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Cutoff Shove Range For Tournament Poker
Study cutoff shove ranges by stack depth, antes, blockers, and players left to act.
Practice this concept
Enter a hand, stack depth, position, tournament stage, and previous action to compare the guide concept with a structured spot recommendation.
Open the calculatorWhy The Cutoff Is Powerful
The cutoff has only the button and blinds behind. That creates meaningful steal equity, though it is still less clean than the button.
Short-Stack Cutoff Shoves
At 8BB to 12BB, cutoff shoves can include pairs, aces, broadways, and suited hands with enough equity. Trash hands still struggle because three players can call.
Antes Widen The Range
Antes increase the reward for winning uncontested. With more dead money, hands with blockers and reasonable equity become better shove candidates.
When To Tighten
Tighten when the button or blinds cover you near a pay jump, or when players behind are calling too wide for your shove to win uncontested often enough.