Daily puzzles — 2026-09-21
Slot 1: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: Ks, 5d, Td
- Flop nuts: Kc, Kd or Kc, Kh or Kd, Kh
- Flop why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: Ks, 5d, Td, 6h
- Turn nuts: Kc, Kd or Kc, Kh or Kd, Kh
- Turn why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: Ks, 5d, Td, 6h, Ad
- River nuts: Qd, Kd
- River why: A flush — no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 2: equity
True equity: 68.6%.
- Your hand: 5c, Td
- Villain: 3s, Ks
- Flop: 4s, 5h, 7d
- Rule of thumb: Each out is worth about 4% equity on the flop — useful for estimating a draw's equity at a glance.
Slot 3: 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: Ah, 5s
- Villain: 8h, Ad
- Turn: Qh, Qd, 6d, Ts
- Verdict: 31.8% clears the 20.0% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 20.0% |
| Your equity | 31.8% |
| EV of calling | +0.59 BB |
Slot 4: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: Js, Qh
- Hand B: 7d, Qc
- Board: Ad, 7s, Ts, 3s, Jc
Slot 5: 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 |