HJ range vs UTG open at 10 bb (7-max)
When UTG opens and you're HJ, with an effective stack of 10 bb in a 7-max tournament, the solver plays 23.3% of its hands (call 18.4%, raise 5.20 bb 1.7%, all-in 3.1%) and folds 76.7%. 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 23.3% of the hands that reach this spot, about 309 combos out of 1,326.
- Call is the main action for 19.3% of hands: from JJ down to 44, the weakest hand played this way.
- All-in is the main action for 3.8% of hands: from AA down to JTs, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as K9o, K7s, QTo, A4o.
What changes at 8 bb (8 hands change action)
- AJs: call here, all-in at 8 bb
- AQo: call here, all-in at 8 bb
- KQs: call here, all-in at 8 bb
- QJs: all-in here, call at 8 bb
- K8s: call here, fold at 8 bb
- QJo: call here, fold at 8 bb
What changes at 12 bb (3 hands change action)
- QQ: all-in here, call at 12 bb
- AQs: all-in here, call at 12 bb
- AJs: call here, all-in at 12 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from HJ, facing an open, at 10 bb in 7-max?
The solver plays 23.3% of the hands that reach this spot, about 309 combos out of 1,326. Call is the main action for 19.3% of hands: from JJ down to 44, 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, 33 fold, 44 call, 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 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
- MP range vs UTG open at 10 bb (7-max)
- HJ open range at 10 bb (7-max)
- HJ range vs MP open at 10 bb (7-max)
- HJ range vs UTG limp at 10 bb (7-max)
- HJ range vs MP limp at 10 bb (7-max)
- CO range vs UTG open at 10 bb (7-max)
- CO range vs MP open at 10 bb (7-max)
- CO range vs HJ open at 10 bb (7-max)
- BTN range vs UTG open at 10 bb (7-max)
- BTN range vs MP open at 10 bb (7-max)
- BTN range vs HJ open at 10 bb (7-max)
- BTN range vs CO open at 10 bb (7-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.