Tournament spot
6BB UTG A9S First In
Analyze A9S at 6BB from the under the gun with the action folds to hero. See the shove recommendation, confidence score, ICM notes, and related tournament spots.
- Hand
- A9S
- Position
- UTG
- Stack
- 6BB
- Players
- 8
- Stage
- final table
- Ante
- Yes
Recommended action
65%
Confidence
A9S has enough strong hand value plus fold equity to move all in for 6BB from UTG, even after accounting for final table 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 high because action has folded to hero.
ICM pressure
ICM pressure penalizes marginal gambles and favors cleaner equity.
Hand strength
A9S is classified as a strong tournament hand.
Simple explanation
Why this recommendation appears
This final table spot reviews A9S from the under the gun with 6 big blinds, 8 players, antes in play, and the action folds to hero. 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.
- under the gun position requires a tighter range because more players can continue.
- final table stage pressure raises the risk premium on marginal calls.
- the action folds to hero makes the recommended shove line more sensitive to hand class and blockers.
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