KJo Push/Fold: When to Shove King-Jack offsuit
KJo is a Nash shove from the Button up to 22bb 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 7bb, the Cutoff up to 14bb, the Button up to 22bb, and the Small Blind at every stack up to 25bb.
In 9-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 4bb, the Middle Position up to 6bb, the Cutoff up to 14bb, the Button up to 22bb, and the Small Blind at every stack up to 25bb.
Ranks #31 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 139 of 225 solved spots · 12 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How KJo compares
Suitedness is worth 34 extra shove spots here: KJs is a shove in 173 of the 225 solved spots, KJo in 139. From the 6-max Button KJs shoves at every stack up to 25bb and KJo up to 22bb.
Hand shape: the king blocks some of the kings and big aces callers continue with.
KJo is an edge hand in 10 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 9-max UTG 5bb (50%), 6-max UTG 8bb (75%), 6-max CO 20bb (21%), 9-max CO 20bb (21%), 6-max CO 15bb (87%), and 9-max CO 15bb (87%), plus 4 more. In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
KJo push/fold FAQ
Is KJo a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, KJo is a shove from the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind and mixed from Under the Gun (7%). At 10bb in 9-max, KJo is a shove from the Cutoff, the Button, and the Small Blind, mixed from the Middle Position (6%), and a fold from Under the Gun.
Up to how many big blinds should KJo shove from the Button?
From the Button, KJo is a Nash shove up to 22bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should KJo shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, KJo 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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