Daily puzzles — 2026-08-24
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 5 BB
- Bet: 8 BB
- To call: 8 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 8 / (5 + 8 + 8) = 8/21 = 38.1%
- Your hand: Ad, 9d
- Villain: Td, Js
- Flop: As, 5s, 9s
- Verdict: 64.1% clears the 38.1% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 38.1% |
| Your equity | 64.1% |
| EV of calling | +5.47 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: 6h, 3c
- Hand B: 7c, 5d
- Board: 4h, 2c, Ad, 5s, 5h
Slot 3: icm
Correct action: Call.
- Seat D shoves: 3,000 chips
- Seat A stack: 12,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 600 chips
- Win probability if called: 50.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 300 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 1.42 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $1.42 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 4: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 10 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: 1 BB ante (BB)
- Nash range: 45% of the grid calls at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call | -1.52 |
| Fold (optimal) | -1.00 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 9s, 3d, Qc
- Flop nuts: Qd, Qh or Qd, Qs or Qh, Qs
- Flop why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: 9s, 3d, Qc, 5d
- Turn nuts: Qd, Qh or Qd, Qs or Qh, Qs
- Turn why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 9s, 3d, Qc, 5d, 4d
- River nuts: 6d, 7d
- River why: A straight flush — no other two-card holding beats this board.