Daily puzzles for 2026-10-05
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 5 BB
- Bet: 8 BB
- To call: 8 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 8 / (5 + 8 + 8) = 8/21 = 38.1%
- Your hand: Tc, Ac
- Villain: Ks, As
- Turn: 9s, Td, Qc, 8s
- Verdict: 65.9% clears the 38.1% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 38.1% |
| Your equity | 65.9% |
| EV of calling | +5.84 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: 6d, Kh
- Hand B: Tc, 4h
- Board: 9d, 6s, 6h, 2h, 5h
Slot 3: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat D shoves: 3,000 chips
- Seat C stack: 6,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 600 chips
- Win probability if called: 40.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -360 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -19.90 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00, with a risk premium of $19.90.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-19.90 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $19.90 |
Slot 4: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 10 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 65% of the grid jams at this depth (see the grid below).
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam | -0.51 |
| Fold (optimal) | -0.50 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 2s, 7h, As
- 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: 2s, 7h, As, Qc
- 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: 2s, 7h, As, Qc, Jc
- River nuts: Tc, Kc or Tc, Kd or Tc, Kh or Tc, Ks or Td, Kc or Td, Kd or Td, Kh or Td, Ks or Th, Kc or Th, Kd or Th, Kh or Th, Ks or Ts, Kc or Ts, Kd or Ts, Kh or Ts, Ks
- River why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.