Daily puzzles — 2026-09-12
Slot 1: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: 9h, Qs
- Hand B: Td, Qc
- Board: 3s, Ac, 5d, 4d, Jd
Slot 2: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat A shoves: 15,000 chips
- Seat B stack: 8,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 1,600 chips
- Win probability if called: 40.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -960 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -41.33 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00 — a risk premium of $41.33.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-41.33 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $41.33 |
Slot 3: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 5 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 67% of the grid calls at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call | -1.33 |
| Fold (optimal) | -1.00 |
Slot 4: find-the-nuts
The nuts on this board.
- Board: Ks, 3d, Ac, Qd
- The nuts: Tc, Jc or Tc, Jd or Tc, Jh or Tc, Js or Td, Jc or Td, Jd or Td, Jh or Td, Js or Th, Jc or Th, Jd or Th, Jh or Th, Js or Ts, Jc or Ts, Jd or Ts, Jh or Ts, Js
- Why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 5: equity
True equity: 85.7%.
- Your hand: Jc, Kd
- Villain: Td, Qc
- Flop: 6d, 9c, Ks
- Rule of thumb: Each out is worth about 4% equity on the flop — useful for estimating a draw's equity at a glance.