Daily puzzles — 2026-09-10
Slot 1: equity
True equity: 83.5%.
- Your hand: Ac, 8d
- Villain: 8h, Kd
- Flop: 4d, Qd, 4c
- Rule of thumb: Each out is worth about 4% equity on the flop — useful for estimating a draw's equity at a glance.
Slot 2: 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: 7d, Th
- Villain: 9d, 9h
- Flop: Ac, 3c, 2s
- Verdict: 13.5% falls short of the 33.3% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 33.3% |
| Your equity | 13.5% |
| EV of calling | -2.97 BB |
Slot 3: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: 9c, Td
- Hand B: Kh, 3d
- Board: Kd, 2s, Tc, Qc, 2h
Slot 4: 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: 60.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 640 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 13.85 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $13.85 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 5: 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 | -0.63 |
| Fold (optimal) | -0.50 |