65s vs a 10bb shoving range: Equity & Strategy

Six-Five Suited (65s) has 37.2% equity all-in preflop against a 10bb shoving range — 334 combos, 25.2% of all starting hands. It wins 36.2% of runouts outright, loses 61.8% and chops 2.0%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.

The range this is computed against

At ten big blinds there is no postflop game left — the shove either shows a profit outright or it does not — so a jamming range is far wider than an opening range from the same seat. A typical late-position 10bb push is roughly a quarter of all hands: every pair, every suited ace, the good suited kings and connectors, and offsuit aces down to A5o.

10bb shove — 334 combos, 25.2% of all starting hands: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, 88, 77, 66, 55, 44, 33, 22, AKs, AQs, AJs, ATs, A9s, A8s, A7s, A6s, A5s, A4s, A3s, A2s, KQs, KJs, KTs, K9s, K8s, K7s, QJs, QTs, Q9s, JTs, J9s, T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, AKo, AQo, AJo, ATo, A9o, A8o, A7o, A6o, A5o, KQo, KJo, KTo

After card removal, 318 of those 334 combos are still available (16 are blocked by the cards 65s holds). 65s is ahead of 12 and behind 306.

Hardest parts of the range for 65s

Easiest parts of the range for 65s

65s has 37.2% equity all-in preflop against a 10bb shoving range — 334 combos, 25.2% of all hands. Six-Five Suited wins the pot outright 36.2% of the time, loses 61.8% and chops 2.0%. Your own two cards remove 16 of those combos before the flop is even dealt — a blocker effect this number already accounts for, because every combo containing one of your exact cards is stripped out of the range first. You are ahead of only 12 of the 318 combos still live (4%) — the rest of the range is level with or in front of you, which is why the figure sits below even money.

At ten big blinds there is no postflop game left — the shove either shows a profit outright or it does not — so a jamming range is far wider than an opening range from the same seat. A typical late-position 10bb push is roughly a quarter of all hands: every pair, every suited ace, the good suited kings and connectors, and offsuit aces down to A5o. Inside that range, the combos that hurt 65s most are 66 (18.6%), 77 (18.7%) and 88 (19.9%); the ones you want to see are 22 (52.0%), 33 (50.8%) and 65s (50.0%). Across the whole range 65s's equity swings from 18.6% at the bottom to 52.0% at the top — the single 37.2% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.

Calling a shove is a pure equity question — there is no postflop skill left — so 37.2% is the entire decision. Against a typical pot laying you better than 2-to-1 with blinds and antes in the middle, 37.2% is a call.

65s vs 10bb shove FAQ

What is 65s's equity against a 10bb shoving range?

65s has 37.2% equity all-in preflop against a 10bb shoving range — it wins 36.2% of runouts outright, loses 61.8% and chops 2.0%. The range holds 334 combos (25.2% of all hands); 65s blocks 16 of them, leaving 318 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.

Which hands in a 10bb shoving range beat 65s?

65s is behind 306 of the 318 live combos and ahead of the other 12. The worst matchups are 66 (18.6%), 77 (18.7%) and 88 (19.9%); its best are 22 (52.0%), 33 (50.8%) and 65s (50.0%). Every figure is exact, computed against that hand's unblocked combos only.

What hands are in a 10bb shoving range?

53 hand classes and 334 combos — 25.2% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. By combo count it is 23% pocket pairs (13 pairs, 78 combos), 34% suited hands (28 classes, 112 combos) and 43% offsuit hands (12 classes, 144 combos). That shape is why 65s runs at 37.2% against it rather than against a random hand.

Does 65s do better against a wider or a tighter range?

Wider, almost always. 65s has 39.4% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 32.5% against a 4-betting range (3.2%). Equity against a range is mostly a question of how many weak hands the range still contains — which is why the same holding can be a monster against a button open and a fold against a 4-bet.

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