Daily puzzles — 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 |