Tournament spot
6BB CO 99 open
Analyze 99 at 6BB from the cutoff with facing a open. See the shove recommendation, confidence score, ICM notes, and related tournament spots.
- Hand
- 99
- Position
- CO
- Stack
- 6BB
- Players
- 8
- Stage
- final table
- Ante
- Yes
Recommended action
68%
Confidence
99 has enough strong hand value plus fold equity to move all in for 6BB from CO, even after accounting for final table 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 reduced against an opener, so hand quality matters more.
ICM pressure
ICM pressure penalizes marginal gambles and favors cleaner equity.
Hand strength
99 is classified as a strong tournament hand.
Simple explanation
Why this recommendation appears
This final table spot reviews 99 from the cutoff with 6 big blinds, 8 players, antes in play, and facing a open. The MVP engine classifies the hand as strong, 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.
- final table stage pressure raises the risk premium on marginal calls.
- facing a open makes the recommended shove line more sensitive to hand class and blockers.
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