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Q3s Push/Fold: When to Shove Queen-Three suited

Q3s is a Nash shove from the Button up to 6bb in 6-max and 9-max, and from the Small Blind up to 14bb.

In 6-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 3bb, the Button up to 6bb, and the Small Blind up to 14bb.

In 9-max it shoves from Under the Gun up to 2bb, the Middle Position up to 2bb, the Cutoff up to 3bb, the Button up to 6bb, and the Small Blind up to 14bb.

Ranks #98 of 169 hands by how often it shoves · shove in 52 of 225 solved spots · 4 combos

Verdict by seat and stack

Q3s — 6-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤3bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤6bbShoveFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤14bbShoveShoveShoveShove20%20%
Q3s — 9-Max verdicts (cell links open the spot chart)
SeatMax5bb8bb10bb12bb15bb20bb
UTG≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
MP≤2bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
CO≤3bbFoldFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
BTN≤6bbShoveFoldFoldFoldFoldFold
SB≤14bbShoveShoveShoveShove20%20%

How Q3s compares

Suitedness is worth 22 extra shove spots here: Q3s is a shove in 52 of the 225 solved spots, Q3o in 30. From the 6-max Button Q3s shoves up to 6bb and Q3o up to 3bb.

Hand shape: being suited adds flush equity when it is called.

Q3s is an edge hand in 4 published spots, where the Nash solution mixes it: 6-max SB 15bb (20%), 6-max SB 20bb (20%), 9-max SB 15bb (20%), and 9-max SB 20bb (20%). In a true Nash mix both options earn about the same against the equilibrium callers, so a consistent default costs little.

Q3s push/fold FAQ

Is Q3s a shove at 10bb?

At 10bb in 6-max, Q3s is a shove from the Small Blind and a fold from Under the Gun, the Cutoff, and the Button. At 10bb in 9-max, Q3s 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 Q3s shove from the Button?

From the Button, Q3s is a Nash shove up to 6bb in 6-max and 9-max.

Up to how many big blinds should Q3s shove from the Small Blind?

From the Small Blind, Q3s is a Nash shove up to 14bb 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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