Daily puzzles for 2026-10-16
Slot 1: equity
True equity: 73.1%.
- Your hand: 5h, 5s
- Villain: 4c, 7c
- Flop: 6d, Th, 6c
- Rule of thumb: Each out is worth about 4% equity on the flop. It's a quick way to estimate a draw's equity at a glance.
Slot 2: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 50 BB
- Bet: 13 BB
- To call: 13 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 13 / (50 + 13 + 13) = 13/76 = 17.1%
- Your hand: 8h, 9d
- Villain: 9c, Kh
- Turn: 6h, 3d, Ad, 2s
- Verdict: 6.8% falls short of the 17.1% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 17.1% |
| Your equity | 6.8% |
| EV of calling | -7.82 BB |
Slot 3: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: Qc, Kh
- Hand B: 3h, Qs
- Board: 4h, 8s, Qh, 2c, Jh
Slot 4: icm
Correct action: Call.
- Seat C shoves: 5,000 chips
- Seat A stack: 16,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 1,000 chips
- Win probability if called: 55.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 1050 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 7.94 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $7.94 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 5: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 12 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 62% of the grid jams at this depth (see the grid below).
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam | -0.61 |
| Fold (optimal) | -0.50 |