When you are short-stacked in a tournament (usually under 20 Big Blinds), standard poker strategy changes. You enter the “Push or Fold” phase, where the only mathematically correct moves are moving All-in or Folding.
This Interactive Nash Visualizer allows you to adjust the stack size slider to instantly see the Unexploitable (GTO) range of hands you should be shoving.
Adjust stack size to see GTO Push/Fold range.
How to Read the Grid
The grid represents all 169 possible starting hand combinations in Texas Hold’em.
- Diagonal (Pairs): AA to 22.
- Upper Right (Suited): Hands like AKs, T9s.
- Lower Left (Offsuit): Hands like AKo, JTo.
Green Cells: These hands have a Positive Expected Value (+EV) if you move All-in.
White/Grey Cells: These hands have Negative EV and should be folded.
Why Use Nash Equilibrium?
Nash Equilibrium ensures that your strategy is unexploitable. If you follow this chart, even if your opponents know exactly what you are doing, they cannot mathematically beat you in the long run. It is the foundation of modern tournament poker success.
Example: The 10 BB Shove
Set the slider to 10 BB. You will see that:
- Any Pair (22+) is a shove.
- Any Ace (A2o+) is usually a shove (depending on position).
- Many suited connectors (T9s, 87s) become profitable shoves.
Move the slider to 20 BB, and the green range shrinks significantly. Now, shoving weak Aces or small pairs becomes a losing play.