Daily puzzles — 2026-09-04
Slot 1: equity
True outs: 3.
- Your hand: 6h, Kd
- Villain: 9c, 9h
- Flop: 3s, 5d, 8h
- 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
Slot 2: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 12 BB
- Bet: 18 BB
- To call: 18 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 18 / (12 + 18 + 18) = 18/48 = 37.5%
- Your hand: Qs, 7c
- Villain: 7h, Ac
- Turn: 4c, Qc, 4d, 3d
- Verdict: 93.2% clears the 37.5% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 37.5% |
| Your equity | 93.2% |
| EV of calling | +26.73 BB |
Slot 3: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: 8c, 7d
- Hand B: Kd, 9s
- Board: 2s, Ah, 5d, 6d, Qc
Slot 4: 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 5: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 12 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 60% of the grid jams at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam | -0.59 |
| Fold (optimal) | -0.50 |