65s Push/Fold: When to Shove Six-Five suited
65s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 20bb.
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 20bb.
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 20bb.
Ranks #67 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 54 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How 65s compares
Suitedness is worth 38 extra shove spots here: 65s is a shove in 54 of the 225 solved spots, 65o in 16. From the 6-max Button 65s shoves up to 2bb and 65o 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.
65s is an edge hand in 12 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max CO 8bb (49%), 9-max CO 8bb (49%), 6-max BTN 5bb (46%), 9-max BTN 5bb (46%), 6-max BTN 15bb (65%), and 9-max BTN 15bb (65%), plus 6 more. In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
65s push/fold FAQ
Is 65s a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, 65s is a shove from the Small Blind, mixed from the Button (81%), and a fold from Under the Gun and the Cutoff. At 10bb in 9-max, 65s is a shove from the Small Blind, mixed from the Button (81%), and a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, and the Cutoff.
Up to how many big blinds should 65s shove from the Button?
From the Button, 65s is a Nash shove up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should 65s shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, 65s is a Nash shove up to 20bb 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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