Daily puzzles for 2026-10-07

Slot 1: icm

Correct action: Call.

Seat C shoves: 3,000 chips
Seat B stack: 10,000 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) 2.91 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.

Metric	Value
$EV(call)	$2.91
$EV(fold)	$0.00
Risk premium	$0.00

Slot 2: push-fold

Optimal action: Jam.

Stack: 5 BB
Position: Small blind
Structure: No antes
Nash range: 77% of the grid jams at this depth (see the grid below).

Action	EV (BB)
Jam (optimal)	-0.37
Fold	-0.50

Slot 3: find-the-nuts

The nuts on each street.

Flop board: Qh, Js, Ah
Flop 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
Flop why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.
Turn board: Qh, Js, Ah, Kd
Turn nuts: 2c, Tc or 2c, Td or 2c, Th or 2c, Ts or 2d, Tc or 2d, Td or 2d, Th or 2d, Ts or 2h, Tc or 2h, Td or 2h, Th or 2h, Ts or 2s, Tc or 2s, Td or 2s, Th or 2s, Ts or 3c, Tc or 3c, Td or 3c, Th or 3c, Ts or 3d, Tc or 3d, Td or 3d, Th or 3d, Ts or 3h, Tc or 3h, Td or 3h, Th or 3h, Ts or 3s, Tc or 3s, Td or 3s, Th or 3s, Ts or 4c, Tc or 4c, Td or 4c, Th or 4c, Ts or 4d, Tc or 4d, Td or 4d, Th or 4d, Ts or 4h, Tc or 4h, Td or 4h, Th or 4h, Ts or 4s, Tc or 4s, Td or 4s, Th or 4s, Ts or 5c, Tc or 5c, Td or 5c, Th or 5c, Ts or 5d, Tc or 5d, Td or 5d, Th or 5d, Ts or 5h, Tc or 5h, Td or 5h, Th or 5h, Ts or 5s, Tc or 5s, Td or 5s, Th or 5s, Ts or 6c, Tc or 6c, Td or 6c, Th or 6c, Ts or 6d, Tc or 6d, Td or 6d, Th or 6d, Ts or 6h, Tc or 6h, Td or 6h, Th or 6h, Ts or 6s, Tc or 6s, Td or 6s, Th or 6s, Ts or 7c, Tc or 7c, Td or 7c, Th or 7c, Ts or 7d, Tc or 7d, Td or 7d, Th or 7d, Ts or 7h, Tc or 7h, Td or 7h, Th or 7h, Ts or 7s, Tc or 7s, Td or 7s, Th or 7s, Ts or 8c, Tc or 8c, Td or 8c, Th or 8c, Ts or 8d, Tc or 8d, Td or 8d, Th or 8d, Ts or 8h, Tc or 8h, Td or 8h, Th or 8h, Ts or 8s, Tc or 8s, Td or 8s, Th or 8s, Ts or 9c, Tc or 9c, Td or 9c, Th or 9c, Ts or 9d, Tc or 9d, Td or 9d, Th or 9d, Ts or 9h, Tc or 9h, Td or 9h, Th or 9h, Ts or 9s, Tc or 9s, Td or 9s, Th or 9s, Ts or Tc, Td or Tc, Th or Tc, Ts or Tc, Jc or Tc, Jd or Tc, Jh or Tc, Qc or Tc, Qd or Tc, Qs or Tc, Kc or Tc, Kh or Tc, Ks or Tc, Ac or Tc, Ad or Tc, As or Td, Th or Td, Ts or Td, Jc or Td, Jd or Td, Jh or Td, Qc or Td, Qd or Td, Qs or Td, Kc or Td, Kh or Td, Ks or Td, Ac or Td, Ad or Td, As or Th, Ts or Th, Jc or Th, Jd or Th, Jh or Th, Qc or Th, Qd or Th, Qs or Th, Kc or Th, Kh or Th, Ks or Th, Ac or Th, Ad or Th, As or Ts, Jc or Ts, Jd or Ts, Jh or Ts, Qc or Ts, Qd or Ts, Qs or Ts, Kc or Ts, Kh or Ts, Ks or Ts, Ac or Ts, Ad or Ts, As
