Daily puzzles for 2026-09-29
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 8 BB
- Bet: 2 BB
- To call: 2 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 2 / (8 + 2 + 2) = 2/12 = 16.7%
- Your hand: Qs, Qd
- Villain: 4c, 4d
- Flop: Td, 5h, 4s
- Verdict: 9.2% falls short of the 16.7% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 16.7% |
| Your equity | 9.2% |
| EV of calling | -0.90 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: 5h, 2h
- Hand B: 4d, Jh
- Board: Qh, 5c, 9c, 8c, 9d
Slot 3: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat D shoves: 1,000 chips
- Seat C stack: 7,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 200 chips
- Win probability if called: 40.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -120 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -4.57 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00, with a risk premium of $4.57.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-4.57 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $4.57 |
Slot 4: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 8 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 70% of the grid jams at this depth (see the grid below).
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam | -0.58 |
| Fold (optimal) | -0.50 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 3c, 4h, Kh
- Flop nuts: Kc, Kd or Kc, Ks or Kd, Ks
- Flop why: Three of a kind: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: 3c, 4h, Kh, Qc
- Turn nuts: Kc, Kd or Kc, Ks or Kd, Ks
- Turn why: Three of a kind: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 3c, 4h, Kh, Qc, 7h
- River nuts: Qh, Ah
- River why: A flush: no other two-card holding beats this board.