96s Push/Fold: When to Shove Nine-Six suited
96s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 18bb.
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 18bb.
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 18bb.
Ranks #77 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 50 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How 96s compares
Suitedness is worth 28 extra shove spots here: 96s is a shove in 50 of the 225 solved spots, 96o in 22. From the 6-max Button both shove 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 6 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max BTN 10bb (46%), 9-max BTN 10bb (46%), 6-max BTN 8bb (43%), 9-max BTN 8bb (43%), 6-max SB 20bb (94%), and 9-max SB 20bb (94%). 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 (46%), 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 (46%), 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 2bb 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 18bb 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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