Daily puzzles — 2026-08-26
Slot 1: icm
Correct action: Call.
- Seat D shoves: 2,000 chips
- Seat C stack: 8,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 400 chips
- Win probability if called: 55.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 420 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 8.24 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $8.24 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 2: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 12 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 38% of the grid calls at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call | -1.75 |
| Fold (optimal) | -1.00 |
Slot 3: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 4c, As, Tc
- 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: 4c, As, Tc, 8h
- Turn nuts: Ac, Ad or Ac, Ah or Ad, Ah
- Turn why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 4c, As, Tc, 8h, 9d
- River nuts: Jc, Qc or Jc, Qd or Jc, Qh or Jc, Qs or Jd, Qc or Jd, Qd or Jd, Qh or Jd, Qs or Jh, Qc or Jh, Qd or Jh, Qh or Jh, Qs or Js, Qc or Js, Qd or Js, Qh or Js, Qs
- River why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 4: equity
Rule-of-4 estimate: 12.0%.
- Your hand: Tc, Ks
- Villain: Qs, Kh
- Flop: 8d, Ac, 8c
- True outs: 3
- Rule of 4: outs × 4 = 3 × 4 = 12.0%
- Why: On the flop (two cards to come), each out is worth roughly 4% equity.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| True outs | 3 |
| Multiplier | ×4 |
| Estimated equity | 12.0% |
Slot 5: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 3 BB
- Bet: 2 BB
- To call: 2 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 2 / (3 + 2 + 2) = 2/7 = 28.6%
- Your hand: 9c, 2h
- Villain: 4s, 5s
- Flop: Qs, 2c, Js
- Verdict: 45.3% clears the 28.6% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 28.6% |
| Your equity | 45.3% |
| EV of calling | +1.17 BB |