Daily puzzles — 2026-09-11
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 20 BB
- Bet: 7 BB
- To call: 7 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 7 / (20 + 7 + 7) = 7/34 = 20.6%
- Your hand: 4h, 7h
- Villain: Td, Kd
- Flop: 6s, 4c, Qc
- Verdict: 73.7% clears the 20.6% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 20.6% |
| Your equity | 73.7% |
| EV of calling | +18.07 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: 6h, Qc
- Hand B: 9c, 9d
- Board: Jh, 4s, As, Qs, 7h
Slot 3: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat B shoves: 8,000 chips
- Seat A stack: 14,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 1,600 chips
- Win probability if called: 45.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -80 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -6.40 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00 — a risk premium of $6.40.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-6.40 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $6.40 |
Slot 4: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 10 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: 1 BB ante (BB)
- Nash range: 59% of the grid calls at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call | -2.18 |
| Fold (optimal) | -2.00 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 5c, 4d, Tc
- 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, 4d, Tc, Kd
- Turn nuts: Kc, Kh or Kc, Ks or Kh, Ks
- Turn why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 5c, 4d, Tc, Kd, 9h
- River nuts: Jc, Qc or Jc, Qd or Jc, Qh or Jc, Qs or Jd, Qc or Jd, Qd or Jd, Qh or Jd, Qs or Jh, Qc or Jh, Qd or Jh, Qh or Jh, Qs or Js, Qc or Js, Qd or Js, Qh or Js, Qs
- River why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.