Puzzle archive

All 100 puzzles. Filter by street, position, difficulty, or tag. Each one links to a permanent page with the GTO answer.

New to poker? What is this, in plain English

The full library of one hundred puzzles. Filter by street, position, or difficulty. Click any row to open that puzzle, see the cards, and pick your answer.

Why it exists

The daily puzzle gives you one a day. The archive lets you drill a specific weakness. If you keep losing river spots, filter to rivers and grind ten in a row.

The jargon you will see

Street
Each round of betting in a hand. Preflop is the first street, then the flop (three community cards), the turn (one more), and the river (the last one).
Position
Where you sit relative to the dealer button. Later position is a structural advantage because you see what your opponents do before you have to act.
Difficulty
How hard the spot is to solve in your head. Beginner spots have one obvious answer. Expert spots need a real reason for your pick.

If this is your first time

Filter to Beginner difficulty and Preflop street. Those are the spots where the right answer is closest to common sense, and a good place to build confidence.

100 of 100 puzzles
IDStreetSpotHeroBoardDifficultyTags
p001 Preflop BTN vs BB A♠K♠ - Beginner preflop BTN open value Open
p002 Preflop UTG vs BB 7♣2♦ - Beginner preflop UTG trash Open
p003 Preflop BTN vs CO 8♣8♦ - Easy preflop BTN flat mid pair Open
p004 Preflop SB vs BTN A♣A♥ - Beginner preflop 3-bet value AA Open
p005 Preflop BB vs BTN Q♠9♣ - Easy preflop BB defend odds Open
p006 Preflop CO vs BTN 9♣9♦ - Standard preflop short stack push Open
p007 Preflop BTN vs BB A♣5♥ - Standard preflop push ace blocker Open
p008 Preflop BTN vs CO 5♣5♦ - Standard preflop set mine squeezed pot Open
p009 Flop BTN vs BB A♠K♠ A♦7♣2♥ Tough flop top pair check-raise Open
p010 Flop BB vs BTN T♥9♥ 8♥7♠2♣ Tough flop semi-bluff draw Open
p011 Flop CO vs BB Q♣Q♦ J♥7♠2♣ Easy flop value overpair Open
p012 Flop BTN vs BB A♥K♦ 9♣7♣2♥ Standard flop c-bet small sizing Open
p013 Flop BB vs BTN 8♣8♦ A♠K♥4♣ Standard flop fold underpair Open
p014 Flop BTN vs BB J♠T♠ Q♠9♠4♥ Standard flop combo draw monster Open
p015 Flop BB vs BTN A♥A♦ J♠9♠7♠ Expert flop big lay wet board Open
p016 Turn BB vs BTN 8♣8♦ T♥7♠2♣3♥ Tough turn bluff catch underpair Open
p017 River BTN vs BB A♠A♦ K♥7♣2♦4♠8♥ Standard river thin value overpair Open
p018 River BB vs BTN J♠T♠ 9♣8♥2♠5♣4♦ Standard river fold high card Open
p019 River BTN vs BB A♥K♥ 9♠7♠2♣4♦3♥ Expert river bluff no showdown Open
p020 River BB vs BTN Q♣Q♦ J♠7♣2♠4♥2♣ Expert river donk thin value Open
p021 Preflop SB vs BB A♦9♥ - Standard preflop push SB Open
p022 Preflop BTN vs BB K♦T♦ - Standard preflop push BTN Open
p023 Preflop CO vs BB 5♣5♦ - Standard preflop push short Open
