Q2s Push/Fold: When to Shove Queen-Deuce suited
Q2s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 3bb 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 3bb, 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 3bb, and the Small Blind up to 11bb.
Ranks #104 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 38 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos
Verdict by seat and stack
How Q2s compares
Suitedness is worth 12 extra shove spots here: Q2s is a shove in 38 of the 225 solved spots, Q2o in 26. From the 6-max Button Q2s shoves up to 3bb and Q2o up to 2bb.
Hand shape: being suited adds flush equity when it is called.
Q2s is an edge hand in 2 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 12bb (27%) and 9-max SB 12bb (27%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.
Q2s push/fold FAQ
Is Q2s a shove at 10bb?
At 10bb in 6-max, Q2s is a shove from the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, Q2s 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 Q2s shove from the Button?
From the Button, Q2s is a Nash shove up to 3bb in 6-max and 9-max.
Up to how many big blinds should Q2s shove from the Small Blind?
From the Small Blind, Q2s is a Nash shove up to 11bb 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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