CO range vs SB 3-bet at 8 bb (4-max)
When you open from CO and SB 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 8 bb in a 4-max tournament, the solver plays 93.2% of its hands (call 93.2%) and folds 6.8%. 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 94.7% of the hands that reach this spot, about 4 combos out of 4.
- Call is the main action for 94.6% of hands: from AA down to 65s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Conversely, the solver plays hands ranked outside the top 100, such as 96s, 86s, 76s, 75s.
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from CO, facing a 3-bet, at 8 bb in 4-max?
The solver plays 94.7% of the hands that reach this spot, about 4 combos out of 4. Call is the main action for 94.6% of hands: from AA down to 65s, the weakest hand played this way.
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.
What should you do with suited connectors (54s to T9s) in this spot?
The solver's main action with each hand: 65s call, 76s call, 87s call, 98s call, T9s 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.
Short stack: the push/fold chart, from 5 to 20 bb
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.