Hand of the Day, 17 Oct 2026

Saturday, 17 October 2026. Hand of the Day number 6. Difficulty 6 of 7: the week gets harder from Monday to Sunday.

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DaveRegularSaturday

Dave never shows a card until the end: you have the betting and the board to go on.

  1. PreflopRaise to 5 big blinds
  2. Flop8♣4♥8♥Bet pot
  3. Turn8♣4♥8♥10♦Bet pot
  4. River8♣4♥8♥10♦K♠Bet pot

Which hand does Dave most likely have?

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Most likely: Overpair

6of 156 combos are overpair
156combos left after Dave’s betting
A full housewhat Dave held

Overpair is the biggest slice of the range by weight: about 5.2 of its 6 combos play this line. Full house has more (9 combos) but plays it less often. Dave had K♥ K♦: a full house. This line is most often an overpair; this time it wasn’t.

Dave held K♥K♦

The working
  1. Range. Dave’s line leaves 156 combos, about 11 by weight of 1,326 156 of 1,326 combos
  2. Overpair. 6 combos, about 5.2 by weight 6 of 156 combos
  3. Full house. 9 combos, about 3.3 by weight 9 of 156 combos
  4. A ten, an eight or a pocket pair. 57 combos, about 1.3 by weight 57 of 156 combos
  5. Trips. 2 combos, about 0.6 by weight 2 of 156 combos
  6. Four of a kind. 1 combo, about 0.3 by weight 1 of 156 combos
  7. Two pair. 2 combos, about 0.1 by weight 2 of 156 combos
  8. Top pair, top kicker. 12 combos, about 0.1 by weight 12 of 156 combos
  9. Top pair, good kicker. 24 combos, about 0 by weight 24 of 156 combos
  10. Air. 40 combos, about 0 by weight 40 of 156 combos
  11. Top pair, weak kicker. 3 combos, about 0 by weight 3 of 156 combos
  12. By weight. Hands taken only some of the time count at part weight, so the biggest slice is the one with the most weight.
  13. By kind. Value 88%, pairs 12%, draws and bluffs 0%. The kind of hand is the read that matters most; the biggest slice is the detail.
  14. Showdown. Dave had K♥ K♦: Full house, 9 combos of the 156 K♥K♦

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