Cardle: A Free Daily Poker Quiz From Doug Polk

Every home game has one player who’s sure he’s the best at the table. The problem is that everyone else at the table is sure of the same thing.

Today’s Cardle quiz settles it. Doug Polk hand-picks 5 poker hands every day, preflop and postflop, and everyone plays the same set. It’s called Cardle, it comes from Lucid Poker (the training app Doug founded), and it takes about five minutes. Free, with no account and no download.

Here’s how to read your score:

• 90 to 100: Feared grinder. Send it to your group chat immediately.
• 70 to 89: Solid. One leak away from crushing your game.
• 50 to 69: You are guessing in a couple of spots. The breakdowns will show you which.
• Under 50: Good news, you just found 5 hands worth studying.

How Cardle works

1. Read the spot. Each hand sets up a preflop or postflop spot with the action on you.
2. Make your play. Fold, call, or raise preflop. Check or pick a bet size postflop.
3. Get it rated. Every decision lands somewhere from Perfect to Blunder.
4. Read the breakdown. A short note on the solver answer and what Doug recommends in practice.
5. Get your score. Each hand scores a percentage, with partial credit in mixed spots. Your 5 hands add up to a score out of 100.

Challenge a friend

Here’s where it gets personal. After you play, tap Share and send the link. Your friend plays the same 5 hands with no account, and then you both see the results side by side, hand by hand. Documented proof of your poker superiority. Or theirs.

What did you score on today’s Cardle?

Post your score in the comments. Then come back tomorrow, because every day brings a new themed set of 5 hands and a fresh shot at 100.

Warmed up now? A few more to try:

• The preflop poker quiz (10 questions, and you get matched with a pro at the end)
• A 10-question cash game quiz that explains every answer
• Every Upswing poker quiz in one place