Daily puzzles for 2026-11-03
Slot 1: equity
True equity: 74.4%.
- Your hand: Jd, 6c
- Villain: 9h, Tc
- Flop: 3s, 3h, 5s
- 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: Fold.
- Pot: 5 BB
- Bet: 8 BB
- To call: 8 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 8 / (5 + 8 + 8) = 8/21 = 38.1%
- Your hand: Ac, Qc
- Villain: Td, Ts
- Turn: 4h, 6h, 3s, 7d
- Verdict: 18.2% falls short of the 38.1% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 38.1% |
| Your equity | 18.2% |
| EV of calling | -4.18 BB |
Slot 3: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: 4s, 6h
- Hand B: 7s, Ks
- Board: 8s, Jh, 2d, Qh, Kc
Slot 4: icm
Correct action: Call.
- Seat D shoves: 3,000 chips
- Seat B stack: 9,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 600 chips
- Win probability if called: 60.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 960 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 14.78 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $14.78 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 5: 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 | -2.37 |
| Fold (optimal) | -2.00 |