86o Push/Fold: When to Shove Eight-Six offsuit
86o is a Nash shove from the Button up to 2bb 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 2bb, the Cutoff up to 2bb, the Button up to 2bb, and the Small Blind up to 4bb.
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 4bb.
Ranks #128 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 22 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How 86o compares
Suitedness is worth 32 extra shove spots here: 86s is a shove in 54 of the 225 solved spots, 86o in 22. From the 6-max Button both shove up to 2bb.
Hand shape: its small gap still leaves straight draws and the weak offsuit kicker is often dominated when called.
86o is an edge hand in 6 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 8bb (17%), 9-max SB 8bb (17%), 6-max SB 5bb (91%), 6-max SB 10bb (9%), 9-max SB 5bb (91%), and 9-max SB 10bb (9%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
86o push/fold FAQ
Is 86o a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, 86o is mixed from the Small Blind (9%) and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, 86o is mixed from the Small Blind (9%) and a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, the Cutoff, and the Button.
Up to how many big blinds should 86o shove from the Button?
From the Button, 86o is a Nash shove up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should 86o shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, 86o is a Nash shove up to 4bb 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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