// push/fold charts · 9-max · 7 bb

9-max push/fold at 7 bb

At 7 big blinds with a 1 bb big-blind ante, the equilibrium open-shoves 19.2% of hands from UTG, widening to 81.0% from the small blind. Below: every seat's shoving range, every seat's calling range against every shove, and each hand's EV against folding. Solved, not remembered, and the assumptions are printed at the bottom so you can argue with them.

Open-shove ranges, folded to you

One chart per seat. Each assumes everyone in front has folded and everyone behind defends with their equilibrium calling range. Mixed hands show their shove frequency.

UTG

shoves 19.2% first in

22+, A3s+, K9s+, QTs+, J9s+, T9s, A8o+, KJo+

UTG+1

shoves 22.5% first in

22+, A2s+, K9s+, Q9s+, J9s+, T9s, A7o+, A5o, KJo+, QJo

UTG+2

shoves 25.5% first in

22+, A2s+, K9s+, Q9s+, J9s+, T9s, 98s, A4o+, KTo+, QJo

LJ

shoves 29.6% first in

22+, A2s+, K7s+, Q9s+, J9s+, T8s+, 98s, A2o+, KTo+, QTo+, JTo

HJ

shoves 32.7% first in

22+, A2s+, K5s+, Q8s+, J8s+, T8s+, 97s+, 87s, A2o+, K9o+, QTo+, JTo

CO

shoves 39.1% first in

22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q6s+, J7s+, T7s+, 97s+, 87s, 76s, A2o+, K6o+, Q9o+, JTo

BTN

shoves 49.5% first in

22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J6s+, T6s+, 96s+, 86s+, 76s, 65s, A2o+, K2o+, Q7o+, J8o+, T9o

SB

shoves 81.0% first in

22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J2s+, T2s+, 92s+, 83s+, 73s+, 63s+, 53s+, 43s, A2o+, K2o+, Q2o+, J2o+, T3o+, 95o+, 85o+, 75o+, 65o
always (≥80%) mixed, % shown never (≤20%)

Calling a shove

Pick who shoved and who is deciding. The caller is the first player to act after the shove with everyone between them folded; under this model, once someone calls, everyone behind folds.

BB calls 58.1% against a BTN shove of 49.5%

always (≥80%) mixed, % shown never (≤20%)

Call vs fold, closest hands

BB facing BTN: the hands nearest indifference

HandCall freqCall vs fold (bb)
Q4o6%0.000
T4s100%+0.002
J7o100%+0.004
J2s0%−0.006
53s0%−0.008
87o100%+0.011
74s0%−0.027
97o0%−0.028
T7o0%−0.029
T5s100%+0.048
22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J3s+, T4s+, 95s+, 85s+, 75s+, 64s+, 54s, A2o+, K2o+, Q5o+, J7o+, T8o+, 98o, 87o

