Daily puzzles for 2026-09-23
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 3 BB
- Bet: 2 BB
- To call: 2 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 2 / (3 + 2 + 2) = 2/7 = 28.6%
- Your hand: 8c, Tc
- Villain: 5h, Ah
- Flop: Jh, As, Ac
- Verdict: 7.1% falls short of the 28.6% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 28.6% |
| Your equity | 7.1% |
| EV of calling | -1.51 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: Qd, 2d
- Hand B: 6c, 3s
- Board: Ks, Qs, 2h, 7s, 9h
Slot 3: icm
Correct action: Call.
- Seat D shoves: 3,000 chips
- Seat B stack: 9,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 600 chips
- Win probability if called: 50.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 300 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 0.72 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $0.72 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 4: 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 | -1.20 |
| Fold (optimal) | -1.00 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 3h, Ks, 8h
- 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: 3h, Ks, 8h, Ah
- Turn nuts: Qh, Kh
- Turn why: A flush: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 3h, Ks, 8h, Ah, Jc
- River nuts: Qh, Kh
- River why: A flush: no other two-card holding beats this board.