Tournament spot
6BB BTN AA limp
Analyze AA at 6BB from the button with facing a limp. See the shove recommendation, confidence score, ICM notes, and related tournament spots.
- Hand
- AA
- Position
- BTN
- Stack
- 6BB
- Players
- 9
- Stage
- bubble
- Ante
- Yes
Recommended action
94%
Confidence
AA has enough premium hand value plus fold equity to move all in for 6BB from BTN, even after accounting for bubble 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 low after heavy prior aggression.
ICM pressure
ICM pressure penalizes marginal gambles and favors cleaner equity.
Hand strength
AA is classified as a premium tournament hand.
Simple explanation
Why this recommendation appears
This bubble spot reviews AA from the button with 6 big blinds, 9 players, antes in play, 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.
- button position adds steal pressure and improves fold equity.
- bubble stage pressure raises the risk premium on marginal calls.
- facing a limp makes the recommended shove line more sensitive to hand class and blockers.
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