Daily puzzles — 2026-08-31
Slot 1: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: Td, 2h
- Hand B: 5h, 7d
- Board: 4d, 3d, Jd, Kh, 6c
Slot 2: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat D shoves: 1,000 chips
- Seat A stack: 11,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 200 chips
- Win probability if called: 45.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -10 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -0.65 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00 — a risk premium of $0.65.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-0.65 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.65 |
Slot 3: 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 | -0.55 |
| Fold (optimal) | -0.50 |
Slot 4: find-the-nuts
The nuts on this board.
- Board: 3h, Kc, 9c
- The nuts: Kd, Kh or Kd, Ks or Kh, Ks
- Why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 5: equity
True outs: 3.
- Your hand: 7c, Js
- Villain: 7s, Ah
- Flop: 8d, 4h, 3d
- What counts as an out: An out is a card that takes you from behind to in front. Cards that improve your hand but still lose to villain do not count — that gap is where most outs miscounts come from.
- True outs: 3