Tournament spot
12BB CO KQO open
Analyze KQO at 12BB from the cutoff with facing a open. See the shove recommendation, confidence score, ICM notes, and related tournament spots.
- Hand
- KQO
- Position
- CO
- Stack
- 12BB
- Players
- 9
- Stage
- middle
- Ante
- Yes
Recommended action
73%
Confidence
KQO has enough strong hand value plus fold equity to move all in for 12BB from CO, even after accounting for middle pressure.
Key factors
Stack depth
Short stack: push-fold pressure dominates the decision.
Position
Late-position leverage improves stealing and reshove value.
Fold equity
Fold equity is reduced against an opener, so hand quality matters more.
ICM pressure
ICM pressure is modest, allowing more chip-EV aggression.
Hand strength
KQO is classified as a strong tournament hand.
Simple explanation
Why this recommendation appears
This middle spot reviews KQO from the cutoff with 12 big blinds, 9 players, antes in play, and facing a open. The MVP engine classifies the hand as strong, then adjusts for stack pressure, position, fold equity, and ICM before recommending shove.
- 12BB keeps the decision focused on preflop leverage instead of deep postflop play.
- cutoff position adds steal pressure and improves fold equity.
- middle stage pressure keeps chip-EV aggression relatively important.
- facing a open makes the recommended shove line more sensitive to hand class and blockers.
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