Turn why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.
River board: Qh, Js, Ah, Kd, 5d
River nuts: 2c, Tc or 2c, Td or 2c, Th or 2c, Ts or 2d, Tc or 2d, Td or 2d, Th or 2d, Ts or 2h, Tc or 2h, Td or 2h, Th or 2h, Ts or 2s, Tc or 2s, Td or 2s, Th or 2s, Ts or 3c, Tc or 3c, Td or 3c, Th or 3c, Ts or 3d, Tc or 3d, Td or 3d, Th or 3d, Ts or 3h, Tc or 3h, Td or 3h, Th or 3h, Ts or 3s, Tc or 3s, Td or 3s, Th or 3s, Ts or 4c, Tc or 4c, Td or 4c, Th or 4c, Ts or 4d, Tc or 4d, Td or 4d, Th or 4d, Ts or 4h, Tc or 4h, Td or 4h, Th or 4h, Ts or 4s, Tc or 4s, Td or 4s, Th or 4s, Ts or 5c, Tc or 5c, Td or 5c, Th or 5c, Ts or 5h, Tc or 5h, Td or 5h, Th or 5h, Ts or 5s, Tc or 5s, Td or 5s, Th or 5s, Ts or 6c, Tc or 6c, Td or 6c, Th or 6c, Ts or 6d, Tc or 6d, Td or 6d, Th or 6d, Ts or 6h, Tc or 6h, Td or 6h, Th or 6h, Ts or 6s, Tc or 6s, Td or 6s, Th or 6s, Ts or 7c, Tc or 7c, Td or 7c, Th or 7c, Ts or 7d, Tc or 7d, Td or 7d, Th or 7d, Ts or 7h, Tc or 7h, Td or 7h, Th or 7h, Ts or 7s, Tc or 7s, Td or 7s, Th or 7s, Ts or 8c, Tc or 8c, Td or 8c, Th or 8c, Ts or 8d, Tc or 8d, Td or 8d, Th or 8d, Ts or 8h, Tc or 8h, Td or 8h, Th or 8h, Ts or 8s, Tc or 8s, Td or 8s, Th or 8s, Ts or 9c, Tc or 9c, Td or 9c, Th or 9c, Ts or 9d, Tc or 9d, Td or 9d, Th or 9d, Ts or 9h, Tc or 9h, Td or 9h, Th or 9h, Ts or 9s, Tc or 9s, Td or 9s, Th or 9s, Ts or Tc, Td or Tc, Th or Tc, Ts or Tc, Jc or Tc, Jd or Tc, Jh or Tc, Qc or Tc, Qd or Tc, Qs or Tc, Kc or Tc, Kh or Tc, Ks or Tc, Ac or Tc, Ad or Tc, As or Td, Th or Td, Ts or Td, Jc or Td, Jd or Td, Jh or Td, Qc or Td, Qd or Td, Qs or Td, Kc or Td, Kh or Td, Ks or Td, Ac or Td, Ad or Td, As or Th, Ts or Th, Jc or Th, Jd or Th, Jh or Th, Qc or Th, Qd or Th, Qs or Th, Kc or Th, Kh or Th, Ks or Th, Ac or Th, Ad or Th, As or Ts, Jc or Ts, Jd or Ts, Jh or Ts, Qc or Ts, Qd or Ts, Qs or Ts, Kc or Ts, Kh or Ts, Ks or Ts, Ac or Ts, Ad or Ts, As
River why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.

Slot 4: equity

Rule-of-4 estimate: 28.0%.

Your hand: 9c, 6c
Villain: 6d, 6h
Flop: Td, 7c, Qh
True outs: 7
Rule of 4: outs × 4 = 7 × 4 = 28.0%
Why: On the flop (two cards to come), each out is worth roughly 4% equity.

Metric	Value
True outs	7
Multiplier	×4
Estimated equity	28.0%

Slot 5: pot-odds

Correct action: Call.

Pot: 30 BB
Bet: 10 BB
To call: 10 BB
Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 10 / (30 + 10 + 10) = 10/50 = 20.0%
Your hand: Jh, 2c
Villain: 7d, Ad
Flop: 6d, Qs, Kc
Verdict: 22.3% clears the 20.0% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.

Metric	Value
Required equity	20.0%
Your equity	22.3%
EV of calling	+1.16 BB