Poker term

What is Open Shove in poker?

Open Shove

Open shoving means moving all-in preflop as the initial preflop raiser. For example, if you’re sitting on a 20 big blind stack in the Hijack position and all players acting before you fold, you have the opportunity to open shove with your stack. This move is most often seen in tournaments.

A SHOT AT $1 MILLION, THAT'S FREE TO ENTER?!
ClubWPT Gold is running a $5 million GTD freeroll tournament November 1–29, with $1 million chips for first place and one free entry per player per flight.
ClubWPT Gold $5 Million Free Entry Tournament with Doug Polk

Explore this topic further

Articles that cover Open Shove, pulled from our strategy library.

Soft Bubble Strategy: How to Survive & Thrive with Any Stack Size Dominate? Survive? Is it time to gamble? As you approach the money in poker tournaments, the best approach will depend on multiple factors, not just how much you need the cash. Concepts like ICM and chipEV get tossed around by poker’s intelligentsia, yet even the most studious can be clueless. Stack asymmetry, field sizes, player… Mentions Open Shove 5× 9 min read Money Bubble Tactics: Maximize Your Edge as the Pressure Builds Make no mistake: pre-money play is a lot more dynamic than simply running everyone over as the big stack or running for cover when you’re short. The continual redistribution of chips as players win and lose pots, combined with the shrinking field and looming bubble, makes the stages leading up to the in-the-money (ITM) phase… Mentions Open Shove 4× 10 min read
Search every article that mentions "Open Shove" →