43s Push/Fold: When to Shove Four-Three suited
43s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 12bb.
In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 2bb, the Button up to 2bb, and the Small Blind up to 12bb.
In 9-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Middle Position up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 2bb, the Button up to 2bb, and the Small Blind up to 12bb.
Ranks #104 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 38 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How 43s compares
Suitedness is worth 27 extra shove spots here: 43s is a shove in 38 of the 225 solved spots, 43o in 11. From the 6-max Button 43s shoves up to 2bb and 43o up to 1bb.
Hand shape: as a connector it can make straights in both directions and being suited adds flush equity when it is called.
43s is an edge hand in 4 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max BTN 5bb (86%), 9-max BTN 5bb (86%), 6-max SB 15bb (11%), and 9-max SB 15bb (11%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
43s push/fold FAQ
Is 43s a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, 43s is a shove from the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, 43s is a shove from the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, the Cutoff, and the Button.
Up to how many big blinds should 43s shove from the Button?
From the Button, 43s is a Nash shove up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should 43s shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, 43s is a Nash shove up to 12bb 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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