Daily puzzles for 2026-10-11
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 8 BB
- Bet: 6 BB
- To call: 6 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 6 / (8 + 6 + 6) = 6/20 = 30.0%
- Your hand: Kd, Jc
- Villain: Td, Ad
- Turn: Th, 4c, 4h, 4d
- Verdict: 13.6% falls short of the 30.0% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 30.0% |
| Your equity | 13.6% |
| EV of calling | -3.27 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: Jd, Th
- Hand B: 3d, Kh
- Board: 3h, 6h, 2s, 7d, Js
Slot 3: icm
Correct action: Call.
- Seat D shoves: 2,000 chips
- Seat C stack: 8,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 400 chips
- Win probability if called: 55.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 420 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 8.24 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $8.24 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 4: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 15 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 31% of the grid calls at this depth (see the grid below).
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call | -2.51 |
| Fold (optimal) | -1.00 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 2s, Ks, 2c
- Flop nuts: Kc, Kd or Kc, Kh or Kd, Kh
- Flop why: A full house: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: 2s, Ks, 2c, 6s
- Turn nuts: Kc, Kd or Kc, Kh or Kd, Kh
- Turn why: A full house: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 2s, Ks, 2c, 6s, 3d
- River nuts: Kc, Kd or Kc, Kh or Kd, Kh
- River why: A full house: no other two-card holding beats this board.