Daily puzzles for 2026-10-01
Slot 1: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- 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: 45.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -80 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -30.60 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00, with a risk premium of $30.60.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-30.60 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $30.60 |
Slot 2: push-fold
Optimal action: Call.
- 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 (optimal) | -0.76 |
| Fold | -1.00 |
Slot 3: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: Ad, Th, Ks
- Flop nuts: Jc, Qc or Jc, Qd or Jc, Qh or Jc, Qs or Jd, Qc or Jd, Qd or Jd, Qh or Jd, Qs or Jh, Qc or Jh, Qd or Jh, Qh or Jh, Qs or Js, Qc or Js, Qd or Js, Qh or Js, Qs
- Flop why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: Ad, Th, Ks, 4s
- Turn nuts: Jc, Qc or Jc, Qd or Jc, Qh or Jc, Qs or Jd, Qc or Jd, Qd or Jd, Qh or Jd, Qs or Jh, Qc or Jh, Qd or Jh, Qh or Jh, Qs or Js, Qc or Js, Qd or Js, Qh or Js, Qs
- Turn why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: Ad, Th, Ks, 4s, Kd
- River nuts: Ac, Ah or Ac, As or Ah, As
- River why: A full house: no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 4: equity
True equity: 75.8%.
- Your hand: Jh, Ks
- Villain: 9c, Kh
- Flop: 7s, 5d, 5h
- Rule of thumb: Each out is worth about 4% equity on the flop. It's a quick way to estimate a draw's equity at a glance.
Slot 5: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 12 BB
- Bet: 6 BB
- To call: 6 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 6 / (12 + 6 + 6) = 6/24 = 25.0%
- Your hand: 8s, Jh
- Villain: Qc, Kd
- Flop: Th, Ah, Ac
- Verdict: 18.0% falls short of the 25.0% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 25.0% |
| Your equity | 18.0% |
| EV of calling | -1.67 BB |