Daily puzzles for 2026-10-28
Slot 1: equity
True equity: 52.4%.
- Your hand: Jd, 2d
- Villain: 3h, 4h
- Flop: 5c, 7c, As
- 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: Call.
- Pot: 12 BB
- Bet: 4 BB
- To call: 4 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 4 / (12 + 4 + 4) = 4/20 = 20.0%
- Your hand: Qc, Ac
- Villain: 7s, Ah
- Turn: Js, 4h, 8d, 2h
- Verdict: 93.2% clears the 20.0% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 20.0% |
| Your equity | 93.2% |
| EV of calling | +14.64 BB |
Slot 3: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: 5d, 5c
- Hand B: 3s, Qd
- Board: As, Th, 9h, Js, Tc
Slot 4: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat C shoves: 3,000 chips
- Seat A stack: 14,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 600 chips
- Win probability if called: 45.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -30 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -1.14 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00, with a risk premium of $1.14.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-1.14 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $1.14 |
Slot 5: push-fold
Optimal action: Fold.
- Stack: 12 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 36% of the grid calls at this depth (see the grid below).
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call | -1.79 |
| Fold (optimal) | -1.00 |