Every calling range at 7 bb

SpotCallsRange
UTG+1 vs UTG13.6%33+, A7s+, KJs+, A9o+, KQo
UTG+2 vs UTG13.6%33+, A7s+, KJs+, A9o+, KQo
LJ vs UTG13.6%33+, A7s+, KJs+, A9o+, KQo
HJ vs UTG13.6%33+, A7s+, KJs+, A9o+, KQo
CO vs UTG13.6%33+, A7s+, KJs+, A9o+, KQo
BTN vs UTG13.6%33+, A7s+, KJs+, A9o+, KQo
SB vs UTG18.2%22+, A3s+, KTs+, QTs+, JTs, A8o+, KJo+
BB vs UTG31.2%22+, A2s+, K5s+, Q8s+, J8s+, T8s+, 97s+, 87s, 76s, A3o+, KTo+, QTo+, JTo
UTG+2 vs UTG+116.5%22+, A4s+, KTs+, QJs, A8o+, KQo
LJ vs UTG+116.5%22+, A4s+, KTs+, QJs, A8o+, KQo
HJ vs UTG+116.5%22+, A4s+, KTs+, QJs, A8o+, KQo
CO vs UTG+116.5%22+, A4s+, KTs+, QJs, A8o+, KQo
BTN vs UTG+116.5%22+, A4s+, KTs+, QJs, A8o+, KQo
SB vs UTG+119.8%22+, A2s+, K9s+, QTs+, JTs, A7o+, KJo+
BB vs UTG+134.6%22+, A2s+, K3s+, Q8s+, J8s+, T7s+, 97s+, 86s+, 76s, 65s, A2o+, K9o+, QTo+, JTo
LJ vs UTG+218.9%22+, A2s+, KTs+, QJs, A7o+, KJo+
HJ vs UTG+218.9%22+, A2s+, KTs+, QJs, A7o+, KJo+
CO vs UTG+218.9%22+, A2s+, KTs+, QJs, A7o+, KJo+
BTN vs UTG+218.9%22+, A2s+, KTs+, QJs, A7o+, KJo+
SB vs UTG+224.3%22+, A2s+, K9s+, QTs+, JTs, A4o+, KTo+, QJo
BB vs UTG+237.3%22+, A2s+, K3s+, Q6s+, J7s+, T7s+, 97s+, 86s+, 76s, 65s, A2o+, K9o+, Q9o+, JTo, T9o
HJ vs LJ23.4%22+, A2s+, K9s+, QTs+, JTs, A4o+, KTo+
CO vs LJ23.4%22+, A2s+, K9s+, QTs+, JTs, A4o+, KTo+
BTN vs LJ23.4%22+, A2s+, K9s+, QTs+, JTs, A4o+, KTo+
SB vs LJ27.6%22+, A2s+, K7s+, Q9s+, J9s+, T9s, A2o+, KTo+, QJo
BB vs LJ42.4%22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q5s+, J7s+, T7s+, 96s+, 86s+, 75s+, 65s, 54s, A2o+, K6o+, Q9o+, J9o+, T9o
CO vs HJ26.4%22+, A2s+, K8s+, QTs+, JTs, A2o+, KTo+, QJo
BTN vs HJ26.4%22+, A2s+, K8s+, QTs+, JTs, A2o+, KTo+, QJo
SB vs HJ30.3%22+, A2s+, K5s+, Q8s+, J9s+, T9s, A2o+, K9o+, QTo+
BB vs HJ45.4%22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q3s+, J6s+, T6s+, 96s+, 86s+, 75s+, 65s, 54s, A2o+, K5o+, Q8o+, J9o+, T9o
BTN vs CO30.3%22+, A2s+, K5s+, Q9s+, JTs, A2o+, K8o+, QTo+
SB vs CO34.7%22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q8s+, J8s+, T8s+, 98s, A2o+, K7o+, QTo+, JTo
BB vs CO51.7%22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J5s+, T6s+, 96s+, 85s+, 75s+, 65s, 54s, A2o+, K2o+, Q8o+, J8o+, T8o+, 98o
SB vs BTN42.1%22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q5s+, J8s+, T8s+, 98s, A2o+, K3o+, Q8o+, J9o+
BB vs BTN58.1%22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J3s+, T4s+, 95s+, 85s+, 75s+, 64s+, 54s, A2o+, K2o+, Q5o+, J7o+, T8o+, 98o, 87o
BB vs SB75.0%22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J2s+, T2s+, 92s+, 84s+, 74s+, 64s+, 54s, A2o+, K2o+, Q2o+, J2o+, T4o+, 96o+, 86o+, 76o
All 169 hands at 7 bb: shove EV by seat
HandUTGUTG+1UTG+2LJHJCOBTNSB
AA+5.353+5.438+5.485+5.577+5.451+5.328+5.084+4.736
KK+4.333+4.399+4.431+4.507+4.481+4.487+4.437+4.387
QQ+3.748+3.860+3.913+4.012+3.988+3.976+3.935+4.063
JJ+3.198+3.368+3.439+3.588+3.575+3.597+3.561+3.736
