Button Push/Fold Range at 20 BB (9-Max)
Push 22% of hands
The Button pushes 22% of hands at 20BB (9-Max).
Marginal hands on the threshold — KTo, 76s, A3s, K6s, QJo — can go either way; the Nash solution mixes them, so a consistent default (push or fold) is fine in practice.
This range is 7% tighter than at 15BB.
At 20BB you begin to have some post-flop flexibility, but ICM pressure and stack-to-pot ratios still make push/fold the baseline strategy in most tournament spots.
Hand Chart
Range LegendPush alwaysMixedFold
A
K
Q
J
T
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
A
K
Q
J
T
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
Top-left = strongest hands (AA), pairs on the diagonal. Upper-right = suited, lower-left = offsuit. Brighter green = always push. Dim = fold.
Nearby stacks
Other positions at 20BB (9-Max)
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