J3s Push/Fold: When to Shove Jack-Three suited
J3s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 4bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 11bb.
In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 2bb, the Button up to 4bb, and the Small Blind up to 11bb.
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 4bb, and the Small Blind up to 11bb.
Ranks #110 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 40 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How J3s compares
Suitedness is worth 16 extra shove spots here: J3s is a shove in 40 of the 225 solved spots, J3o in 24. From the 6-max Button J3s shoves up to 4bb and J3o up to 2bb.
Hand shape: being suited adds flush equity when it is called.
J3s is an edge hand in 6 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 12bb (62%), 9-max SB 12bb (62%), 6-max BTN 5bb (31%), 9-max BTN 5bb (31%), 6-max SB 15bb (8%), and 9-max SB 15bb (8%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
J3s push/fold FAQ
Is J3s a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, J3s is a shove from the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, J3s 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 J3s shove from the Button?
From the Button, J3s is a Nash shove up to 4bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should J3s shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, J3s is a Nash shove up to 11bb 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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