Daily puzzles for 2026-11-06

Slot 1: icm

Correct action: Call.

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: 60.0%
Chip-EV of calling: 2560 chips
Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
Verdict: $EV(call) 1.58 beats $EV(fold) 0.00, so calling is worth more in real money.

Optimal action: Fold.

Action	EV (BB)
Call	-1.28
Fold (optimal)	-1.00

The nuts on each street.

Flop board: 9c, 6d, 7h
Flop nuts: 8c, Tc or 8c, Td or 8c, Th or 8c, Ts or 8d, Tc or 8d, Td or 8d, Th or 8d, Ts or 8h, Tc or 8h, Td or 8h, Th or 8h, Ts or 8s, Tc or 8s, Td or 8s, Th or 8s, Ts
Flop why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.
Turn board: 9c, 6d, 7h, Ks
Turn nuts: 8c, Tc or 8c, Td or 8c, Th or 8c, Ts or 8d, Tc or 8d, Td or 8d, Th or 8d, Ts or 8h, Tc or 8h, Td or 8h, Th or 8h, Ts or 8s, Tc or 8s, Td or 8s, Th or 8s, Ts
Turn why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.
River board: 9c, 6d, 7h, Ks, 3d
River nuts: 8c, Tc or 8c, Td or 8c, Th or 8c, Ts or 8d, Tc or 8d, Td or 8d, Th or 8d, Ts or 8h, Tc or 8h, Td or 8h, Th or 8h, Ts or 8s, Tc or 8s, Td or 8s, Th or 8s, Ts
River why: A straight: no other two-card holding beats this board.

True equity: 80.2%.

Your hand: Ts, 5c
Villain: Tc, Qd
Flop: 5d, 8d, 4c
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.

Correct action: Call.