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Open Shove Ranges In Poker Tournaments
Understand open shove ranges by stack depth, position, antes, and hand class for tournament poker spots.
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 calculatorWhat Open Shove Means
An open shove is the first voluntary action in the pot and moves all in preflop. It is most common at short stacks when raising small would leave awkward stack-to-pot ratios.
Range Width By Position
Open shove ranges are tightest under the gun and widest on the button and small blind. Every player left to act reduces fold equity and increases the chance of running into a strong hand.
Hands That Gain Value
Pocket pairs, ace-x blockers, suited aces, and broadway hands often perform well as open shoves because they either have clean equity or reduce the chance opponents hold premiums.
When Not To Open Shove
Avoid automatic open shoves when stacks are deeper, ICM pressure is extreme, or your hand plays better as a smaller raise. The shove is a tool, not the whole strategy.