TT+2.736+2.943+3.009+3.170+3.182+3.232+3.252+3.440
99+2.211+2.458+2.558+2.706+2.753+2.801+2.865+3.114
88+1.834+2.070+2.201+2.370+2.435+2.452+2.515+2.821
77+1.499+1.736+1.858+2.066+2.148+2.142+2.208+2.532
66+1.195+1.444+1.563+1.764+1.877+1.884+1.942+2.240
55+0.907+1.162+1.299+1.475+1.617+1.643+1.699+1.973
44+0.578+0.836+0.993+1.142+1.317+1.368+1.426+1.716
33+0.256+0.527+0.693+0.849+1.019+1.097+1.166+1.459
22+0.052+0.233+0.399+0.573+0.723+0.831+0.928+1.229
AKs+2.707+2.857+3.021+3.214+3.243+3.241+3.150+3.027
AQs+2.228+2.426+2.611+2.823+2.909+2.912+2.887+2.914
AJs+1.713+1.977+2.240+2.506+2.624+2.678+2.691+2.800
ATs+1.269+1.580+1.842+2.190+2.333+2.461+2.524+2.683
A9s+0.729+1.065+1.356+1.698+1.890+2.067+2.223+2.453
A8s+0.476+0.737+1.040+1.388+1.612+1.848+2.054+2.353
A7s+0.329+0.520+0.773+1.131+1.361+1.598+1.859+2.246
A6s+0.205+0.372+0.575+0.887+1.139+1.402+1.694+2.130
A5s+0.266+0.406+0.597+0.851+1.099+1.376+1.677+2.086
A4s+0.167+0.301+0.493+0.722+0.967+1.260+1.568+2.007
A3s+0.075+0.210+0.407+0.640+0.884+1.186+1.492+1.919
A2s−0.005+0.113+0.313+0.553+0.793+1.108+1.414+1.858
KQs+0.746+0.840+1.008+1.201+1.404+1.776+2.144+2.537
KJs+0.434+0.576+0.684+0.932+1.166+1.566+1.959+2.426
KTs+0.283+0.403+0.442+0.663+0.920+1.366+1.794+2.309
K9s+0.009+0.098+0.145+0.296+0.566+0.992+1.498+2.087
K8s−0.118−0.102−0.055+0.063+0.319+0.695+1.225+1.893
K7s−0.156−0.098−0.100+0.008+0.245+0.536+1.053+1.804
K6s−0.195−0.146−0.117−0.058+0.181+0.444+0.916+1.707
K5s−0.267−0.221−0.190−0.145+0.088+0.350+0.802+1.587
K4s−0.367−0.319−0.283−0.242−0.004+0.256+0.689+1.503
K3s−0.460−0.400−0.366−0.300−0.088+0.179+0.611+1.412
K2s−0.528−0.490−0.456−0.381−0.172+0.103+0.542+1.349
QJs+0.337+0.402+0.434+0.564+0.728+0.959+1.326+2.101
QTs+0.258+0.292+0.356+0.437+0.561+0.783+1.183+1.991
Q9s−0.010+0.038+0.103+0.178+0.293+0.463+0.887+1.771
Q8s−0.144−0.155−0.094−0.024+0.087+0.253+0.635+1.581
Q7s−0.320−0.292−0.282−0.204−0.087+0.059+0.398+1.391
Q6s−0.332−0.311−0.269−0.235−0.111+0.042+0.331+1.313
Q5s−0.403−0.384−0.340−0.313−0.193−0.028+0.254+1.194
Q4s−0.499−0.479−0.431−0.408−0.278−0.109+0.166+1.110
Q3s−0.595−0.564−0.517−0.466−0.366−0.190+0.087+1.018
Q2s−0.655−0.647−0.601−0.544−0.447−0.261+0.034+0.958
JTs+0.284+0.331+0.351+0.408+0.494+0.652+0.908+1.718
J9s+0.025+0.085+0.114+0.165+0.257+0.389+0.614+1.496
J8s−0.107−0.105−0.077−0.029+0.063+0.187+0.391+1.305
J7s−0.294−0.251−0.270−0.215−0.107+0.001+0.193+1.117
J6s−0.451−0.419−0.405−0.394−0.274−0.152+0.022+0.933
J5s−0.494−0.463−0.448−0.443−0.325−0.194−0.017+0.834
J4s−0.583−0.554−0.535−0.535−0.407−0.272−0.094+0.749
J3s−0.678−0.634−0.615−0.587−0.489−0.345−0.166+0.662
J2s−0.743−0.724−0.708−0.672−0.577−0.424−0.223+0.599
T9s+0.072+0.141+0.183+0.202+0.295+0.385+0.538+1.263
T8s−0.058−0.049−0.006+0.018+0.113+0.187+0.347+1.074
T7s−0.244−0.195−0.201−0.168−0.057+0.011+0.165+0.888
T6s−0.405−0.366−0.337−0.347−0.227−0.144+0.001+0.708
