93s Push/Fold: When to Shove Nine-Three suited

93s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 8bb.

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 8bb.

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 8bb.

Ranks #128 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 30 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos

Verdict by seat and stack

93s — 6-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤8bbShoveShove14%FoldFoldFold
93s — 9-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
MP≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤8bbShoveShove14%FoldFoldFold

How 93s compares

Suitedness is worth 15 extra shove spots here: 93s is a shove in 30 of the 225 solved spots, 93o in 15. From the 6-max Button both shove up to 2bb.

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

93s is an edge hand in 2 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 10bb (14%) and 9-max SB 10bb (14%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.

93s push/fold FAQ

Is 93s a shove at 10bb?

At 10bb in 6-max, 93s is mixed from the Small Blind (14%) and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, 93s is mixed from the Small Blind (14%) and a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, the Cutoff, and the Button.

Up to how many big blinds should 93s shove from the Button?

From the Button, 93s is a Nash shove up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max.

Up to how many big blinds should 93s shove from the Small Blind?

From the Small Blind, 93s is a Nash shove up to 8bb 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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