98o Push/Fold: When to Shove Nine-Eight offsuit
98o is a Nash shove from the Button up to 2bb 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 2bb, 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 2bb, and the Small Blind up to 15bb.
Ranks #87 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 44 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How 98o compares
Suitedness is worth 29 extra shove spots here: 98s is a shove in 73 of the 225 solved spots, 98o in 44. From the 6-max Button 98s shoves up to 4bb and 98o up to 2bb.
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 2 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 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.
98o push/fold FAQ
Is 98o a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, 98o is a shove from the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, 98o 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 98o shove from the Button?
From the Button, 98o is a Nash shove up to 2bb 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 15bb 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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