J2s Push/Fold: When to Shove Jack-Deuce suited

J2s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 3bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 10bb.

In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 2bb, the Button up to 3bb, and the Small Blind up to 10bb.

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 3bb, and the Small Blind up to 10bb.

Ranks #116 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 36 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos

Verdict by seat and stack

J2s — 6-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤3bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤10bbShoveShoveShove7%FoldFold
J2s — 9-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
MP≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤3bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤10bbShoveShoveShove7%FoldFold

How J2s 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: being suited adds flush equity when it is called.

J2s is an edge hand in 2 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 12bb (7%) and 9-max SB 12bb (7%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.

J2s push/fold FAQ

Is J2s a shove at 10bb?

At 10bb in 6-max, J2s is a shove from the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, J2s is a shove from the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, the Cutoff, and the Button.

Up to how many big blinds should J2s shove from the Button?

From the Button, J2s is a Nash shove up to 3bb in 6-max and 9-max.

Up to how many big blinds should J2s shove from the Small Blind?

From the Small Blind, J2s is a Nash shove up to 10bb 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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