Daily puzzles — 2026-08-30
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 20 BB
- Bet: 20 BB
- To call: 20 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 20 / (20 + 20 + 20) = 20/60 = 33.3%
- Your hand: Ad, 6s
- Villain: 6d, Ac
- Turn: 8c, Qc, 2h, As
- Verdict: 50.0% clears the 33.3% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 33.3% |
| Your equity | 50.0% |
| EV of calling | +10.00 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: 8d, 3c
- Hand B: 9h, 4c
- Board: 7h, 4d, 8h, 6d, Jd
Slot 3: 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: 50.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 200 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 2.63 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $2.63 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 4: push-fold
Optimal action: Jam.
- Stack: 10 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 73% of the grid jams at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam (optimal) | -0.37 |
| Fold | -0.50 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: Ah, Js, 6s
- Flop nuts: Ac, Ad or Ac, As or Ad, As
- Flop why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: Ah, Js, 6s, 5c
- Turn nuts: Ac, Ad or Ac, As or Ad, As
- Turn why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: Ah, Js, 6s, 5c, 6c
- River nuts: Ac, Ad or Ac, As or Ad, As
- River why: A full house — no other two-card holding beats this board.