Daily puzzles — 2026-09-19
Slot 1: 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 2: push-fold
Optimal action: Call.
- Stack: 10 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 42% of the grid calls at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call (optimal) | -0.81 |
| Fold | -1.00 |
Slot 3: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: Jd, 9s, 5c
- Flop nuts: Jc, Jh or Jc, Js or Jh, Js
- Flop why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: Jd, 9s, 5c, Kd
- Turn nuts: Tc, Qc or Tc, Qd or Tc, Qh or Tc, Qs or Td, Qc or Td, Qd or Td, Qh or Td, Qs or Th, Qc or Th, Qd or Th, Qh or Th, Qs or Ts, Qc or Ts, Qd or Ts, Qh or Ts, Qs
- Turn why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: Jd, 9s, 5c, Kd, Qd
- River nuts: Td, Ad
- River why: A straight flush — no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 4: equity
True outs: 4.
- Your hand: 9h, 5c
- Villain: Kc, Kd
- Flop: 7d, 3h, 8c
- 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: 4
Slot 5: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 3 BB
- Bet: 1 BB
- To call: 1 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 1 / (3 + 1 + 1) = 1/5 = 20.0%
- Your hand: 3h, 8s
- Villain: 9d, Jc
- Flop: 5c, 4d, 5s
- Verdict: 27.7% clears the 20.0% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 20.0% |
| Your equity | 27.7% |
| EV of calling | +0.39 BB |