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5bb Push/Fold Chart

Which hands to shove and call with 5 big blinds, for every seat, 9-max to heads-up, with or without antes.

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The 5bb push/fold chart at a glance

With 5 big blinds you are in danger territory: the blinds and antes are a big share of your stack, so you need to get it in with a very wide range before you are blinded away. Folding and waiting for a premium hand costs more than shoving with a weak one. The chart above is preset to 5bb; change the seat, table size and ante to match your game.

Shoving ranges at 5bb by seat (9-handed)

SeatBig blind anteNo ante
UTG45%19%
Middle position46%23%
Hijack49%28%
Cutoff52%33%
Button60%40%
Small blind83%73%

At a 6-handed table UTG shoves about 47% of hands at 5bb with an ante. Heads-up, the small blind shoves about 83% and the big blind calls about 83%.

Big blind calling ranges at 5bb

ShoverBig blind anteNo ante
UTG75%33%
Hijack76%36%
Cutoff77%40%
Button79%46%
Small blind83%62%

Exact 5bb ranges (9-handed, big blind ante)

  • UTG (45%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q4s+, J7s+, T7s+, 97s+, 87s, A2o+, K2o+, Q8o+, J9o+, T9o
  • UTG+1 (45%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q4s+, J7s+, T7s+, 97s+, 87s, A2o+, K2o+, Q8o+, J9o+, T9o
  • Middle position (46%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q3s+, J7s+, T7s+, 97s+, 87s, A2o+, K2o+, Q8o+, J9o+, T9o
  • Lojack (47%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q3s+, J7s+, T7s+, 97s+, 87s, A2o+, K2o+, Q7o+, J9o+, T9o
  • Hijack (49%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J6s+, T7s+, 97s+, 87s, 76s, A2o+, K2o+, Q6o+, J8o+, T9o
  • Cutoff (52%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J5s+, T6s+, 97s+, 87s, 76s, A2o+, K2o+, Q5o+, J8o+, T8o+
  • Button (60%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J2s+, T6s+, 96s+, 86s+, 75s+, 65s, 54s, A2o+, K2o+, Q2o+, J6o+, T7o+, 98o
  • Small blind (83%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J2s+, T2s+, 92s+, 82s+, 73s+, 63s+, 52s+, 43s, A2o+, K2o+, Q2o+, J2o+, T2o+, 95o+, 85o+, 75o+, 65o
  • Big blind calling a button shove (79%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J2s+, T2s+, 92s+, 82s+, 73s+, 63s+, 52s+, 42s+, A2o+, K2o+, Q2o+, J2o+, T6o+, 96o+, 85o+, 75o+, 65o, 54o
  • Big blind calling a small-blind shove (83%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J2s+, T2s+, 92s+, 82s+, 73s+, 63s+, 52s+, 43s, A2o+, K2o+, Q2o+, J2o+, T2o+, 94o+, 85o+, 75o+, 65o

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.