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K8o from BTN with 12bb — push or fold?

The answer

Push

all-in

The math: 12bb · position widens the jam. On the button only two players can call, so K♦ 8♣ shoves.

Why

Position sets how wide you can jam. From the button only the two blinds are left to act, so a shove gets through uncontested far more often than it does from early seats. That extra fold equity lets you push hands you would never jam up front — a king with a middling kicker is a clear button shove at 12bb. When called, the king often dominates a worse king or leaves you a live overcard. Push.

The spot

POT · 3,000
preflop
Folded to you
K
8
BTN
1,000 / 2,000 · 12bb
Your seat
BTN
Stakes and stacks
1,000 / 2,000 · 12bb
Your hand
K♦ 8♣
Board
Preflop — no board yet
Pot
POT · 3,000
Action on you
Folded to you

Every option

  • Foldgive it up

    Why not: Folding a king on the button at 12bb is too tight. Only two players sit behind you, both must wake up with a real hand to call, and a king dominates much of what they continue with.

  • Pushall-inCorrect

The idea behind it

The later your seat, the fewer players can call, so the wider you jam. On the button only the blinds remain, so short-stacked steal ranges balloon — any ace, most kings, and a mass of broadways and connectors.

Concept: Button steals

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