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95s Push/Fold: When to Shove Nine-Five suited

95s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 3bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 15bb.

In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 2bb, the Button up to 3bb, and the Small Blind up to 15bb.

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 3bb, and the Small Blind up to 15bb.

Ranks #93 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 46 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos

Verdict by seat and stack

95s — 6-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤3bb90%FoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤15bbShoveShoveShoveShoveShove91%
95s — 9-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
MP≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤3bb90%FoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤15bbShoveShoveShoveShoveShove91%

How 95s compares

Suitedness is worth 24 extra shove spots here: 95s is a shove in 46 of the 225 solved spots, 95o in 22. From the 6-max Button 95s shoves up to 3bb and 95o up to 2bb.

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

95s is an edge hand in 4 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max BTN 5bb (90%), 9-max BTN 5bb (90%), 6-max SB 20bb (91%), and 9-max SB 20bb (91%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.

95s push/fold FAQ

Is 95s a shove at 10bb?

At 10bb in 6-max, 95s is a shove from the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, 95s is a shove from the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, the Cutoff, and the Button.

Up to how many big blinds should 95s shove from the Button?

From the Button, 95s is a Nash shove up to 3bb in 6-max and 9-max.

Up to how many big blinds should 95s shove from the Small Blind?

From the Small Blind, 95s is a Nash shove up to 15bb 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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