Tournament spot
6BB HJ AA open
Analyze AA at 6BB from the hijack with facing a open. See the shove recommendation, confidence score, ICM notes, and related tournament spots.
- Hand
- AA
- Position
- HJ
- Stack
- 6BB
- Players
- 9
- Stage
- middle
- Ante
- No
Recommended action
84%
Confidence
AA has enough premium hand value plus fold equity to move all in for 6BB from HJ, even after accounting for middle pressure.
Key factors
Stack depth
Short stack: push-fold pressure dominates the decision.
Position
Earlier position narrows profitable opening and calling ranges.
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
AA is classified as a premium tournament hand.
Simple explanation
Why this recommendation appears
This middle spot reviews AA from the hijack 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.
- hijack position requires a tighter range because more players can continue.
- 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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