65o Push/Fold: When to Shove Six-Five offsuit
65o is a Nash shove from the Button up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 11bb.
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 11bb.
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 11bb.
Ranks #118 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 36 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How 65o compares
Suitedness is worth 34 extra shove spots here: 65s is a shove in 70 of the 225 solved spots, 65o in 36. From the 6-max Button 65s shoves up to 7bb and 65o up to 2bb.
Hand shape: as a connector it can make straights in both directions and the weak offsuit kicker is often dominated when called.
65o is an edge hand in 2 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 12bb (62%) and 9-max SB 12bb (62%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
65o push/fold FAQ
Is 65o a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, 65o is a shove from the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, 65o 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 65o shove from the Button?
From the Button, 65o is a Nash shove up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should 65o shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, 65o is a Nash shove up to 11bb 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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