J2s Push/Fold: When to Shove Jack-Deuce suited
J2s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 2bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 9bb.
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 9bb.
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 9bb.
Ranks #116 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 32 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How J2s compares
Suitedness is worth 10 extra shove spots here: J2s is a shove in 32 of the 225 solved spots, J2o in 22. From the 6-max Button both shove 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 10bb (19%) and 9-max SB 10bb (19%). 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 mixed from the Small Blind (19%) and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, J2s is mixed from the Small Blind (19%) 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 2bb 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 9bb in 6-max and 9-max.
What stack size do these verdicts assume?
Stacks are total big blinds before posting 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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