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title: "Push or fold with 54o heads-up"
url: "https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/54o.md"
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last_updated: "2026-10-23"
type: "reference"
summary: "54o shoves from the small blind at every stack up to 2bb and calls from the big blind up to 3bb heads-up. Exact EV at each stack."
related: ["https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold.md", "https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/72s.md", "https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/64o.md"]
---

# Push or fold with 54o heads-up

54o shoves from the small blind at every stack up to 2bb and calls from the big blind up to 3bb heads-up. Exact EV at each stack.

54o shoves at every stack up to 2bb and folds deeper from the small blind. From the big blind it calls at every stack up to 3bb, mixes at 3.5bb alone and folds deeper. Both come from a solved heads-up game with no ante.

- Shoves every time up to: 2bb
- Calls every time up to: 3bb
- Rank of 169: 153
- Combos: 12

## How deep can the small blind shove 54o?

54o shoves every time as the small blind up to 2bb. At 2bb its shove is worth -0.4738 big blinds against -0.5000 for folding. Past 2bb the chart folds it.

54o as the small blind, by stack:

| Stack | Shove frequency | Shove EV | Fold EV | Equity when called |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1bb | 100% | -0.237 | -0.500 | 38.2% |
| 2bb | 100% | -0.474 | -0.500 | 38.2% |
| 3bb | 0% | -0.637 | -0.500 | 37.1% |
| 4bb | 0% | -0.616 | -0.500 | 35.8% |
| 5bb | 0% | -0.574 | -0.500 | 35.4% |
| 6bb | 0% | -0.571 | -0.500 | 35.1% |
| 7bb | 0% | -0.558 | -0.500 | 35.2% |
| 8bb | 0% | -0.592 | -0.500 | 35.0% |
| 9bb | 0% | -0.593 | -0.500 | 34.6% |
| 10bb | 0% | -0.596 | -0.500 | 34.5% |
| 11bb | 0% | -0.619 | -0.500 | 34.4% |
| 12bb | 0% | -0.644 | -0.500 | 34.3% |
| 13bb | 0% | -0.652 | -0.500 | 34.2% |
| 14bb | 0% | -0.668 | -0.500 | 34.1% |
| 15bb | 0% | -0.724 | -0.500 | 34.0% |
| 16bb | 0% | -0.736 | -0.500 | 33.4% |
| 17bb | 0% | -0.754 | -0.500 | 32.9% |
| 18bb | 0% | -0.775 | -0.500 | 32.7% |
| 19bb | 0% | -0.776 | -0.500 | 32.8% |
| 20bb | 0% | -0.796 | -0.500 | 32.6% |

## When should the big blind call with 54o?

54o calls every time as the big blind up to 3bb. At 3bb its call is worth -0.8482 big blinds against -1.0000 for folding. At 3bb a call breaks even at 33.3% equity, because the big blind has already posted a full blind that folding gives up. At 3.5bb it mixes, so either choice is close to break-even at that stack. At that stack the call is worth -1.0000 big blinds, level with the -1.0000 for folding. Past 3.5bb the chart folds it.

54o as the big blind, by stack:

| Stack | Call frequency | Call EV | Fold EV | Equity vs shoves |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1bb | 100% | -0.237 | -1.000 | 38.2% |
| 2bb | 100% | -0.539 | -1.000 | 36.5% |
| 3bb | 100% | -0.848 | -1.000 | 35.9% |
| 4bb | 0% | -1.137 | -1.000 | 35.8% |
| 5bb | 0% | -1.422 | -1.000 | 35.8% |
| 6bb | 0% | -1.717 | -1.000 | 35.7% |
| 7bb | 0% | -1.999 | -1.000 | 35.7% |
| 8bb | 0% | -2.348 | -1.000 | 35.3% |
| 9bb | 0% | -2.627 | -1.000 | 35.4% |
| 10bb | 0% | -2.938 | -1.000 | 35.3% |
| 11bb | 0% | -3.269 | -1.000 | 35.1% |
| 12bb | 0% | -3.603 | -1.000 | 35.0% |
| 13bb | 0% | -3.980 | -1.000 | 34.7% |
| 14bb | 0% | -4.300 | -1.000 | 34.6% |
| 15bb | 0% | -4.586 | -1.000 | 34.7% |
| 16bb | 0% | -4.911 | -1.000 | 34.7% |
| 17bb | 0% | -5.239 | -1.000 | 34.6% |
| 18bb | 0% | -5.557 | -1.000 | 34.6% |
| 19bb | 0% | -5.892 | -1.000 | 34.5% |
| 20bb | 0% | -6.248 | -1.000 | 34.4% |

## What makes 54o different from similar hands?

54o is 12 combos out of the 1,326 two-card hands and ranks number 153 of the 169 starting-hand classes by equity against a random hand. From the small blind, 54o shoves every time only up to 2bb, while 54s shoves at every stack from 1 to 20bb. From the big blind, 54o calls cleanly 1.5bb shallower than 54s (3bb against 4.5bb). The offsuit version has three times as many combos but gives up the flush equity of its suited twin.

## Where can I check other hands like 54o?

The stack pages show the full shove and call charts at each depth, and the hands closest to 54o in strength, along with 54s, have pages of their own. The combos page counts the specific hands that make up 54o and how card removal changes them.

Related pages:

- [All hands and stacks heads-up](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold.md)
- [Push or fold chart at 2bb](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/2-bb.md)
- [Push or fold chart at 3bb](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/3-bb.md)
- [Push or fold with 54s](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/54s.md)
- [Push or fold with 72s](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/72s.md)
- [Push or fold with 64o](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/64o.md)
- [54o combos and rank](https://georgelipoker.com/combos/54o.md)
- [Push or fold calculator](https://georgelipoker.com/tools/push-fold-calculator.md)

## How were the numbers for 54o computed?

The game has two players, blinds of 0.5 and 1, no ante and one effective stack. Every one of the 169 starting-hand classes is dealt in proportion to the card-compatible pairs of specific hands, and a showdown is settled with the exact equity from our preflop table. Each side keeps answering the other's average strategy until neither can gain, then the borderline hands are solved exactly.

Source: GeorgeLiPoker's own heads-up solver, run on its exact preflop equity table.

## Questions

**Is 54o a shove at 10bb heads-up?**

No. At 10bb the small blind folds 54o: shoving is worth -0.596 big blinds and folding -0.500.

**Should the big blind call a shove with 54o at 15bb?**

No. At 15bb calling with 54o is worth -4.586 big blinds against -1.000 for folding, so the chart folds.

**Why does 54o change from a shove to a fold as stacks grow?**

Deeper stacks put more chips at risk for the same blinds, and the big blind can afford to call a smaller share of hands. 54o shoves every time only up to 2bb.

## Related

- [Heads-Up Push or Fold Charts, 1 to 20bb](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold.md)
- [Push or fold with 72s heads-up](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/72s.md)
- [Push or fold with 64o heads-up](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/64o.md)