HJ range vs CO 3-bet at 8 bb (5-max)
When you open from HJ and CO 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 8 bb in a 5-max tournament, the solver plays 92.5% of its hands (call 92.5%) and folds 7.5%. 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 93.0% of the hands that reach this spot, about 9 combos out of 9.
- Call is the main action for 92.9% of hands: from AA down to 87s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as A6o.
What changes at 10 bb (18 hands change action)
- KJo: call here, fold at 10 bb
- A8o: call here, fold at 10 bb
- KTo: call here, fold at 10 bb
- A7o: call here, fold at 10 bb
- K8s: call here, fold at 10 bb
- QJo: call here, fold at 10 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from HJ, facing a 3-bet, at 8 bb in 5-max?
The solver plays 93.0% of the hands that reach this spot, about 9 combos out of 9. Call is the main action for 92.9% of hands: from AA down to 87s, 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, 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.
Short stack: the push/fold chart, from 5 to 20 bb
- HJ open range 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 range vs BTN 3-bet 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)
- 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.