SB range vs UTG limp at 20 bb (6-max)
When a recreational player limps from the UTG and you're on the SB, with an effective stack of 20 bb in a 6-max tournament, the solver plays 31.0% of its hands (raise 5.00 bb 1.7%, all-in 29.3%) and folds 69.0%. These frequencies come from Exploit It's full preflop tree: a chip-EV equilibrium with antes, computed for every position at the table. The limper is a typical recreational player: his limping range is assumed (small pairs, suited aces, connectors, weak broadways, about 19% of hands); you and the other players play equilibrium against it, with an isolation raise or an all-in.
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 31.0% of the hands that reach this spot, about 411 combos out of 1,326.
- Raise is the main action for 1.2% of hands: from JJ down to 22, the weakest hand played this way.
- All-in is the main action for 29.7% of hands: from AA down to 76s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as K9o, K7s, K6s.
- Conversely, the solver plays hands ranked outside the top 100, such as 86s, 76s.
What changes at 17 bb (3 hands change action)
- JJ: raise here, all-in at 17 bb
- A3o: fold here, all-in at 17 bb
- 22: raise here, all-in at 17 bb
What changes at 25 bb (4 hands change action)
- A4o: all-in here, fold at 25 bb
- 33: all-in here, raise at 25 bb
- J7s: fold here, all-in at 25 bb
- 22: raise here, all-in at 25 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from SB, facing a limp, at 20 bb in 6-max?
The solver plays 31.0% of the hands that reach this spot, about 411 combos out of 1,326. Raise is the main action for 1.2% of hands: from JJ down to 22, 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 raise, 33 all-in, 44 all-in, 55 all-in, 66 all-in.
What should you do with weak suited aces (A2s to A5s) in this spot?
The solver's main action with each hand: A2s all-in, 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.
Short stack: the push/fold chart, from 5 to 20 bb
- HJ range vs UTG limp at 20 bb (6-max)
- CO range vs UTG limp at 20 bb (6-max)
- CO range vs HJ limp at 20 bb (6-max)
- BTN range vs UTG limp at 20 bb (6-max)
- BTN range vs HJ limp at 20 bb (6-max)
- BTN range vs CO limp at 20 bb (6-max)
- SB open range at 20 bb (6-max)
- SB range vs UTG open at 20 bb (6-max)
- SB range vs HJ open at 20 bb (6-max)
- SB range vs CO open at 20 bb (6-max)
- SB range vs BTN open at 20 bb (6-max)
- SB calling range vs BTN all-in at 20 bb (6-max)
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.