Daily puzzles for 2026-09-22
Slot 1: equity
True outs: 3.
- Your hand: 9s, 4h
- Villain: 9h, Qd
- Flop: Js, As, 6d
- 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: 3
Slot 2: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 50 BB
- Bet: 100 BB
- To call: 100 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 100 / (50 + 100 + 100) = 100/250 = 40.0%
- Your hand: Jh, Tc
- Villain: 7s, Qs
- Flop: Jc, 2c, 8s
- Verdict: 84.7% clears the 40.0% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 40.0% |
| Your equity | 84.7% |
| EV of calling | +111.87 BB |
Slot 3: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: Kh, 3c
- Hand B: Td, 9s
- Board: 8h, Qc, 5d, 3d, 6h
Slot 4: icm
Correct action: Call.
- 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: 60.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 2560 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 1.58 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $1.58 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 5: push-fold
Optimal action: Jam.
- Stack: 12 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 60% of the grid jams at this depth (see the grid below).
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam (optimal) | -0.46 |
| Fold | -0.50 |