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12bb Push/Fold Chart

Which hands to shove and call with 12 big blinds, for every seat, 9-max to heads-up, with or without antes.

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The 12bb push/fold chart at a glance

Twelve big blinds sits between pure push/fold and raise/fold play. Shoving is still close to optimal from every seat, and it is the simplest strategy to play well under pressure. The chart above is preset to 12bb; change the seat, table size and ante to match your game.

Shoving ranges at 12bb by seat (9-handed)

SeatBig blind anteNo ante
UTG11%8%
Middle position16%9%
Hijack25%13%
Cutoff31%22%
Button41%32%
Small blind67%54%

At a 6-handed table UTG shoves about 19% of hands at 12bb with an ante. Heads-up, the small blind shoves about 67% and the big blind calls about 48%.

Big blind calling ranges at 12bb

ShoverBig blind anteNo ante
UTG10%6%
Hijack19%10%
Cutoff23%13%
Button29%19%
Small blind48%33%

Exact 12bb ranges (9-handed, big blind ante)

  • UTG (11%): 44+, A8s+, KJs+, ATo+
  • UTG+1 (14%): 44+, A7s+, KTs+, QJs, A9o+, KQo
  • Middle position (16%): 33+, A5s+, KTs+, QTs+, JTs, A8o+, KQo
  • Lojack (19%): 22+, A3s+, K9s+, QTs+, JTs, A8o+, KJo+
  • Hijack (25%): 22+, A2s+, K9s+, Q9s+, J9s+, T9s, A4o+, KTo+, QJo
  • Cutoff (31%): 22+, A2s+, K7s+, Q8s+, J8s+, T8s+, 98s, 87s, A2o+, KTo+, QTo+, JTo
  • Button (41%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q6s+, J7s+, T7s+, 96s+, 86s+, 76s, 65s, A2o+, K7o+, Q9o+, J9o+, T9o
  • Small blind (67%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J2s+, T3s+, 94s+, 84s+, 74s+, 63s+, 53s+, 43s, A2o+, K2o+, Q3o+, J7o+, T7o+, 97o+, 86o+, 76o, 65o
  • Big blind calling a button shove (29%): 22+, A2s+, K6s+, Q9s+, JTs, A2o+, K9o+, QTo+
  • Big blind calling a small-blind shove (48%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q3s+, J7s+, T7s+, 98s, A2o+, K2o+, Q6o+, J8o+, T9o

How these ranges were calculated

These are Nash equilibrium ranges in chip EV with equal stacks, from our own solve of every seat at 9-handed, 6-handed and heads-up tables with and without a 1 big blind ante. Tap any hand in the chart to see the biggest stack it can be shoved or called at and how many big blinds it gains over folding. Near the money or at a final table, tighten up and check spots with the ICM calculator. See how we calculate for the full method.

More push/fold charts: all stacks and seats · by stack: 5bb, 8bb, 10bb, 12bb, 15bb, 20bb · by seat: button, cutoff, small blind, UTG · 6-max · heads-up · big blind calling ranges.