Definition of push or fold
"Push or fold" literally means "push or fold yourself". Fold means to fold. Push" is when a player takes his entire stack of chips and pushes them into the middle of the table. He is therefore all in. Push or fold is generally associated with tournament poker. In tournaments, when a player runs out of chips, he is in a "push or fold" position, meaning that the only viable options for him are to push his entire stack or fold. In other words, there is no more room for manoeuvre as there was when he had a good stack. Normally, we can raise 3BB, bet on the flop and fold if our hand is too weak and we have resistance, but when we have 6 big blinds, for example, our options are limited.
Push or fold according to the Nash chart
In tournaments, when we have 15 big blinds or less, the time comes to eliminate certain options. Normally, you can fold, raise or 3bet or 4bet, etc., but with so few big blinds, there are only two options to consider: push or fold. To do this, you can use a chart based on Nash's equilibrium, the great mathematician. This chart will give you the range of mathematically profitable hands to push according to your position, your hand and your number of chips.
