BTN range vs BB 3-bet at 30 bb (4-max)
When you open from BTN and BB 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 30 bb in a 4-max tournament, the solver plays 46.6% of its hands (call 23.8%, raise 16.38 bb 0.9%, all-in 22.0%) and folds 53.4%. 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 46.6% of the hands that reach this spot, about 257 combos out of 552.
- Call is the main action for 22.5% of hands: from JJ down to 64s, the weakest hand played this way.
- All-in is the main action for 22.8% of hands: from AA down to 44, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as A9o, A8o, KTo, A7o.
- Conversely, the solver plays hands ranked outside the top 100, such as 64s.
What changes at 25 bb (15 hands change action)
- AA: all-in here, raise at 25 bb
- QQ: all-in here, call at 25 bb
- TT: all-in here, call at 25 bb
- A8s: call here, all-in at 25 bb
- A9o: fold here, all-in at 25 bb
- K9s: call here, fold at 25 bb
What changes at 40 bb (34 hands change action)
- AA: all-in here, raise at 40 bb
- KK: all-in here, raise at 40 bb
- QQ: all-in here, raise at 40 bb
- JJ: call here, raise at 40 bb
- TT: all-in here, raise at 40 bb
- 99: all-in here, raise at 40 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from BTN, facing a 3-bet, at 30 bb in 4-max?
The solver plays 46.6% of the hands that reach this spot, about 257 combos out of 552. Call is the main action for 22.5% of hands: from JJ down to 64s, 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 fold, 44 all-in, 55 call, 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 fold, A3s all-in, A4s all-in, A5s all-in.
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 up to 25 bb, 2.1 bb at 30 bb and 2.3 bb deeper. EVs of actions the equilibrium does not play are indicative: play the frequencies.