42s Push/Fold: When to Shove Four-Deuce suited
42s 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 #158 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 9 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How 42s compares
Suitedness is worth 2 extra shove spots here: 42s is a shove in 9 of the 225 solved spots, 42o in 7. From the 6-max Button 42s shoves up to 1bb and 42o at no stack.
Hand shape: its small gap still leaves straight draws and being suited adds flush equity when it is called.
42s push/fold FAQ
Is 42s a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, 42s is a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind. At 10bb in 9-max, 42s 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 42s shove from the Button?
From the Button, 42s is a Nash shove up to 1bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should 42s shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, 42s is a Nash shove up to 1bb in 6-max and 9-max.
What stack size do these verdicts assume?
Stacks are total big blinds before posting 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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