Daily puzzles for 2026-10-23
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 8 BB
- Bet: 5 BB
- To call: 5 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 5 / (8 + 5 + 5) = 5/18 = 27.8%
- Your hand: 3d, Kd
- Villain: 9d, 9h
- Flop: 3c, 2c, 7h
- Verdict: 20.2% falls short of the 27.8% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 27.8% |
| Your equity | 20.2% |
| EV of calling | -1.36 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: Qd, 6s
- Hand B: Td, Ah
- Board: 3d, Qc, Qh, As, Qs
Slot 3: 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: 40.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -960 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -41.33 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00, with a risk premium of $41.33.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-41.33 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $41.33 |
Slot 4: 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 | -0.54 |
| Fold (optimal) | -0.50 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: Ad, 5d, 4d
- Flop nuts: 2d, 3d
- Flop why: A straight flush: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: Ad, 5d, 4d, 7s
- Turn nuts: 2d, 3d
- Turn why: A straight flush: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: Ad, 5d, 4d, 7s, 5c
- River nuts: 2d, 3d
- River why: A straight flush: no other two-card holding beats this board.