42o Push/Fold: When to Shove Four-Deuce offsuit
42o is a Nash shove from every seat only up to 1bb, in both 6-max and 9-max; deeper than that it is a fold or a mix.
In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 1bb, the Cutoff up to 1bb, the Button up to 1bb, and the Small Blind up to 1bb.
In 9-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 1bb, the Middle Position up to 1bb, the Cutoff up to 1bb, the Button up to 1bb, and the Small Blind up to 1bb.
Ranks #168 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 9 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos
42o has the same verdict as 72o in every solved spot.
Verdict by seat and stack
How 42o compares
Suitedness is worth 14 extra shove spots here: 42s is a shove in 23 of the 225 solved spots, 42o in 9. From the 6-max Button both shove up to 1bb.
Hand shape: its small gap still leaves straight draws and the weak offsuit kicker is often dominated when called.
42o push/fold FAQ
Is 42o a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, 42o is a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind. At 10bb in 9-max, 42o is a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind.
Up to how many big blinds should 42o shove from the Button?
From the Button, 42o is a Nash shove up to 1bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should 42o shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, 42o is a Nash shove up to 1bb in 6-max and 9-max.
What stack size do these verdicts assume?
Stacks are measured in big blinds behind the posted blinds, chip-EV, no antes, solved from 1 to 25bb. Shove means the Nash solution pushes the hand at least 95% of the time, fold at most 5%, and anything between is a mix.
How these numbers are computed: methodology and open dataset.
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