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98o Push/Fold: When to Shove Nine-Eight offsuit

98o is a Nash shove from the Button up to 4bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 17bb.

In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 3bb, the Button up to 4bb, and the Small Blind up to 17bb.

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 4bb, and the Small Blind up to 17bb.

Ranks #83 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 54 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos

Verdict by seat and stack

98o — 6-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤3bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤4bb94%89%56%FoldFoldFold
SB≤17bbShoveShoveShoveShoveShove93%
98o — 9-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
MP≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤3bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤4bb94%89%56%FoldFoldFold
SB≤17bbShoveShoveShoveShoveShove93%

How 98o compares

Suitedness is worth 37 extra shove spots here: 98s is a shove in 91 of the 225 solved spots, 98o in 54. From the 6-max Button 98s shoves up to 11bb and 98o up to 4bb.

Hand shape: as a connector it can make straights in both directions and the weak offsuit kicker is often dominated when called.

98o is an edge hand in 8 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max BTN 10bb (56%), 9-max BTN 10bb (56%), 6-max BTN 8bb (89%), 9-max BTN 8bb (89%), 6-max SB 20bb (93%), and 9-max SB 20bb (93%), plus 2 more. In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.

98o push/fold FAQ

Is 98o a shove at 10bb?

At 10bb in 6-max, 98o is a shove from the Small Blind, mixed from the Button (56%), and a fold from Under the Gun and the Cutoff. At 10bb in 9-max, 98o is a shove from the Small Blind, mixed from the Button (56%), and a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, and the Cutoff.

Up to how many big blinds should 98o shove from the Button?

From the Button, 98o is a Nash shove up to 4bb in 6-max and 9-max.

Up to how many big blinds should 98o shove from the Small Blind?

From the Small Blind, 98o is a Nash shove up to 17bb 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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