Daily puzzles — 2026-08-20

Slot 1: icm

Correct action: Fold.

Seat D shoves: 1,000 chips
Seat C stack: 7,000 chips
Dead money already in the pot: 200 chips
Win probability if called: 45.0%
Chip-EV of calling: -10 chips
Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
Verdict: $EV(call) -1.11 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00 — a risk premium of $1.11.

Optimal action: Jam.

Action	EV (BB)
Jam (optimal)	-0.42
Fold	-0.50

The nuts on each street.

Flop board: Jh, 8c, 7s
Flop nuts: 9c, Tc or 9c, Td or 9c, Th or 9c, Ts or 9d, Tc or 9d, Td or 9d, Th or 9d, Ts or 9h, Tc or 9h, Td or 9h, Th or 9h, Ts or 9s, Tc or 9s, Td or 9s, Th or 9s, Ts
Flop why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
Turn board: Jh, 8c, 7s, 9h
Turn nuts: Tc, Qc or Tc, Qd or Tc, Qh or Tc, Qs or Td, Qc or Td, Qd or Td, Qh or Td, Qs or Th, Qc or Th, Qd or Th, Qh or Th, Qs or Ts, Qc or Ts, Qd or Ts, Qh or Ts, Qs
Turn why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
River board: Jh, 8c, 7s, 9h, 6d
River nuts: Tc, Qc or Tc, Qd or Tc, Qh or Tc, Qs or Td, Qc or Td, Qd or Td, Qh or Td, Qs or Th, Qc or Th, Qd or Th, Qh or Th, Qs or Ts, Qc or Ts, Qd or Ts, Qh or Ts, Qs
River why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.

True equity: 53.8%.

Your hand: 9s, Ts
Villain: Qd, Kh
Flop: Js, Jc, 5s
Rule of thumb: Each out is worth about 4% equity on the flop — useful for estimating a draw's equity at a glance.

Correct action: Call.