Heads-up push/fold ranges
Heads-up, the small blind (who is also the button) acts first preflop and the big blind decides whether to call. These ranges are the classic heads-up Nash equilibrium: neither player can do better by changing their strategy. Our no-ante results match the well-known published heads-up charts to within one or two hands at every stack.
| Stack | SB shoves (no ante) | BB calls (no ante) | SB shoves (BB ante) | BB calls (BB ante) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5bb | 73% | 62% | 83% | 83% |
| 8bb | 63% | 45% | 76% | 61% |
| 10bb | 60% | 37% | 72% | 54% |
| 12bb | 54% | 33% | 67% | 48% |
| 15bb | 47% | 29% | 62% | 41% |
| 20bb | 41% | 22% | 54% | 33% |
Exact 10bb heads-up ranges
- Small blind shove, no ante (60%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J3s+, T4s+, 95s+, 84s+, 74s+, 64s+, 53s+, A2o+, K2o+, Q6o+, J8o+, T7o+, 97o+, 87o, 76o
- Big blind call, no ante (37%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q7s+, J8s+, T9s, A2o+, K5o+, Q9o+, JTo
- Small blind shove, big blind ante (72%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J2s+, T2s+, 93s+, 84s+, 73s+, 63s+, 53s+, 43s, A2o+, K2o+, Q2o+, J5o+, T6o+, 96o+, 86o+, 76o, 65o
- Big blind call, big blind ante (54%): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J4s+, T6s+, 97s+, 87s, A2o+, K2o+, Q4o+, J7o+, T8o+
How these ranges were calculated
Nash equilibrium in chip EV. 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.