73s Push/Fold: When to Shove Seven-Three suited

73s is a Nash shove from every seat only up to 2bb, 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 2bb, the Cutoff up to 2bb, the Button up to 2bb, 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 2bb, and the Small Blind up to 2bb.

Ranks #142 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 18 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos

Verdict by seat and stack

73s — 6-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤2bb7%14%FoldFoldFoldFold
73s — 9-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
MP≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤2bb7%14%FoldFoldFoldFold

How 73s compares

Suitedness is worth 9 extra shove spots here: 73s is a shove in 18 of the 225 solved spots, 73o in 9. From the 6-max Button 73s shoves up to 2bb and 73o up to 1bb.

Hand shape: being suited adds flush equity when it is called.

73s is an edge hand in 4 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 8bb (14%), 9-max SB 8bb (14%), 6-max SB 5bb (7%), and 9-max SB 5bb (7%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.

73s push/fold FAQ

Is 73s a shove at 10bb?

At 10bb in 6-max, 73s is a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind. At 10bb in 9-max, 73s 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 73s shove from the Button?

From the Button, 73s is a Nash shove up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max.

Up to how many big blinds should 73s shove from the Small Blind?

From the Small Blind, 73s 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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