Tournament spot
6BB CO A5S limp
Analyze A5S at 6BB from the cutoff with facing a limp. See the shove recommendation, confidence score, ICM notes, and related tournament spots.
- Hand
- A5S
- Position
- CO
- Stack
- 6BB
- Players
- 9
- Stage
- bubble
- Ante
- Yes
Recommended action
65%
Confidence
A5S has enough speculative hand value plus fold equity to move all in for 6BB from CO, 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
A5S is classified as a speculative tournament hand.
Simple explanation
Why this recommendation appears
This bubble spot reviews A5S from the cutoff with 6 big blinds, 9 players, antes in play, and facing a limp. The MVP engine classifies the hand as speculative, 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.
- 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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