Daily puzzles — 2026-08-12
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 12 BB
- Bet: 4 BB
- To call: 4 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 4 / (12 + 4 + 4) = 4/20 = 20.0%
- Your hand: 4d, 9c
- Villain: Qh, Ad
- Turn: Jd, 5c, Kc, 6h
- Verdict: 13.6% falls short of the 20.0% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 20.0% |
| Your equity | 13.6% |
| EV of calling | -1.27 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: 7h, 2h
- Hand B: Ac, 8c
- Board: 5d, Ad, 9s, Qs, 4s
Slot 3: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat A shoves: 16,000 chips
- Seat C stack: 5,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 1,000 chips
- Win probability if called: 40.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -600 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -18.38 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00 — a risk premium of $18.38.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-18.38 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $18.38 |
Slot 4: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- 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 | -0.55 |
| Fold (optimal) | -0.50 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 3s, 5s, 5c
- Flop nuts: 3c, 5d or 3c, 5h or 3d, 5d or 3d, 5h or 3h, 5d or 3h, 5h
- Flop why: A full house — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: 3s, 5s, 5c, 9d
- Turn nuts: 9c, 9h or 9c, 9s or 9h, 9s
- Turn why: A full house — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 3s, 5s, 5c, 9d, 7s
- River nuts: 4s, 6s
- River why: A straight flush — no other two-card holding beats this board.