--- title: "Push or fold with K5o heads-up" url: "https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/k5o.md" canonical_url: "https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/k5o" last_updated: "2026-10-23" type: "reference" summary: "K5o shoves from the small blind at every stack up to 14bb and calls from the big blind up to 10bb heads-up. Exact EV at each stack." related: ["https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold.md", "https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/q8o.md", "https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/j9o.md"] --- # Push or fold with K5o heads-up K5o shoves from the small blind at every stack up to 14bb and calls from the big blind up to 10bb heads-up. Exact EV at each stack. Heads-up, as the small blind K5o shoves at every stack up to 14bb and folds deeper. As the big blind it calls at every stack up to 10bb and folds deeper. Chips only, no ante, equal stacks. - Shoves every time up to: 14bb - Calls every time up to: 10bb - Rank of 169: 69 - Combos: 12 ## How deep can the small blind shove K5o? K5o shoves every time as the small blind up to 14bb. At 14bb its shove is worth -0.4848 big blinds against -0.5000 for folding. Past 14bb the chart folds it. K5o as the small blind, by stack: | Stack | Shove frequency | Shove EV | Fold EV | Equity when called | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1bb | 100% | +0.066 | -0.500 | 53.3% | | 2bb | 100% | +0.133 | -0.500 | 53.3% | | 3bb | 100% | +0.206 | -0.500 | 52.3% | | 4bb | 100% | +0.217 | -0.500 | 49.2% | | 5bb | 100% | +0.192 | -0.500 | 46.8% | | 6bb | 100% | +0.122 | -0.500 | 44.7% | | 7bb | 100% | +0.037 | -0.500 | 42.7% | | 8bb | 100% | -0.046 | -0.500 | 41.3% | | 9bb | 100% | -0.134 | -0.500 | 39.6% | | 10bb | 100% | -0.226 | -0.500 | 38.1% | | 11bb | 100% | -0.298 | -0.500 | 37.3% | | 12bb | 100% | -0.376 | -0.500 | 36.4% | | 13bb | 100% | -0.432 | -0.500 | 35.7% | | 14bb | 100% | -0.485 | -0.500 | 35.3% | | 15bb | 0% | -0.552 | -0.500 | 35.0% | | 16bb | 0% | -0.587 | -0.500 | 34.2% | | 17bb | 0% | -0.600 | -0.500 | 33.7% | | 18bb | 0% | -0.617 | -0.500 | 33.7% | | 19bb | 0% | -0.640 | -0.500 | 33.3% | | 20bb | 0% | -0.728 | -0.500 | 32.2% | ## When should the big blind call with K5o? K5o calls every time as the big blind up to 10bb. At 10bb its call is worth -0.9305 big blinds against -1.0000 for folding. At 10bb a call breaks even at 45.0% equity, because the big blind has already posted a full blind that folding gives up. Past 10bb the chart folds it. K5o as the big blind, by stack: | Stack | Call frequency | Call EV | Fold EV | Equity vs shoves | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1bb | 100% | +0.066 | -1.000 | 53.3% | | 2bb | 100% | +0.074 | -1.000 | 51.8% | | 3bb | 100% | +0.004 | -1.000 | 50.1% | | 4bb | 100% | -0.068 | -1.000 | 49.2% | | 5bb | 100% | -0.134 | -1.000 | 48.7% | | 6bb | 100% | -0.240 | -1.000 | 48.0% | | 7bb | 100% | -0.352 | -1.000 | 47.5% | | 8bb | 100% | -0.584 | -1.000 | 46.3% | | 9bb | 100% | -0.768 | -1.000 | 45.7% | | 10bb | 100% | -0.930 | -1.000 | 45.3% | | 11bb | 0% | -1.243 | -1.000 | 44.4% | | 12bb | 0% | -1.428 | -1.000 | 44.0% | | 13bb | 0% | -1.663 | -1.000 | 43.6% | | 14bb | 0% | -2.066 | -1.000 | 42.6% | | 15bb | 0% | -2.449 | -1.000 | 41.8% | | 16bb | 0% | -2.600 | -1.000 | 41.9% | | 17bb | 0% | -2.865 | -1.000 | 41.6% | | 18bb | 0% | -3.111 | -1.000 | 41.4% | | 19bb | 0% | -3.333 | -1.000 | 41.2% | | 20bb | 0% | -3.575 | -1.000 | 41.1% | ## What makes K5o different from similar hands? K5o is 12 combos out of the 1,326 two-card hands and ranks number 69 of the 169 starting-hand classes by equity against a random hand. From the small blind, K5o shoves every time only up to 14bb, while K5s shoves at every stack from 1 to 20bb. From the big blind, K5o calls cleanly 3bb shallower than K5s (10bb against 13bb). 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 K5o? The stack pages show the full shove and call charts at each depth, and the hands closest to K5o in strength, along with K5s, have pages of their own. The combos page counts the specific hands that make up K5o 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 14bb](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/14-bb.md) - [Push or fold chart at 10bb](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/10-bb.md) - [Push or fold with K5s](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/k5s.md) - [Push or fold with Q8o](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/q8o.md) - [Push or fold with J9o](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/j9o.md) - [K5o combos and rank](https://georgelipoker.com/combos/k5o.md) - [Push or fold calculator](https://georgelipoker.com/tools/push-fold-calculator.md) ## How were the numbers for K5o computed? Both players hold one of the 169 starting-hand classes, weighted by the pairs of specific hands that share no card, so blockers count. Blinds are 0.5 and 1 with no ante and equal stacks. Each pair of classes is scored with its exact equity over every five-card board, and the solver repeats best responses against the other side's running average until the hands on the edge are made exactly indifferent. Source: GeorgeLiPoker's own heads-up solver, run on its exact preflop equity table. ## Questions **Is K5o a shove at 10bb heads-up?** Yes. At 10bb the small blind shoves K5o: shoving is worth -0.226 big blinds and folding -0.500. **Should the big blind call a shove with K5o at 15bb?** No. At 15bb calling with K5o is worth -2.449 big blinds against -1.000 for folding, so the chart folds. **Why does K5o 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. K5o shoves every time only up to 14bb. ## Related - [Heads-Up Push or Fold Charts, 1 to 20bb](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold.md) - [Push or fold with Q8o heads-up](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/q8o.md) - [Push or fold with J9o heads-up](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/j9o.md)