A2o Push/Fold: When to Shove Ace-Deuce offsuit
A2o is a Nash shove from the Button up to 9bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 23bb.
In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 4bb, the Cutoff up to 6bb, the Button up to 9bb, and the Small Blind up to 23bb.
In 9-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 3bb, the Middle Position up to 3bb, the Cutoff up to 6bb, the Button up to 9bb, and the Small Blind up to 23bb.
Ranks #62 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 86 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How A2o compares
Suitedness is worth 29 extra shove spots here: A2s is a shove in 115 of the 225 solved spots, A2o in 86. From the 6-max Button A2s shoves up to 16bb and A2o up to 9bb.
Hand shape: the ace is a blocker — it removes some of the aces and big pairs a caller needs and the weak offsuit kicker is often dominated when called.
A2o is an edge hand in 5 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max BTN 10bb (56%), 9-max BTN 10bb (56%), 6-max UTG 5bb (14%), 9-max MP 5bb (11%), and 9-max UTG 5bb (9%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
A2o push/fold FAQ
Is A2o a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, A2o 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, A2o 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 A2o shove from the Button?
From the Button, A2o is a Nash shove up to 9bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should A2o shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, A2o is a Nash shove up to 23bb 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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