p024 Preflop BTN vs BB A♥7♥ - Standard preflop push BTN Open
p025 Preflop HJ vs BB K♠Q♠ - Standard preflop push Open
p026 Preflop SB vs BB T♣9♣ - Standard preflop push SB Open
p027 Preflop BTN vs BB J♠8♠ - Standard preflop push Open
p028 Preflop CO vs BB Q♥2♥ - Standard preflop fold short Open
p029 Preflop UTG vs BB A♥J♥ - Standard preflop push UTG Open
p030 Preflop BTN vs BB 6♦5♦ - Standard preflop push Open
p031 Preflop UTG vs BB A♥Q♥ - Easy preflop UTG value Open
p032 Preflop UTG vs BB T♦9♦ - Easy preflop UTG fold Open
p033 Preflop HJ vs BB A♠J♦ - Easy preflop HJ open Open
p034 Preflop CO vs BB K♠9♠ - Easy preflop CO open Open
p035 Preflop CO vs BB Q♦8♦ - Easy preflop CO fold Open
p036 Preflop BTN vs BB J♥7♥ - Easy preflop BTN open Open
p037 Preflop BTN vs BB 5♦3♦ - Easy preflop BTN open Open
p038 Preflop BTN vs BB 9♣4♣ - Easy preflop BTN fold Open
p039 Preflop SB vs BB A♥5♦ - Easy preflop SB steal Open
p040 Preflop SB vs BB K♣6♥ - Easy preflop SB fold Open
p041 Flop BTN vs BB A♥K♦ K♣7♠2♥ Standard flop c-bet value Open
p042 Flop BTN vs BB A♣Q♣ Q♥7♥2♣ Standard flop c-bet value Open
p043 Flop BTN vs BB 8♣8♦ A♥K♥3♣ Standard flop check-fold underpair Open
p044 Flop BTN vs BB A♠K♠ J♥J♦9♣ Standard flop check-back air Open
p045 Flop BTN vs BB Q♠J♠ T♠8♥2♣ Standard flop semi-bluff draw Open
p046 Flop BTN vs BB A♥A♦ 9♣6♥2♠ Standard flop value overpair Open
p047 Flop BTN vs BB K♠Q♠ 8♠7♠3♥ Standard flop combo draw Open
p048 Flop BTN vs BB T♣9♣ J♠J♥2♦ Standard flop check paired Open
p049 Flop BTN vs BB A♣K♥ Q♠9♦7♠ Standard flop check wet Open
p050 Flop BTN vs BB J♥J♠ A♥7♣2♦ Standard flop small c-bet underpair Open
p051 Flop BTN vs BB A♠Q♠ K♥7♣2♣ Tough flop 3-bet pot cbet Open
p052 Flop BTN vs BB J♥J♦ A♣K♠7♥ Tough flop 3-bet pot fold Open
p053 Flop BTN vs BB A♥K♥ A♠K♦4♣ Tough flop 3-bet pot stack off Open
p054 Flop BTN vs BB Q♠Q♦ K♣8♠3♥ Tough flop 3-bet pot bluff catch Open
p055 Flop BTN vs BB A♣A♥ J♠T♠9♦ Tough flop 3-bet pot protect Open
p056 Turn BTN vs BB A♠K♠ Q♠7♥2♣3♠ Tough turn semi-bluff nut draw Open
p057 Turn BTN vs BB 9♣9♦ A♥7♣2♠J♥ Tough turn fold underpair Open
p058 Turn BTN vs BB J♥J♦ 9♣4♥2♣5♣ Tough turn bluff catch scare card Open
p059 Turn BTN vs BB T♣9♣ J♠8♥2♦7♣ Tough turn semi-bluff Open
p060 Turn BTN vs BB A♥A♦ K♠7♣2♦8♠ Tough turn value Open
p061 Turn BTN vs BB Q♥Q♠ J♠T♦9♣8♥ Tough turn fold straight Open
p062 Turn BTN vs BB A♠K♥ K♦7♠2♥Q♣ Tough turn value Open
p063 Turn BTN vs BB J♠9♠ T♠Q♠2♣5♠ Tough turn value flush Open
p064 Turn BTN vs BB A♣A♦ 9♠8♠7♥6♣ Tough turn fold wet Open
p065 Turn BTN vs BB 7♣7♦ T♣7♥2♠5♣ Tough turn value set Open
p066 River BTN vs BB A♥A♦ 9♣7♠2♦4♥2♣ Tough river value Open
p067 River BTN vs BB K♠K♥ A♣J♥7♠2♦3♣ Tough river bluff catch Open