T5s−0.602−0.569−0.538−0.557−0.431−0.330−0.174+0.504
T4s−0.665−0.631−0.594−0.619−0.484−0.377−0.219+0.449
T3s−0.759−0.712−0.678−0.675−0.569−0.454−0.294+0.365
T2s−0.827−0.804−0.771−0.758−0.655−0.531−0.349+0.305
98s−0.046−0.022+0.033+0.078+0.165+0.196+0.317+0.916
97s−0.217−0.153−0.146−0.094+0.011+0.048+0.167+0.742
96s−0.376−0.324−0.284−0.276−0.162−0.109+0.005+0.566
95s−0.576−0.530−0.488−0.491−0.369−0.298−0.171+0.377
94s−0.793−0.750−0.704−0.715−0.578−0.495−0.357+0.209
93s−0.855−0.796−0.749−0.730−0.626−0.540−0.402+0.160
92s−0.915−0.880−0.837−0.810−0.709−0.615−0.455+0.099
87s−0.130−0.099−0.079−0.016+0.086+0.107+0.200+0.679
86s−0.280−0.266−0.216−0.195−0.082−0.045+0.044+0.512
85s−0.476−0.467−0.413−0.400−0.282−0.231−0.129+0.341
84s−0.695−0.690−0.630−0.626−0.493−0.430−0.315+0.173
83s−0.919−0.902−0.845−0.815−0.709−0.633−0.506+0.002
82s−0.943−0.953−0.899−0.861−0.758−0.676−0.530−0.036
76s−0.227−0.179−0.160−0.128−0.012+0.023+0.100+0.497
75s−0.416−0.373−0.350−0.327−0.204−0.155−0.065+0.345
74s−0.640−0.599−0.574−0.558−0.420−0.358−0.255+0.175
73s−0.864−0.810−0.789−0.747−0.633−0.560−0.445+0.010
72s−1.046−1.026−1.009−0.964−0.850−0.765−0.619−0.155
65s−0.329−0.289−0.242−0.249−0.124−0.0720.000+0.371
64s−0.541−0.503−0.453−0.465−0.326−0.261−0.179+0.210
63s−0.773−0.724−0.676−0.663−0.547−0.469−0.371+0.047
62s−0.962−0.942−0.897−0.882−0.765−0.674−0.548−0.120
54s−0.461−0.421−0.366−0.384−0.243−0.171−0.092+0.277
53s−0.679−0.627−0.573−0.562−0.449−0.367−0.275+0.120
52s−0.870−0.848−0.797−0.785−0.671−0.573−0.451−0.048
43s−0.789−0.736−0.674−0.666−0.544−0.453−0.356+0.048
42s−0.975−0.950−0.893−0.886−0.762−0.655−0.528−0.115
32s−1.084−1.047−0.990−0.957−0.855−0.740−0.608−0.188
AKo+2.485+2.636+2.811+3.005+3.045+3.053+2.973+2.863
AQo+1.977+2.179+2.374+2.589+2.689+2.697+2.689+2.743
AJo+1.420+1.694+1.973+2.246+2.380+2.442+2.474+2.622
ATo+0.944+1.267+1.544+1.907+2.067+2.210+2.293+2.493
A9o+0.368+0.718+1.026+1.381+1.593+1.791+1.976+2.251
A8o+0.089+0.364+0.682+1.041+1.290+1.550+1.789+2.138
A7o−0.078+0.119+0.390+0.762+1.016+1.277+1.573+2.021
A6o−0.204−0.037+0.179+0.504+0.781+1.070+1.400+1.898
A5o−0.136+0.003+0.203+0.465+0.739+1.043+1.383+1.848
A4o−0.244−0.112+0.089+0.325+0.596+0.916+1.262+1.764
A3o−0.344−0.208−0.002+0.234+0.505+0.833+1.180+1.668
A2o−0.428−0.311−0.103+0.145+0.411+0.753+1.097+1.601
KQo+0.379+0.471+0.648+0.844+1.072+1.484+1.901+2.345
KJo+0.035+0.179+0.296+0.550+0.810+1.253+1.695+2.224
KTo−0.1200.000+0.040+0.269+0.553+1.044+1.521+2.101
K9o−0.411−0.324−0.277−0.130+0.166+0.638+1.202+1.863
K8o−0.551−0.539−0.493−0.377−0.095+0.325+0.915+1.653
K7o−0.589−0.535−0.538−0.432−0.171+0.153+0.728+1.557
K6o−0.632−0.588−0.559−0.507−0.243+0.050+0.578+1.452
K5o−0.714−0.674−0.645−0.606−0.348−0.054+0.455+1.320
K4o−0.815−0.773−0.739−0.707−0.444−0.153+0.333+1.230
K3o−0.922−0.865−0.833−0.774−0.537−0.239+0.245+1.129
K2o−0.988−0.953−0.922−0.854−0.621−0.314+0.175+1.062
