Tournament spot

6BB CO JJ open

Analyze JJ at 6BB from the cutoff with facing a open. See the shove recommendation, confidence score, ICM notes, and related tournament spots.

Hand
JJ
Position
CO
Stack
6BB
Players
9
Stage
middle
Ante
No
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Recommended action

shovepremium hand

89%

Confidence

JJ has enough premium hand value plus fold equity to move all in for 6BB from CO, even after accounting for middle pressure.

How this recommendation works

Key factors

Stack depth

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Short stack: push-fold pressure dominates the decision.

Position

Late-position leverage improves stealing and reshove value.

Fold equity

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Fold equity is reduced against an opener, so hand quality matters more.

ICM pressure

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ICM pressure is modest, allowing more chip-EV aggression.

Hand strength

JJ is classified as a premium tournament hand.

Simple explanation

Why this recommendation appears

This middle spot reviews JJ from the cutoff with 6 big blinds, 9 players, no ante, and facing a open. The MVP engine classifies the hand as premium, then adjusts for stack pressure, position, fold equity, and ICM before recommending shove.

  • 6BB 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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