72s Push/Fold: When to Shove Seven-Deuce suited
72s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 1bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 4bb.
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 4bb.
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 4bb.
Ranks #154 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 15 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How 72s 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: being suited adds flush equity when it is called.
72s is an edge hand in 2 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 5bb (19%) and 9-max SB 5bb (19%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
72s push/fold FAQ
Is 72s a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, 72s is a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind. At 10bb in 9-max, 72s 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 72s shove from the Button?
From the Button, 72s is a Nash shove up to 1bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should 72s shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, 72s is a Nash shove up to 4bb 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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