Button Push/Fold Range at 15 BB with BB Ante (6-Max)
With a big blind ante, the Button shoves 40% of hands at 15BB in 6-max — 11 percentage points wider than the 29% no-ante range.
The ante brings 18 more hands (144 of 1,326 combos) into the shoving range, including K5s, K4s, K3s, Q6s, Q5s, T6s, K9o, J9o.
15BB means 15 big blinds behind everything already posted: the blinds and, for the Big Blind, the ante. The ranges are chip-EV Nash equilibria with no ICM, solved from 1 to 25bb against the Nash calling ranges of the players left to act. Button 15BB chart with no ante
BB-ante ranges solved 2026-10-02 · data version 0.1.0 · How the ranges are computed
Hand Chart with BB Ante
Range legendPush alwaysMixedFold
| A | K | Q | J | T | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | AA | AKs | AQs | AJs | ATs | A9s | A8s | A7s | A6s | A5s | A4s | A3s | A2s |
| K | AKo | KK | KQs | KJs | KTs | K9s | K8s | K7s | K6s | K5s | K4s | K3s | K2s |
| Q | AQo | KQo | QJs | QTs | Q9s | Q8s | Q7s | Q6s | Q5s | Q4s | Q3s | Q2s | |
| J | AJo | KJo | QJo | JJ | JTs | J9s | J8s | J7s | J6s | J5s | J4s | J3s | J2s |
| T | ATo | KTo | QTo | JTo | TT | T9s | T8s | T7s | T6s | T5s | T4s | T3s | T2s |
| 9 | A9o | K9o | Q9o | J9o | T9o | 99 | 98s | 97s | 96s | 95s | 94s | 93s | 92s |
| 8 | A8o | K8o | Q8o | J8o | T8o | 98o | 88 | 87s | 86s | 85s | 84s | 83s | 82s |
| 7 | A7o | K7o | Q7o | J7o | T7o | 97o | 87o | 77 | 76s | 75s | 74s | 73s | 72s |
| 6 | A6o | K6o | Q6o | J6o | T6o | 96o | 86o | 76o | 66 | 65s | 64s | 63s | 62s |
| 5 | A5o | K5o | Q5o | J5o | T5o | 95o | 85o | 75o | 65o | 55 | 54s | 53s | 52s |
| 4 | A4o | K4o | Q4o | J4o | T4o | 94o | 84o | 74o | 64o | 54o | 44 | 43s | 42s |
| 3 | A3o | K3o | Q3o | J3o | T3o | 93o | 83o | 73o | 63o | 53o | 43o | 33 | 32s |
| 2 | A2o | K2o | Q2o | J2o | T2o | 92o | 82o | 72o | 62o | 52o | 42o | 32o | 22 |
Top-left = strongest hands (AA), pairs on the diagonal. Upper-right = suited, lower-left = offsuit. Brighter green = always push. Dim = fold.
BB ante vs no ante
| Button, 15BB (6-Max) | Dead money | Hands shoved |
|---|---|---|
| BB ante | 2.5bb | 40% |
| No ante | 1.5bb | 29% |
Hands the ante adds — open one for its no-ante verdicts
Nearby stacks with BB ante
Other positions at 15BB with BB ante (6-Max)
Button 15BB with BB ante — FAQ
What percentage of hands should the Button push at 15BB (6-Max) with a BB ante?
The Button pushes 40% of hands at 15BB (6-Max) with a big blind ante.
How much wider does the Button shove at 15BB with a big blind ante?
11 percentage points: 40% of hands with the ante against 29% without it. The ante brings 18 more hands (144 of 1,326 combos) into the shoving range, including K5s, K4s, K3s, Q6s, Q5s, T6s, K9o, J9o.
What does this chart assume about the ante and stack size?
With a big blind ante the Big Blind posts 1 extra big blind for the whole table, so 2.5bb is in the pot before anyone acts instead of 1.5bb. 15BB means 15 big blinds behind everything already posted: the blinds and, for the Big Blind, the ante. The ranges are chip-EV Nash equilibria with no ICM, solved from 1 to 25bb against the Nash calling ranges of the players left to act.
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