Sklansky-Chubukov Rankings
The full SC rankings table: each starting hand's worst-case profitable push EV at any stack depth. The original push-fold framework, with stack-size lookups for every hand.
Sklansky-Chubukov Rankings
The full SC rankings table: each starting hand's worst-case profitable push EV at any stack depth. The original push-fold framework, with stack-size lookups for every hand.
Sklansky-Chubukov number: the maximum effective stack (in big blinds) at which shoving from the small blind is still profitable, even if the big blind plays perfectly with your cards face-up. Shove if your stack is at or below the number. All 169 starting hands.
| Rank | Hand | Max push BB | Push at 10bb? |
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The original push-fold framework
SC ranks every starting hand by the maximum stack depth at which a small-blind all-in is mathematically profitable versus a big blind defending optimally with all possible cards. Above the SC number, fold. At or below, shove and you cannot lose money long-term against a perfect opponent.
Top of the chart: AA is profitable at 999bb (effectively any stack), KK at 477bb, AKs at 277bb, QQ at 239bb. Middle: A9o profits up to 41bb, KQs up to 43bb. Bottom: 32o profits only up to 0.9bb, which is basically the small-blind dead money.
Real opponents fold much more than perfect ones, so practical push ranges are wider than SC. Treat the chart as a floor, not a ceiling. The push-fold trainer drills the practical Nash ranges for 10-15bb spots.