--- title: "Push or fold with K6s heads-up" url: "https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/k6s.md" canonical_url: "https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/k6s" last_updated: "2026-10-23" type: "reference" summary: "K6s shoves from the small blind at every stack up to 20bb and calls from the big blind up to 14bb heads-up. Exact EV at each stack." related: ["https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold.md", "https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/a4o.md", "https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/k8o.md"] --- # Push or fold with K6s heads-up K6s shoves from the small blind at every stack up to 20bb and calls from the big blind up to 14bb heads-up. Exact EV at each stack. K6s shoves at every stack up to 20bb from the small blind. From the big blind it calls at every stack up to 14bb and folds deeper. Both come from a solved heads-up game with no ante. - Shoves every time up to: 20bb - Calls every time up to: 14bb - Rank of 169: 50 - Combos: 4 ## How deep can the small blind shove K6s? K6s shoves at every stack from 1 to 20 big blinds as the small blind. Its shove EV stays above the -0.5000 big blinds it earns by folding at each of them. K6s as the small blind, by stack: | Stack | Shove frequency | Shove EV | Fold EV | Equity when called | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1bb | 100% | +0.133 | -0.500 | 56.6% | | 2bb | 100% | +0.266 | -0.500 | 56.6% | | 3bb | 100% | +0.393 | -0.500 | 55.7% | | 4bb | 100% | +0.453 | -0.500 | 53.1% | | 5bb | 100% | +0.433 | -0.500 | 50.7% | | 6bb | 100% | +0.382 | -0.500 | 48.7% | | 7bb | 100% | +0.328 | -0.500 | 47.0% | | 8bb | 100% | +0.252 | -0.500 | 45.5% | | 9bb | 100% | +0.177 | -0.500 | 43.9% | | 10bb | 100% | +0.095 | -0.500 | 42.5% | | 11bb | 100% | +0.019 | -0.500 | 41.5% | | 12bb | 100% | -0.054 | -0.500 | 40.6% | | 13bb | 100% | -0.099 | -0.500 | 40.0% | | 14bb | 100% | -0.143 | -0.500 | 39.5% | | 15bb | 100% | -0.199 | -0.500 | 39.2% | | 16bb | 100% | -0.234 | -0.500 | 38.4% | | 17bb | 100% | -0.251 | -0.500 | 37.9% | | 18bb | 100% | -0.258 | -0.500 | 37.9% | | 19bb | 100% | -0.282 | -0.500 | 37.5% | | 20bb | 100% | -0.360 | -0.500 | 36.5% | ## When should the big blind call with K6s? K6s calls every time as the big blind up to 14bb. At 14bb its call is worth -0.9030 big blinds against -1.0000 for folding. At 14bb a call breaks even at 46.4% equity, because the big blind has already posted a full blind that folding gives up. Past 14bb the chart folds it. K6s as the big blind, by stack: | Stack | Call frequency | Call EV | Fold EV | Equity vs shoves | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1bb | 100% | +0.133 | -1.000 | 56.6% | | 2bb | 100% | +0.213 | -1.000 | 55.3% | | 3bb | 100% | +0.227 | -1.000 | 53.8% | | 4bb | 100% | +0.248 | -1.000 | 53.1% | | 5bb | 100% | +0.263 | -1.000 | 52.6% | | 6bb | 100% | +0.232 | -1.000 | 51.9% | | 7bb | 100% | +0.201 | -1.000 | 51.4% | | 8bb | 100% | +0.055 | -1.000 | 50.3% | | 9bb | 100% | -0.023 | -1.000 | 49.9% | | 10bb | 100% | -0.118 | -1.000 | 49.4% | | 11bb | 100% | -0.348 | -1.000 | 48.4% | | 12bb | 100% | -0.450 | -1.000 | 48.1% | | 13bb | 100% | -0.599 | -1.000 | 47.7% | | 14bb | 100% | -0.903 | -1.000 | 46.8% | | 15bb | 0% | -1.214 | -1.000 | 46.0% | | 16bb | 0% | -1.312 | -1.000 | 45.9% | | 17bb | 0% | -1.490 | -1.000 | 45.6% | | 18bb | 0% | -1.651 | -1.000 | 45.4% | | 19bb | 0% | -1.787 | -1.000 | 45.3% | | 20bb | 0% | -1.952 | -1.000 | 45.1% | ## What makes K6s different from similar hands? K6s is 4 combos out of the 1,326 two-card hands and ranks number 50 of the 169 starting-hand classes by equity against a random hand. From the small blind, K6s shoves at every stack from 1 to 20bb, while K6o shoves every time only up to 15bb. From the big blind, K6s calls cleanly 3.5bb deeper than K6o (14bb against 10.5bb). Suited hands win more often because of flushes, which is why the suited version is the more playable of the pair. ## Where can I check other hands like K6s? The stack pages show the full shove and call charts at each depth, and the hands closest to K6s in strength, along with K6o, have pages of their own. The combos page counts the specific hands that make up K6s 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 20bb](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/20-bb.md) - [Push or fold chart at 14bb](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/14-bb.md) - [Push or fold with K6o](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/k6o.md) - [Push or fold with A4o](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/a4o.md) - [Push or fold with K8o](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/k8o.md) - [K6s combos and rank](https://georgelipoker.com/combos/k6s.md) - [Push or fold calculator](https://georgelipoker.com/tools/push-fold-calculator.md) ## How were the numbers for K6s 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 K6s a shove at 10bb heads-up?** Yes. At 10bb the small blind shoves K6s: shoving is worth +0.095 big blinds and folding -0.500. **Should the big blind call a shove with K6s at 15bb?** No. At 15bb calling with K6s is worth -1.214 big blinds against -1.000 for folding, so the chart folds. **Does K6s ever fold heads-up at 20bb or less?** Not from the small blind: K6s shoves at every stack from 1 to 20bb. As the big blind it calls cleanly up to 14bb and folds or mixes deeper. ## Related - [Heads-Up Push or Fold Charts, 1 to 20bb](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold.md) - [Push or fold with A4o heads-up](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/a4o.md) - [Push or fold with K8o heads-up](https://georgelipoker.com/push-fold/heads-up/hand/k8o.md)