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T9o Push/Fold: When to Shove Ten-Nine offsuit

T9o is a Nash shove from the Button up to 7bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 21bb.

In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 4bb, the Button up to 7bb, and the Small Blind up to 21bb.

In 9-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Middle Position up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 4bb, the Button up to 7bb, and the Small Blind up to 21bb.

Ranks #70 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 70 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos

Verdict by seat and stack

T9o — 6-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤4bb81%56%FoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤7bbShove93%91%86%24%Fold
SB≤21bbShoveShoveShoveShoveShoveShove
T9o — 9-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
MP≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤4bb81%56%FoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤7bbShove93%91%86%24%Fold
SB≤21bbShoveShoveShoveShoveShoveShove

How T9o compares

Suitedness is worth 35 extra shove spots here: T9s is a shove in 105 of the 225 solved spots, T9o in 70. From the 6-max Button T9s shoves up to 14bb and T9o up to 7bb.

Hand shape: as a connector it can make straights in both directions.

T9o is an edge hand in 12 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max CO 8bb (56%), 9-max CO 8bb (56%), 6-max BTN 15bb (24%), 9-max BTN 15bb (24%), 6-max CO 5bb (81%), and 9-max CO 5bb (81%), plus 6 more. In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.

T9o push/fold FAQ

Is T9o a shove at 10bb?

At 10bb in 6-max, T9o 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, T9o 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 T9o shove from the Button?

From the Button, T9o is a Nash shove up to 7bb in 6-max and 9-max.

Up to how many big blinds should T9o shove from the Small Blind?

From the Small Blind, T9o is a Nash shove up to 21bb 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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