QJo−0.050+0.011+0.043+0.170+0.357+0.614+1.028+1.887
QTo−0.140−0.110−0.050+0.026+0.168+0.418+0.867+1.763
Q9o−0.433−0.390−0.325−0.255−0.121+0.075+0.551+1.527
Q8o−0.576−0.594−0.533−0.468−0.341−0.150+0.280+1.323
Q7o−0.768−0.746−0.740−0.670−0.534−0.366+0.021+1.117
Q6o−0.773−0.758−0.719−0.693−0.551−0.378−0.048+1.035
Q5o−0.852−0.839−0.797−0.780−0.642−0.455−0.133+0.904
Q4o−0.952−0.939−0.893−0.880−0.732−0.543−0.227+0.815
Q3o−1.056−1.027−0.985−0.944−0.825−0.627−0.309+0.715
Q2o−1.124−1.119−1.077−1.030−0.916−0.706−0.370+0.646
JTo−0.110−0.067−0.0500.000+0.103+0.284+0.579+1.477
J9o−0.394−0.337−0.309−0.264−0.1560.000+0.262+1.238
J8o−0.534−0.536−0.508−0.466−0.359−0.213+0.026+1.036
J7o−0.728−0.691−0.714−0.666−0.542−0.417−0.191+0.830
J6o−0.899−0.874−0.865−0.859−0.721−0.581−0.372+0.633
J5o−0.943−0.920−0.907−0.910−0.775−0.624−0.412+0.527
J4o−1.042−1.018−1.000−1.007−0.862−0.705−0.493+0.437
J3o−1.146−1.107−1.092−1.072−0.958−0.793−0.579+0.336
J2o−1.219−1.204−1.191−1.164−1.053−0.878−0.643+0.266
T9o−0.339−0.272−0.233−0.221−0.112−0.002+0.184+0.989
T8o−0.469−0.463−0.424−0.408−0.298−0.206−0.018+0.788
T7o−0.670−0.624−0.634−0.608−0.482−0.398−0.214+0.588
T6o−0.847−0.813−0.788−0.805−0.667−0.564−0.389+0.396
T5o−1.057−1.030−1.004−1.033−0.890−0.767−0.577+0.177
T4o−1.124−1.094−1.062−1.099−0.945−0.818−0.628+0.116
T3o−1.224−1.181−1.151−1.158−1.037−0.902−0.711+0.025
T2o−1.292−1.274−1.245−1.246−1.127−0.983−0.770−0.042
98o−0.461−0.438−0.386−0.348−0.247−0.202−0.050+0.619
97o−0.643−0.583−0.581−0.537−0.416−0.364−0.214+0.431
96o−0.810−0.759−0.722−0.723−0.594−0.526−0.382+0.246
95o−1.027−0.985−0.946−0.955−0.819−0.731−0.572+0.043
94o−1.263−1.222−1.177−1.198−1.045−0.944−0.775−0.139
93o−1.325−1.268−1.227−1.218−1.098−0.993−0.823−0.195
92o−1.391−1.360−1.322−1.305−1.187−1.075−0.882−0.261
87o−0.558−0.531−0.515−0.456−0.339−0.303−0.181+0.364
86o−0.712−0.700−0.653−0.638−0.511−0.460−0.343+0.187
85o−0.920−0.914−0.864−0.860−0.726−0.658−0.527+0.003
84o−1.156−1.154−1.098−1.104−0.954−0.873−0.728−0.177
83o−1.399−1.384−1.331−1.309−1.185−1.090−0.933−0.364
82o−1.425−1.438−1.387−1.356−1.237−1.138−0.962−0.403
76o−0.653−0.611−0.595−0.570−0.439−0.390−0.285+0.172
75o−0.864−0.824−0.806−0.788−0.647−0.582−0.463+0.007
74o−1.095−1.055−1.035−1.026−0.871−0.793−0.661−0.171
73o−1.338−1.288−1.271−1.237−1.105−1.015−0.871−0.355
72o−1.536−1.518−1.506−1.469−1.337−1.233−1.057−0.531
65o−0.765−0.730−0.686−0.700−0.559−0.493−0.393+0.037
64o−0.993−0.959−0.912−0.932−0.776−0.694−0.583−0.133
63o−1.231−1.187−1.144−1.141−1.009−0.914−0.789−0.313
62o−1.439−1.423−1.383−1.376−1.243−1.134−0.979−0.491
54o−0.900−0.864−0.809−0.835−0.679−0.592−0.486−0.064
53o−1.131−1.085−1.036−1.035−0.907−0.806−0.685−0.237
52o−1.337−1.318−1.272−1.268−1.137−1.022−0.872−0.413
43o−1.244−1.196−1.140−1.142−1.003−0.894−0.770−0.310
42o−1.449−1.428−1.375−1.375−1.235−1.109−0.955−0.485
32o−1.558−1.525−1.475−1.450−1.333−1.199−1.038−0.564

