J2o Push/Fold: When to Shove Jack-Deuce offsuit
J2o is a Nash shove from the Button up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 5bb.
In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 2bb, the Button up to 2bb, and the Small Blind up to 5bb.
In 9-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Middle Position up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 2bb, the Button up to 2bb, and the Small Blind up to 5bb.
Ranks #144 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 24 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos
J2o has the same verdict as J3o in every solved spot.
Verdict by seat and stack
How J2o compares
Suitedness is worth 12 extra shove spots here: J2s is a shove in 36 of the 225 solved spots, J2o in 24. From the 6-max Button J2s shoves up to 3bb and J2o up to 2bb.
Hand shape: the weak offsuit kicker is often dominated when called.
J2o push/fold FAQ
Is J2o a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, J2o is a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind. At 10bb in 9-max, J2o is a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind.
Up to how many big blinds should J2o shove from the Button?
From the Button, J2o is a Nash shove up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should J2o shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, J2o is a Nash shove up to 5bb in 6-max and 9-max.
What stack size do these verdicts assume?
Stacks are measured in big blinds behind the posted blinds, chip-EV, no antes, solved from 1 to 25bb. Shove means the Nash solution pushes the hand at least 95% of the time, fold at most 5%, and anything between is a mix.
How these numbers are computed: methodology and open dataset.
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