65s from SB with 10bb — push or fold?
The answer
Push
all-in
The math: 10bb · shove or fold. suited connectors like 65s are a clear jam.
Why
At 10 big blinds you shove or fold, and 6♠ 5♠ is a shove. Most of the time everyone folds and you win the blinds for free. When someone does call, two suited cards in a row make straights and flushes, so you always have live outs and are rarely a big underdog. That's the kind of hand you want jamming this short. Push.
The spot
- Your seat
- SB
- Stakes and stacks
- 500 / 1,000 · 10bb
- Your hand
- 6♠ 5♠
- Board
- Preflop — no board yet
- Pot
- POT · 1,500
- Action on you
- Folded to you
Every option
Foldgive it up
Why not: 6♠ 5♠ looks too small to jam, so folding feels safe. But that throws away easy money: at 10bb the shove wins the blinds outright most of the time, and when it's called this hand makes straights and flushes instead of getting crushed.
Pushall-inCorrect
The idea behind it
Under about 15 big blinds it's push-or-fold: shove all-in or fold, with no stack left to play after the flop. Suited connectors love this spot. They fold out plenty of hands, and when called they make straights and flushes, so they're rarely far behind.
Concept: The suited-connector jam
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