | -0.50 |
| Fold | -0.50 |
Slot 3: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: Ad, 9h, Ac
- Flop nuts: 9c, Ah or 9c, As or 9d, Ah or 9d, As or 9s, Ah or 9s, As
- Flop why: A full house — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: Ad, 9h, Ac, 5h
- Turn nuts: 9c, Ah or 9c, As or 9d, Ah or 9d, As or 9s, Ah or 9s, As
- Turn why: A full house — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: Ad, 9h, Ac, 5h, 2s
- River nuts: 9c, Ah or 9c, As or 9d, Ah or 9d, As or 9s, Ah or 9s, As
- River why: A full house — no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 4: equity
True outs: 3.
- Your hand: Jd, Ac
- Villain: 9c, Jh
- Flop: 9h, 7c, 4s
- What counts as an out: An out is a card that takes you from behind to in front. Cards that improve your hand but still lose to villain do not count — that gap is where most outs miscounts come from.
- True outs: 3
Slot 5: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 8 BB
- Bet: 3 BB
- To call: 3 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 3 / (8 + 3 + 3) = 3/14 = 21.4%
- Your hand: 6c, 9d
- Villain: Jc, Kc
- Flop: 2s, 7c, 7h
- Verdict: 24.7% clears the 21.4% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 21.4% |
| Your equity | 24.7% |
| EV of calling | +0.46 BB |