p068 River BTN vs BB 8♣8♦ J♠7♠2♣5♥3♦ Tough river fold Open
p069 River BTN vs BB A♠K♠ T♠T♦2♠5♣4♠ Tough river nut value Open
p070 River BTN vs BB T♥9♥ 7♣8♣2♠J♦Q♥ Tough river straight Open
p071 River BTN vs BB Q♣Q♦ J♠9♣7♥3♠J♥ Tough river fold paired Open
p072 River BTN vs BB A♣K♥ Q♦9♠2♣5♥7♦ Tough river bluff Open
p073 River BTN vs BB 9♠9♣ 8♦6♥2♣K♠Q♠ Tough river bluff catch Open
p074 River BTN vs BB A♠2♠ 5♠4♠7♠J♥T♣ Tough river nut flush Open
p075 River BTN vs BB J♠T♠ Q♠8♠2♣3♥K♦ Tough river bluff blocker Open
p076 Preflop BTN vs BB A♥K♦ - Tough preflop 4-bet value Open
p077 Preflop CO vs BTN J♥J♠ - Tough preflop 3-bet defend JJ Open
p078 Preflop UTG vs BB Q♥Q♦ - Tough preflop 4-bet Open
p079 Preflop BTN vs SB T♣T♦ - Tough preflop 3-bet defend Open
p080 Preflop HJ vs BTN 9♣9♥ - Tough preflop fold 3-bet Open
p081 Preflop CO vs BTN A♠Q♠ - Tough preflop flat 3-bet Open
p082 Preflop BTN vs BB K♠Q♠ - Tough preflop flat Open
p083 Preflop HJ vs BTN A♥J♥ - Tough preflop fold Open
p084 Preflop UTG vs BB A♣K♣ - Tough preflop 4-bet Open
p085 Preflop BTN vs BB 8♣8♥ - Tough preflop flat set mine Open
p086 River BTN vs BB A♥K♥ Q♣7♣2♣5♣T♦ Expert river fold missed Open
p087 River BTN vs BB 9♣9♦ J♥J♠2♣2♦K♥ Expert river fold paired Open
p088 River BTN vs BB A♣K♣ K♥7♠2♥8♣3♣ Expert river value Open
p089 River BTN vs BB T♣9♣ J♠T♦2♣5♥3♠ Expert river bluff catch Open
p090 River BTN vs BB J♠J♥ Q♣8♦3♠6♠T♦ Expert river fold underpair Open
p091 River BTN vs BB Q♣Q♦ K♣7♠2♦K♥4♣ Expert river bluff catch pair Open
p092 River BTN vs BB 9♠9♣ J♥T♦2♠Q♣8♠ Expert river fold broadway Open
p093 River BTN vs BB A♥K♥ K♠9♦2♣5♠J♥ Expert river value Open
p094 River BTN vs BB K♠Q♠ J♠7♣2♠T♦9♣ Expert river trap straight Open
p095 River BTN vs BB A♠A♦ J♠9♣2♠Q♥K♦ Expert river fold scary Open
p096 Flop BTN vs BB A♥A♦ 7♣4♦2♠ Standard flop value Open
p097 Flop BTN vs BB K♠Q♠ J♠9♠2♣ Standard flop semi-bluff Open
p098 Turn BTN vs BB A♣K♣ K♥7♠2♦Q♣ Standard turn value Open
p099 River BTN vs BB 7♣7♦ J♠8♠2♣5♥9♦ Standard river fold Open
p100 Preflop CO vs BB A♥T♥ - Standard preflop CO open Open

How the library is built

Every puzzle in the archive has been verified by our editor. Each spot tells you the position, the stack depth, the action history, the villain range, the correct line, and the math behind it. The 100 spots cover roughly the same distribution you would see at a six-max cash game, which is why preflop and river situations dominate. Flop and turn spots are the smaller buckets because the rule of thumb stays simple once you have a plan from preflop.

If you want to drill a specific weakness, filter by street and difficulty. If you want a representative sample, the daily rotation does that automatically. The full archive is here so you can revisit a spot any time and not lose it to yesterday.