Daily puzzles — 2026-09-05
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 8 BB
- Bet: 3 BB
- To call: 3 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 3 / (8 + 3 + 3) = 3/14 = 21.4%
- Your hand: 8h, 2h
- Villain: 8c, Ks
- Flop: 9d, 3c, Ac
- Verdict: 13.9% falls short of the 21.4% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 21.4% |
| Your equity | 13.9% |
| EV of calling | -1.06 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: 2c, 9h
- Hand B: 4c, 4s
- Board: 6s, Th, 9s, 7s, Kd
Slot 3: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat D shoves: 2,000 chips
- Seat C stack: 8,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 400 chips
- Win probability if called: 40.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -240 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -8.60 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00 — a risk premium of $8.60.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-8.60 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $8.60 |
Slot 4: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 5 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 77% of the grid jams at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam | -0.67 |
| Fold (optimal) | -0.50 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 5c, Tc, 7s
- Flop nuts: Td, Th or Td, Ts or Th, Ts
- Flop why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: 5c, Tc, 7s, Ac
- Turn nuts: Qc, Kc
- Turn why: A flush — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 5c, Tc, 7s, Ac, Ad
- River nuts: Td, Ah or Td, As or Th, Ah or Th, As or Ts, Ah or Ts, As
- River why: A full house — no other two-card holding beats this board.