Daily puzzles for 2026-10-03
Slot 1: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 4s, Ac, 3c
- Flop nuts: 2c, 5c or 2c, 5d or 2c, 5h or 2c, 5s or 2d, 5c or 2d, 5d or 2d, 5h or 2d, 5s or 2h, 5c or 2h, 5d or 2h, 5h or 2h, 5s or 2s, 5c or 2s, 5d or 2s, 5h or 2s, 5s
- Flop why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: 4s, Ac, 3c, 6d
- Turn nuts: 5c, 7c or 5c, 7d or 5c, 7h or 5c, 7s or 5d, 7c or 5d, 7d or 5d, 7h or 5d, 7s or 5h, 7c or 5h, 7d or 5h, 7h or 5h, 7s or 5s, 7c or 5s, 7d or 5s, 7h or 5s, 7s
- Turn why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 4s, Ac, 3c, 6d, Qd
- River nuts: 5c, 7c or 5c, 7d or 5c, 7h or 5c, 7s or 5d, 7c or 5d, 7d or 5d, 7h or 5d, 7s or 5h, 7c or 5h, 7d or 5h, 7h or 5h, 7s or 5s, 7c or 5s, 7d or 5s, 7h or 5s, 7s
- River why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 2: equity
True equity: 67.9%.
- Your hand: 6d, 6h
- Villain: 9s, Tc
- Flop: Jh, 4s, Jc
- 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 3: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 30 BB
- Bet: 20 BB
- To call: 20 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 20 / (30 + 20 + 20) = 20/70 = 28.6%
- Your hand: 4s, 9s
- Villain: Qh, Ah
- Turn: Kc, 9c, 8d, 6c
- Verdict: 86.4% clears the 28.6% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 28.6% |
| Your equity | 86.4% |
| EV of calling | +40.45 BB |
Slot 4: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: 3s, Td
- Hand B: Ad, 5s
- Board: 9c, 2h, Ac, 6h, 6s
Slot 5: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat D shoves: 2,000 chips
- Seat B stack: 10,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 400 chips
- Win probability if called: 40.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -240 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -6.91 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00, with a risk premium of $6.91.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-6.91 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $6.91 |