53s Push/Fold: When to Shove Five-Three suited
53s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 1bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 2bb.
In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 2bb, the Button up to 1bb, and the Small Blind up to 2bb.
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 1bb, and the Small Blind up to 2bb.
Ranks #101 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 30 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How 53s compares
Suitedness is worth 21 extra shove spots here: 53s is a shove in 30 of the 225 solved spots, 53o in 9. From the 6-max Button both shove up to 1bb.
Hand shape: its small gap still leaves straight draws and being suited adds flush equity when it is called.
53s is an edge hand in 6 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 20bb (17%), 9-max SB 20bb (17%), 6-max SB 15bb (92%), 9-max SB 15bb (92%), 6-max SB 12bb (94%), and 9-max SB 12bb (94%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
53s push/fold FAQ
Is 53s a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, 53s is a shove from the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, 53s 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 53s shove from the Button?
From the Button, 53s is a Nash shove up to 1bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should 53s shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, 53s is a Nash shove up to 2bb 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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