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52s Push/Fold: When to Shove Five-Deuce suited

52s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 9bb.

In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 1bb, the Cutoff up to 1bb, the Button up to 2bb, and the Small Blind up to 9bb.

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 2bb, and the Small Blind up to 9bb.

Ranks #130 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 27 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos

Verdict by seat and stack

52s — 6-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤9bbShoveShove86%FoldFoldFold
52s — 9-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
MP≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤9bbShoveShove86%FoldFoldFold

How 52s 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 being suited adds flush equity when it is called.

52s is an edge hand in 2 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 10bb (86%) and 9-max SB 10bb (86%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.

52s push/fold FAQ

Is 52s a shove at 10bb?

At 10bb in 6-max, 52s is mixed from the Small Blind (86%) and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, 52s is mixed from the Small Blind (86%) and a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, the Cutoff, and the Button.

Up to how many big blinds should 52s shove from the Button?

From the Button, 52s is a Nash shove up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max.

Up to how many big blinds should 52s shove from the Small Blind?

From the Small Blind, 52s is a Nash shove up to 9bb 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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