Daily puzzles for 2026-10-19
Slot 1: 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: 50.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 800 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -19.88 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00, with a risk premium of $19.88. Chip-EV alone would say call. The ICM risk is what flips it to a fold.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-19.88 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $19.88 |
Slot 2: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 10 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: 1 BB ante (BB)
- Nash range: 59% of the grid calls at this depth (see the grid below).
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call | -2.08 |
| Fold (optimal) | -2.00 |
Slot 3: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 7c, Kd, Ts
- Flop nuts: Kc, Kh or Kc, Ks or Kh, Ks
- Flop why: Three of a kind: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: 7c, Kd, Ts, 2h
- Turn nuts: Kc, Kh or Kc, Ks or Kh, Ks
- Turn why: Three of a kind: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 7c, Kd, Ts, 2h, 7d
- River nuts: Kc, Kh or Kc, Ks or Kh, Ks
- River why: A full house: no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 4: equity
True outs: 5.
- Your hand: 7h, 8c
- Villain: Qs, Ks
- Flop: 7c, 4h, Qh
- What counts as an out: An out is a card that takes you from behind to in front. Cards that improve your hand but still lose to villain do not count. That gap is where most outs miscounts come from.
- True outs: 5
Slot 5: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- 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: 3s, 6h
- Villain: Qc, Ad
- Flop: 9d, 8d, Th
- Verdict: 30.3% clears the 17.1% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 17.1% |
| Your equity | 30.3% |
| EV of calling | +10.03 BB |