96o Push/Fold: When to Shove Nine-Six offsuit
96o is a Nash shove from the Button up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 6bb.
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 6bb.
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 6bb.
Ranks #135 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 26 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How 96o compares
Suitedness is worth 38 extra shove spots here: 96s is a shove in 64 of the 225 solved spots, 96o in 26. From the 6-max Button 96s shoves up to 6bb and 96o up to 2bb.
Hand shape: its small gap still leaves straight draws and the weak offsuit kicker is often dominated when called.
96o is an edge hand in 2 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 8bb (18%) and 9-max SB 8bb (18%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
96o push/fold FAQ
Is 96o a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, 96o is a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind. At 10bb in 9-max, 96o 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 96o shove from the Button?
From the Button, 96o is a Nash shove up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should 96o shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, 96o is a Nash shove up to 6bb 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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