Daily puzzles for 2026-11-04
Slot 1: pot-odds
Correct action: Fold.
- Pot: 5 BB
- Bet: 5 BB
- To call: 5 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 5 / (5 + 5 + 5) = 5/15 = 33.3%
- Your hand: 5h, 6s
- Villain: Ts, Jd
- Flop: Ah, Th, 2s
- Verdict: 7.6% falls short of the 33.3% you need, so calling loses chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 33.3% |
| Your equity | 7.6% |
| EV of calling | -3.86 BB |
Slot 2: hand-reading
Tie wins.
- Hand A: 9s, 3d
- Hand B: 6c, 9c
- Board: Js, Kh, 9h, 8c, 5s
Slot 3: icm
Correct action: Call.
- Seat D shoves: 2,000 chips
- Seat C stack: 8,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 400 chips
- Win probability if called: 50.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: 200 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) 2.63 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $2.63 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $0.00 |
Slot 4: 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 | -2.33 |
| Fold (optimal) | -1.00 |
Slot 5: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 3h, 9d, 5d
- Flop nuts: 9c, 9h or 9c, 9s or 9h, 9s
- Flop why: Three of a kind: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: 3h, 9d, 5d, 4h
- Turn nuts: 6c, 7c or 6c, 7d or 6c, 7h or 6c, 7s or 6d, 7c or 6d, 7d or 6d, 7h or 6d, 7s or 6h, 7c or 6h, 7d or 6h, 7h or 6h, 7s or 6s, 7c or 6s, 7d or 6s, 7h or 6s, 7s
- Turn why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 3h, 9d, 5d, 4h, Kc
- River nuts: 6c, 7c or 6c, 7d or 6c, 7h or 6c, 7s or 6d, 7c or 6d, 7d or 6d, 7h or 6d, 7s or 6h, 7c or 6h, 7d or 6h, 7h or 6h, 7s or 6s, 7c or 6s, 7d or 6s, 7h or 6s, 7s
- River why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.