BTN range vs BB 3-bet at 40 bb (3-max)
When you open from BTN and BB 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 40 bb in a 3-max tournament, the solver plays 69.4% of its hands (call 58.3%, raise 16.19 bb 11.2%) and folds 30.6%. These frequencies come from Exploit It's full preflop tree: a chip-EV equilibrium with antes, computed for every position at the table.
Each cell: the share of each action for that hand, left to right. Gray cell: hand not in the range at this point.
Key takeaways for this spot
- The solver plays 69.4% of the hands that reach this spot, about 451 combos out of 649.
- Call is the main action for 58.8% of hands: from 88 down to 43s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Raise is the main action for 8.9% of hands: from AA down to 55, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as A8o, KTo, A7o, K9o.
- Conversely, the solver plays hands ranked outside the top 100, such as 96s, T5s, T4s, 86s.
What changes at 50 bb (9 hands change action)
- 55: raise here, call at 50 bb
- KTo: fold here, call at 50 bb
- Q9o: fold here, call at 50 bb
- J9o: call here, raise at 50 bb
- J7s: fold here, call at 50 bb
- 75s: call here, raise at 50 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from BTN, facing a 3-bet, at 40 bb in 3-max?
The solver plays 69.4% of the hands that reach this spot, about 451 combos out of 649. Call is the main action for 58.8% of hands: from 88 down to 43s, the weakest hand played this way.
What should you do with small pairs (22 to 66) in this spot?
The solver's main action with each hand: 22 call, 33 call, 44 call, 55 raise, 66 call.
What should you do with weak suited aces (A2s to A5s) in this spot?
The solver's main action with each hand: A2s call, A3s call, A4s call, A5s call.
How do you train on this spot?
Exploit It's free quiz deals you random hands in this exact spot and shows you the solver's answer after each choice.
Equilibrium computed by the Exploit It solver in chip-EV, antes included, open size 2 bb at 25 bb or less and 2.2 bb deeper. The model's range-width caps can make some EVs of unplayed actions optimistic: play the frequencies.