T5o Push/Fold: When to Shove Ten-Five offsuit

T5o is a Nash shove from the Button up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 4bb.

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 4bb.

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 4bb.

Ranks #145 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 22 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos

Verdict by seat and stack

T5o — 6-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤4bb17%FoldFoldFoldFoldFold
T5o — 9-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
MP≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤4bb17%FoldFoldFoldFoldFold

How T5o compares

Suitedness is worth 20 extra shove spots here: T5s is a shove in 42 of the 225 solved spots, T5o in 22. From the 6-max Button T5s shoves up to 3bb and T5o up to 2bb.

Hand shape: the weak offsuit kicker is often dominated when called.

T5o is an edge hand in 2 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 5bb (17%) and 9-max SB 5bb (17%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.

T5o push/fold FAQ

Is T5o a shove at 10bb?

At 10bb in 6-max, T5o is a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind. At 10bb in 9-max, T5o is a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind.

Up to how many big blinds should T5o shove from the Button?

From the Button, T5o is a Nash shove up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max.

Up to how many big blinds should T5o shove from the Small Blind?

From the Small Blind, T5o is a Nash shove up to 4bb 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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