Reading the chart is the easy half. The trainer deals you real hands at 7 bb in a seat you choose and prices every wrong shove or call in big blinds.

Drill 9-max at 7 bb →
// what was solved, and what was assumed
  • 9-max, blinds 0.5 / 1, 1 bb big-blind ante (dead money, posted by the big blind). Every player starts the hand with the same stack, counted before posting, so the big blind has 1 bb less to play with.
  • The first player in may only shove or fold. Facing a shove, each player behind may only call or fold. No limps, no raises short of all-in.
  • Assumption: once one player calls, everyone behind folds. Three-way all-ins are left out of the model, because pricing them needs a 169×169×169 equity table. In real play a big blind sometimes overcalls with aces; here it cannot, so shoves into several players are priced slightly too well.
  • Assumption: players who folded held random cards. Card removal is applied between the shover and each possible caller, not for the hands that folded in front. One consequence: a seat's ranges depend only on the players left behind it, which is why every 6-max chart matches the 9-max chart for the seat with the same players behind it (6-max UTG is 9-max LJ; HJ through BB are the same seats).
  • Solved by fictitious play (linearly averaged) over a 169×169 all-in equity matrix from our engine, 200,000 sampled runouts per matchup, card removal corrected, 3,000 iterations per seat. Measured, not assumed: no seat, in any spot on these pages, could gain more than 0.009 mbb (thousandths of a big blind) per hand by deviating.
  • Checked against our heads-up table: the same solver run with two players and no ante reproduces the heads-up charts, with no disagreement bigger than 0.1 percentage points of equity.
  • EV is the aggressive action minus folding, in big blinds, against everyone else's equilibrium ranges. Chip EV only: no ICM, so near a bubble or a pay jump these ranges are too wide.
  • Raw data: 9max.json (summary) and one file per depth, e.g. 9max/10.json.