Poker
Push fold chart poker
A push-fold chart is a preflop decision tool that tells a short-stack poker player when to go all-in (push) or fold, based on hand range and stack depth.
Key points
- Maps starting hands and stack conditions to a binary action: shove or fold, simplifying short-stack decisions.1
- Used primarily in no-limit hold'em tournaments when stack depth is small enough that postflop play is impractical.3
- Fold equity is modelled as likelihood opponent folds × gain in equity if opponent folds.3
Where this term is used
Not the same as
- Fold equity poker — a strategic concept about equity gained when an opponent folds, not a decision chart
- Fold, call, raise poker meaning — the three basic action options; a push-fold chart reduces this to only push or fold
Related terms
Poker
Preflop poker chart
Covers any preflop decision chart, including push-fold charts.
Poker
Poker odds chart
Shows probabilities of making hands, not preflop all-in decisions.
Poker
Poker starting hands chart
Ranks starting hands by strength but does not specify push/fold thresholds.
Poker
Poker hands
Explains hand rankings used in all poker variants.
Poker
Omaha poker
A different poker variant where push-fold charts are less common.
Poker
Flush poker
Defines a flush hand, not related to push-fold strategy.
Sources
- Are ChatGPT and GPT-4 Good Poker Players? - A Pre-Flop ... arxiv.org Defines push-fold chart and its use in short-stack situations.
- M-ratio en.wikipedia.org Explains M-ratio, a key metric in push-fold decisions.
- Fold equity - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Covers fold equity and its application to push-fold strategy.
- Glossary of poker terms - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Lists alternative names for push-fold chart.
Sources are drawn from regulators, universities and published research, and each one is labelled with what it actually is — a preprint is not called a paper. Bookmaker and affiliate pages are never cited here, because a page that sells betting is not a neutral authority on it.