52o Push/Fold: When to Shove Five-Deuce offsuit
52o 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 #167 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 9 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos
52o has the same verdict as 72o in every solved spot.
Verdict by seat and stack
How 52o compares
Suitedness is worth 18 extra shove spots here: 52s is a shove in 27 of the 225 solved spots, 52o in 9. From the 6-max Button 52s shoves up to 2bb and 52o up to 1bb.
Hand shape: its small gap still leaves straight draws and the weak offsuit kicker is often dominated when called.
52o push/fold FAQ
Is 52o a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, 52o is a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind. At 10bb in 9-max, 52o 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 52o shove from the Button?
From the Button, 52o is a Nash shove up to 1bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should 52o shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, 52o 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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