JTo Push/Fold: When to Shove Jack-Ten offsuit

JTo is a Nash shove from the Button up to 11bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind at every stack up to 25bb.

In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 3bb, the Cutoff up to 6bb, the Button up to 11bb, and the Small Blind at every stack up to 25bb.

In 9-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 3bb, the Middle Position up to 3bb, the Cutoff up to 6bb, the Button up to 11bb, and the Small Blind at every stack up to 25bb.

Ranks #55 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 93 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos

Verdict by seat and stack

JTo — 6-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤3bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤6bbShove86%79%68%23%Fold
BTN≤11bbShoveShoveShove93%88%26%
SB25bb+ShoveShoveShoveShoveShoveShove
JTo — 9-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤3bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
MP≤3bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤6bbShove86%79%68%23%Fold
BTN≤11bbShoveShoveShove93%88%26%
SB25bb+ShoveShoveShoveShoveShoveShove

How JTo compares

Suitedness is worth 35 extra shove spots here: JTs is a shove in 128 of the 225 solved spots, JTo in 93. From the 6-max Button JTs shoves up to 19bb and JTo up to 11bb.

Hand shape: as a connector it can make straights in both directions.

JTo is an edge hand in 14 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max CO 12bb (68%), 9-max CO 12bb (68%), 6-max BTN 20bb (26%), 9-max BTN 20bb (26%), 6-max CO 15bb (23%), and 9-max CO 15bb (23%), plus 8 more. In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.

JTo push/fold FAQ

Is JTo a shove at 10bb?

At 10bb in 6-max, JTo is a shove from the Button and the Small Blind, mixed from the Cutoff (79%), and a fold from Under the Gun. At 10bb in 9-max, JTo is a shove from the Button and the Small Blind, mixed from the Cutoff (79%), and a fold from Under the Gun and the Middle Position.

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

From the Button, JTo is a Nash shove up to 11bb in 6-max and 9-max.

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

From the Small Blind, JTo is a Nash shove at every stack up to 25bb 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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