Q7s Push/Fold: When to Shove Queen-Seven suited

Q7s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 8bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 22bb.

In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 3bb, the Cutoff up to 5bb, the Button up to 8bb, and the Small Blind up to 22bb.

In 9-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 3bb, the Middle Position up to 3bb, the Cutoff up to 5bb, the Button up to 8bb, and the Small Blind up to 22bb.

Ranks #69 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 79 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos

Verdict by seat and stack

Q7s — 6-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤3bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤5bbShoveFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤8bbShoveShove91%55%58%Fold
SB≤22bbShoveShoveShoveShoveShoveShove
Q7s — 9-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤3bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
MP≤3bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤5bbShoveFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤8bbShoveShove91%55%58%Fold
SB≤22bbShoveShoveShoveShoveShoveShove

How Q7s compares

Suitedness is worth 41 extra shove spots here: Q7s is a shove in 79 of the 225 solved spots, Q7o in 38. From the 6-max Button Q7s shoves up to 8bb and Q7o up to 4bb.

Hand shape: being suited adds flush equity when it is called.

Q7s is an edge hand in 6 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max BTN 12bb (55%), 9-max BTN 12bb (55%), 6-max BTN 15bb (58%), 9-max BTN 15bb (58%), 6-max BTN 10bb (91%), and 9-max BTN 10bb (91%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.

Q7s push/fold FAQ

Is Q7s a shove at 10bb?

At 10bb in 6-max, Q7s is a shove from the Small Blind, mixed from the Button (91%), and a fold from Under the Gun and the Cutoff. At 10bb in 9-max, Q7s is a shove from the Small Blind, mixed from the Button (91%), and a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, and the Cutoff.

Up to how many big blinds should Q7s shove from the Button?

From the Button, Q7s is a Nash shove up to 8bb in 6-max and 9-max.

Up to how many big blinds should Q7s shove from the Small Blind?

From the Small Blind, Q7s is a Nash shove up to 22bb 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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