CO range vs BTN 3-bet at 8 bb (5-max)
When you open from CO and BTN 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 8 bb in a 5-max tournament, the solver plays 94.2% of its hands (call 94.2%) and folds 5.8%. 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 94.9% of the hands that reach this spot, about 4 combos out of 5.
- Call is the main action for 99.5% of hands: from AA down to 76s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Conversely, the solver plays hands ranked outside the top 100, such as 76s.
What changes at 10 bb (9 hands change action)
- K8s: call here, fold at 10 bb
- K9o: call here, fold at 10 bb
- K7s: call here, fold at 10 bb
- Q8s: call here, fold at 10 bb
- K5s: call here, fold at 10 bb
- K4s: call here, fold at 10 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from CO, facing a 3-bet, at 8 bb in 5-max?
The solver plays 94.9% of the hands that reach this spot, about 4 combos out of 5. Call is the main action for 99.5% of hands: from AA down to 76s, the weakest hand played this way.
What should you do with suited connectors (54s to T9s) in this spot?
The solver's main action with each hand: 76s call, 87s 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
- HJ range vs CO 3-bet at 8 bb (5-max)
- HJ range vs BTN 3-bet at 8 bb (5-max)
- HJ range vs SB 3-bet at 8 bb (5-max)
- HJ range vs BB 3-bet at 8 bb (5-max)
- CO open range at 8 bb (5-max)
- CO calling range vs HJ all-in at 8 bb (5-max)
- CO range vs SB 3-bet at 8 bb (5-max)
- CO range vs BB 3-bet at 8 bb (5-max)
- CO range vs HJ limp at 8 bb (5-max)
- BTN range vs SB 3-bet at 8 bb (5-max)
- BTN range vs BB 3-bet at 8 bb (5-max)
- SB range vs BB 3-bet at 8 bb (5-max)
Equilibrium computed by the Exploit It solver in chip-EV, antes included, open size 2 bb, a little more at deep stacks (up to 2.5 bb on the button at 100 bb), 2 to 3.5 bb from the SB. EVs of actions the equilibrium does not play are indicative: play the frequencies.