72o Push/Fold: When to Shove Seven-Deuce offsuit

72o 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 #165 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 9 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos

Verdict by seat and stack

72o — 6-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
72o — 9-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
MP≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤1bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold

How 72o compares

Suitedness is worth 6 extra shove spots here: 72s is a shove in 15 of the 225 solved spots, 72o in 9. From the 6-max Button both shove up to 1bb.

Hand shape: the weak offsuit kicker is often dominated when called.

72o push/fold FAQ

Is 72o a shove at 10bb?

At 10bb in 6-max, 72o is a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind. At 10bb in 9-max, 72o 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 72o shove from the Button?

From the Button, 72o is a Nash shove up to 1bb in 6-max and 9-max.

Up to how many big blinds should 72o shove from the Small Blind?

From the Small Blind, 72o 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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