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
- 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
Terms in this spot
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