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96s Push/Fold: When to Shove Nine-Six suited

96s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 6bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 20bb.

In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 3bb, the Button up to 6bb, and the Small Blind up to 20bb.

In 9-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Middle Position up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 3bb, the Button up to 6bb, and the Small Blind up to 20bb.

Ranks #73 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 64 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos

Verdict by seat and stack

96s — 6-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤3bb79%37%FoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤6bbShove92%89%84%33%Fold
SB≤20bbShoveShoveShoveShoveShoveShove
96s — 9-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
MP≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤3bb79%37%FoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤6bbShove92%89%84%33%Fold
SB≤20bbShoveShoveShoveShoveShoveShove

How 96s 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 being suited adds flush equity when it is called.

96s is an edge hand in 12 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max CO 8bb (37%), 9-max CO 8bb (37%), 6-max BTN 15bb (33%), 9-max BTN 15bb (33%), 6-max CO 5bb (79%), and 9-max CO 5bb (79%), plus 6 more. In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.

96s push/fold FAQ

Is 96s a shove at 10bb?

At 10bb in 6-max, 96s is a shove from the Small Blind, mixed from the Button (89%), and a fold from Under the Gun and the Cutoff. At 10bb in 9-max, 96s is a shove from the Small Blind, mixed from the Button (89%), and a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, and the Cutoff.

Up to how many big blinds should 96s shove from the Button?

From the Button, 96s is a Nash shove up to 6bb in 6-max and 9-max.

Up to how many big blinds should 96s shove from the Small Blind?

From the Small Blind, 96s is a Nash shove up to 20bb 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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