Daily puzzles for 2026-10-06
Slot 1: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: As, 5d
- Hand B: 2h, 8s
- Board: Qh, Kc, Ad, 8c, 5s
Slot 2: 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 3: push-fold
Optimal action: Call.
- Stack: 10 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 42% of the grid calls at this depth (see the grid below).
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call (optimal) | -0.78 |
| Fold | -1.00 |
Slot 4: find-the-nuts
The nuts on this board.
- Board: 7s, 7h, 4c, 6d, 2c
- The nuts: 6c, 7c or 6c, 7d or 6h, 7c or 6h, 7d or 6s, 7c or 6s, 7d
- Why: A full house: no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 5: equity
Rule-of-4 estimate: 24.0%.
- Your hand: 5c, 2h
- Villain: 9s, Tc
- Flop: 8d, 7c, 4s
- True outs: 6
- Rule of 4: outs × 4 = 6 × 4 = 24.0%
- Why: On the flop (two cards to come), each out is worth roughly 4% equity.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| True outs | 6 |
| Multiplier | ×4 |
| Estimated equity | 24.0% |