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Push or fold at 10 big blinds

With 10 big blinds the Aced Poker chart has two options. Go all in or fold.

Short answer

Shove 15% of hands under the gun and 43% on the button. From the small blind shove 71%.

These ranges come from Aced Poker's own push or fold solver with a 1bb big blind ante.

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Shove ranges at 10bb, seat by seat

Spot	Share of hands
UTG Solved	All in 15% Fold 85%
UTG+1 Solved	All in 17% Fold 83%
UTG+2 Solved	All in 19% Fold 81%
Lojack Solved	All in 24% Fold 76%
Hijack Solved	All in 28% Fold 72%
Cutoff Solved	All in 33% Fold 67%
Button Solved	All in 43% Fold 57%
Small blind Solved	All in 71% Fold 29%

Share of all starting hands. Folded to you, 9-handed. Solved means Aced computed the chart with its own push or fold solver.

Button at 10bb, folded to you

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All in 43%
Fold 57%

On the button K9o goes all in every time. Under the gun it folds every time.

Solved BTN push or fold. 9-handed tournament, 10bb. Solved by Aced for push or fold in chip EV. Blinds are 0.5bb and 1bb with a 1bb big blind ante, and every stack is the same. Only the first caller plays, so overcalls are left out. Chips are not money, so near the money call tighter.

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All in every time

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All in part of the time

Q4s 45%

Hands not listed fold.

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What a shove risks

Math Before anyone acts the pot holds 2.5bb. That is both blinds and the 1bb ante.

Math A 10bb shove from a seat outside the blinds risks 10bb to win it.

How to use a push or fold chart

Count your stack in big blinds.
Find your seat when it folds to you.
Shove the hands in the chart and fold the rest.
Near the money, call tighter than the chart.

FAQ

Questions players ask.

What hands should I shove with 10 big blinds?

It depends on your seat. Under the gun the chart shoves 15% of hands. On the button it shoves 43%.

Is the push or fold chart exact?

It is solved for chip EV within its model. Only the first caller plays, so overcalls are left out.

Does it work on the bubble?

Not as is. Chips are not money, so near the money call tighter.

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