Daily puzzles for 2026-10-27
Slot 1: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: Ah, 9h, 7h
- Flop nuts: Qh, Kh
- Flop why: A flush: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: Ah, 9h, 7h, 5s
- Turn nuts: Qh, Kh
- Turn why: A flush: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: Ah, 9h, 7h, 5s, Ad
- River nuts: 9c, Ac or 9c, As or 9d, Ac or 9d, As or 9s, Ac or 9s, As
- River why: A full house: no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 2: equity
Rule-of-4 estimate: 56.0%.
- Your hand: 3s, Ts
- Villain: Qc, Ah
- Flop: As, 4s, 3c
- True outs: 14
- Rule of 4: outs × 4 = 14 × 4 = 56.0%
- Why: On the flop (two cards to come), each out is worth roughly 4% equity.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| True outs | 14 |
| Multiplier | ×4 |
| Estimated equity | 56.0% |
Slot 3: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 12 BB
- Bet: 3 BB
- To call: 3 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 3 / (12 + 3 + 3) = 3/18 = 16.7%
- Your hand: Ts, Tc
- Villain: Kc, Kd
- Turn: 5c, Qs, Js, Th
- Verdict: 77.3% clears the 16.7% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 16.7% |
| Your equity | 77.3% |
| EV of calling | +10.91 BB |
Slot 4: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: 6h, Ah
- Hand B: 5d, Ad
- Board: 7h, Td, Ks, 5s, 8s
Slot 5: 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: 45.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -80 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -30.60 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00, with a risk premium of $30.60.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-30.60 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $30.60 |