Daily puzzles for 2026-10-29
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 50 BB
- Bet: 75 BB
- To call: 75 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 75 / (50 + 75 + 75) = 75/200 = 37.5%
- Your hand: 6s, Kh
- Villain: Js, Qh
- Turn: Ah, 3c, 2d, 7h
- Verdict: 86.4% clears the 37.5% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 37.5% |
| Your equity | 86.4% |
| EV of calling | +97.73 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Hand A wins.
- Hand A: Th, Jh
- Hand B: Td, 5s
- Board: 3d, Kc, 4c, Ac, Kh
Slot 3: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat A shoves: 13,000 chips
- Seat B stack: 9,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 1,800 chips
- Win probability if called: 40.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -1080 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -48.83 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00, with a risk premium of $48.83.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-48.83 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $48.83 |
Slot 4: push-fold
Optimal action: Call.
- Stack: 5 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 66% of the grid calls at this depth (see the grid below).
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call (optimal) | -0.89 |
| Fold | -1.00 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 6d, 3s, 7c
- Flop nuts: 4c, 5c or 4c, 5d or 4c, 5h or 4c, 5s or 4d, 5c or 4d, 5d or 4d, 5h or 4d, 5s or 4h, 5c or 4h, 5d or 4h, 5h or 4h, 5s or 4s, 5c or 4s, 5d or 4s, 5h or 4s, 5s
- Flop why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: 6d, 3s, 7c, 3d
- Turn nuts: 7d, 7h or 7d, 7s or 7h, 7s
- Turn why: A full house: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 6d, 3s, 7c, 3d, Jh
- River nuts: Jc, Jd or Jc, Js or Jd, Js
- River why: A full house: no other two-card holding beats this board.