Daily puzzles for 2026-10-04
Slot 1: equity
True outs: 5.
- Your hand: As, Qd
- Villain: 8d, Ks
- Flop: Qh, 4h, Kc
- 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: 5
Slot 2: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 8 BB
- Bet: 3 BB
- To call: 3 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 3 / (8 + 3 + 3) = 3/14 = 21.4%
- Your hand: 2c, 5d
- Villain: 3d, Ad
- Turn: Ah, 2d, Jc, 8c
- Verdict: 11.4% falls short of the 21.4% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 21.4% |
| Your equity | 11.4% |
| EV of calling | -1.41 BB |
Slot 3: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: 9h, 9s
- Hand B: 6c, 5s
- Board: Ts, Kh, Ac, Tc, 8s
Slot 4: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat A shoves: 12,000 chips
- Seat C stack: 3,000 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) -0.10 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00, with a risk premium of $0.10. Chip-EV alone would say call. The ICM risk is what flips it to a fold.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-0.10 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.10 |
Slot 5: push-fold
Optimal action: Jam.
- 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 (optimal) | -0.45 |
| Fold | -0.50 |