J9o Push/Fold: When to Shove Jack-Nine offsuit
J9o is a Nash shove from the Button up to 7bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 20bb.
In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 3bb, the Cutoff up to 4bb, the Button up to 7bb, and the Small Blind up to 20bb.
In 9-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Middle Position up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 4bb, the Button up to 7bb, and the Small Blind up to 20bb.
Ranks #78 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 69 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How J9o compares
Suitedness is worth 36 extra shove spots here: J9s is a shove in 105 of the 225 solved spots, J9o in 69. From the 6-max Button J9s shoves up to 14bb and J9o up to 7bb.
Hand shape: its small gap still leaves straight draws.
J9o is an edge hand in 6 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max BTN 8bb (47%), 9-max BTN 8bb (47%), 6-max BTN 10bb (62%), 9-max BTN 10bb (62%), 6-max BTN 12bb (7%), and 9-max BTN 12bb (7%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
J9o push/fold FAQ
Is J9o a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, J9o is a shove from the Small Blind, mixed from the Button (62%), and a fold from Under the Gun and the Cutoff. At 10bb in 9-max, J9o is a shove from the Small Blind, mixed from the Button (62%), and a fold from Under the Gun, the Middle Position, and the Cutoff.
Up to how many big blinds should J9o shove from the Button?
From the Button, J9o is a Nash shove up to 7bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should J9o shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, J9o is a Nash shove up to 20bb 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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