Daily puzzles — 2026-09-25
Slot 1: icm
Correct action: Call.
- Seat D shoves: 3,000 chips
- Seat A stack: 12,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 600 chips
- Win probability if called: 60.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 960 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 12.24 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $12.24 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 2: push-fold
Optimal action: Jam.
- Stack: 5 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 77% of the grid jams at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam (optimal) | -0.49 |
| Fold | -0.50 |
Slot 3: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: As, Th, 3d
- Flop nuts: Ac, Ad or Ac, Ah or Ad, Ah
- Flop why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: As, Th, 3d, 8d
- Turn nuts: Ac, Ad or Ac, Ah or Ad, Ah
- Turn why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: As, Th, 3d, 8d, 8h
- River nuts: Ac, Ad or Ac, Ah or Ad, Ah
- River why: A full house — no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 4: equity
True outs: 3.
- Your hand: 6d, Qd
- Villain: Jd, Ks
- Flop: 5h, 9d, Js
- 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 5: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 30 BB
- Bet: 30 BB
- To call: 30 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 30 / (30 + 30 + 30) = 30/90 = 33.3%
- Your hand: 7c, Kh
- Villain: Js, Qs
- Flop: Jc, Ah, As
- Verdict: 12.2% falls short of the 33.3% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 33.3% |
| Your equity | 12.2% |
| EV of calling | -19.00 BB |