Q8o Push/Fold: When to Shove Queen-Eight offsuit
Q8o is a Nash shove from the Button up to 5bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 12bb.
In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 3bb, the Cutoff up to 3bb, the Button up to 5bb, and the Small Blind up to 12bb.
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 5bb, and the Small Blind up to 12bb.
Ranks #99 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 47 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How Q8o compares
Suitedness is worth 46 extra shove spots here: Q8s is a shove in 93 of the 225 solved spots, Q8o in 47. From the 6-max Button Q8s shoves up to 11bb and Q8o up to 5bb.
Hand shape: the weak offsuit kicker is often dominated when called.
Q8o is an edge hand in 2 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 15bb (13%) and 9-max SB 15bb (13%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
Q8o push/fold FAQ
Is Q8o a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, Q8o is a shove from the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, Q8o 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 Q8o shove from the Button?
From the Button, Q8o is a Nash shove up to 5bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should Q8o shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, Q8o is a Nash shove up to 12bb 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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