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.
How this recommendation worksKey factors
Stack depth
LearnShort stack: push-fold pressure dominates the decision.
Position
Late-position leverage improves stealing and reshove value.
Fold equity
LearnFold equity is reduced against an opener, so hand quality matters more.
ICM pressure
LearnICM 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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