Daily puzzles — 2026-08-27
Slot 1: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 5 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 89% of the grid jams at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam | -0.68 |
| Fold (optimal) | -0.50 |
Slot 2: find-the-nuts
The nuts on this board.
- Board: As, 7d, Th, Kd
- The 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
- Why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 3: equity
True equity: 80.5%.
- Your hand: 7h, Kc
- Villain: 3s, Ks
- Flop: Kh, Jh, 2h
- Rule of thumb: Each out is worth about 4% equity on the flop — useful for estimating a draw's equity at a glance.
Slot 4: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 30 BB
- Bet: 8 BB
- To call: 8 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 8 / (30 + 8 + 8) = 8/46 = 17.4%
- Your hand: Kc, 8h
- Villain: 9s, Js
- Flop: Jh, 2c, 3h
- Verdict: 15.6% falls short of the 17.4% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 17.4% |
| Your equity | 15.6% |
| EV of calling | -0.84 BB |
Slot 5: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: Td, 5h
- Hand B: As, 7s
- Board: 4c, 6s, 4d, 7h, Qs