Daily puzzles — 2026-08-29
Slot 1: equity
True equity: 88.2%.
- Your hand: Kd, 6d
- Villain: 8c, Ad
- Flop: Ks, 3s, 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 2: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 30 BB
- Bet: 23 BB
- To call: 23 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 23 / (30 + 23 + 23) = 23/76 = 30.3%
- Your hand: Qs, 5h
- Villain: 9s, Jh
- Flop: 3c, 8h, 7d
- Verdict: 61.9% clears the 30.3% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 30.3% |
| Your equity | 61.9% |
| EV of calling | +24.06 BB |
Slot 3: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: Jd, 5d
- Hand B: Kh, 6d
- Board: 7c, Kd, Td, Tc, 8s
Slot 4: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat B shoves: 8,000 chips
- Seat A stack: 14,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 1,600 chips
- Win probability if called: 40.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -960 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -14.54 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00 — a risk premium of $14.54.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-14.54 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $14.54 |
Slot 5: push-fold
Optimal action: Call.
- Stack: 15 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 32% of the grid calls at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call (optimal) | -0.78 |
| Fold | -1.00 |