KTo Push/Fold: When to Shove King-Ten offsuit
KTo is a Nash shove from the Button up to 16bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind at every stack up to 25bb.
In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 5bb, the Cutoff up to 10bb, the Button up to 16bb, and the Small Blind at every stack up to 25bb.
In 9-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 4bb, the Middle Position up to 4bb, the Cutoff up to 10bb, the Button up to 16bb, and the Small Blind at every stack up to 25bb.
Ranks #43 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 115 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How KTo compares
Suitedness is worth 47 extra shove spots here: KTs is a shove in 162 of the 225 solved spots, KTo in 115. From the 6-max Button KTs shoves at every stack up to 25bb and KTo up to 16bb.
Hand shape: the king blocks some of the kings and big aces callers continue with.
KTo is an edge hand in 9 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max CO 12bb (50%), 6-max BTN 20bb (50%), 9-max CO 12bb (50%), 9-max BTN 20bb (50%), 6-max CO 15bb (58%), and 9-max CO 15bb (58%), plus 3 more. In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
KTo push/fold FAQ
Is KTo a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, KTo is a shove from the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun. At 10bb in 9-max, KTo is a shove from the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun and the Middle Position.
Up to how many big blinds should KTo shove from the Button?
From the Button, KTo is a Nash shove up to 16bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should KTo shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, KTo is a Nash shove at every stack up to 25bb 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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