Daily puzzles for 2026-10-17
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 12 BB
- Bet: 9 BB
- To call: 9 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 9 / (12 + 9 + 9) = 9/30 = 30.0%
- Your hand: 4h, 8c
- Villain: 9h, Qc
- Turn: 5s, Jd, 6h, Kh
- Verdict: 22.7% falls short of the 30.0% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 30.0% |
| Your equity | 22.7% |
| EV of calling | -2.18 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: 3c, 3s
- Hand B: Jd, 6d
- Board: As, 8c, 2d, 3h, Kc
Slot 3: icm
Correct action: Call.
- Seat D shoves: 2,000 chips
- Seat A stack: 15,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 400 chips
- Win probability if called: 50.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 200 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 1.82 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $1.82 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 4: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 10 BB
- Position: Small blind
- Structure: 1 BB ante (BB)
- Nash range: 67% of the grid jams at this depth (see the grid below).
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Jam | -0.68 |
| Fold (optimal) | -0.50 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: Qc, 3h, 8h
- Flop nuts: Qd, Qh or Qd, Qs or Qh, Qs
- Flop why: Three of a kind: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: Qc, 3h, 8h, 6h
- Turn nuts: Kh, Ah
- Turn why: A flush: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: Qc, 3h, 8h, 6h, 6d
- River nuts: Qd, Qh or Qd, Qs or Qh, Qs
- River why: A full house: no other two-card holding beats this board.