Tournament spot
6BB UTG AA limp
Analyze AA at 6BB from the under the gun with facing a limp. See the shove recommendation, confidence score, ICM notes, and related tournament spots.
- Hand
- AA
- Position
- UTG
- Stack
- 6BB
- Players
- 9
- Stage
- middle
- Ante
- No
Recommended action
88%
Confidence
AA has enough premium hand value plus fold equity to move all in for 6BB from UTG, 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 low after heavy prior aggression.
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 under the gun with 6 big blinds, 9 players, no ante, and facing a limp. 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.
- under the gun position requires a tighter range because more players can continue.
- middle stage pressure keeps chip-EV aggression relatively important.
- facing a limp makes the recommended shove line more sensitive to hand class and blockers.
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