Daily puzzles — 2026-09-01
Slot 1: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat B shoves: 10,000 chips
- Seat A stack: 12,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 2,000 chips
- Win probability if called: 50.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 1000 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -7.69 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00 — a risk premium of $7.69. Chip-EV alone would say call — the ICM risk is what flips it to a fold.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-7.69 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $7.69 |
Slot 2: push-fold
Optimal action: Jam.
- Stack: 12 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 65% of the grid jams at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam (optimal) | -0.48 |
| Fold | -0.50 |
Slot 3: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 7h, 6s, 3c
- Flop nuts: 4c, 5c or 4c, 5d or 4c, 5h or 4c, 5s or 4d, 5c or 4d, 5d or 4d, 5h or 4d, 5s or 4h, 5c or 4h, 5d or 4h, 5h or 4h, 5s or 4s, 5c or 4s, 5d or 4s, 5h or 4s, 5s
- Flop why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: 7h, 6s, 3c, Ts
- Turn nuts: 8c, 9c or 8c, 9d or 8c, 9h or 8c, 9s or 8d, 9c or 8d, 9d or 8d, 9h or 8d, 9s or 8h, 9c or 8h, 9d or 8h, 9h or 8h, 9s or 8s, 9c or 8s, 9d or 8s, 9h or 8s, 9s
- Turn why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 7h, 6s, 3c, Ts, 5c
- River nuts: 8c, 9c or 8c, 9d or 8c, 9h or 8c, 9s or 8d, 9c or 8d, 9d or 8d, 9h or 8d, 9s or 8h, 9c or 8h, 9d or 8h, 9h or 8h, 9s or 8s, 9c or 8s, 9d or 8s, 9h or 8s, 9s
- River why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 4: equity
True outs: 6.
- Your hand: Ks, 6h
- Villain: Qh, Ac
- Flop: 2s, Jc, 5d
- 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: 6
Slot 5: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 5 BB
- Bet: 5 BB
- To call: 5 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 5 / (5 + 5 + 5) = 5/15 = 33.3%
- Your hand: 8c, 3c
- Villain: Jd, Ad
- Turn: 3s, 2h, Qs, Ac
- Verdict: 11.4% falls short of the 33.3% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 33.3% |
| Your equity | 11.4% |
| EV of calling | -3.30 BB |