SB range vs BB 3-bet at 20 bb (7-max)
When you open from SB and BB 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 20 bb in a 7-max tournament, the solver plays 70.7% of its hands (call 38.6%, raise 11.96 bb 5.1%, all-in 26.9%) and folds 29.3%. 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 70.5% of the hands that reach this spot, about 4 combos out of 5.
- Call is the main action for 49.1% of hands: from JJ down to 86o, the weakest hand played this way.
- All-in is the main action for 23.8% of hands: from AA down to 44, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as K9o.
- Conversely, the solver plays hands ranked outside the top 100, such as 96s, T5s, T4s, 86s.
What changes at 17 bb (5 hands change action)
- 77: call here, all-in at 17 bb
- QTs: call here, all-in at 17 bb
- K9o: fold here, all-in at 17 bb
- K7o: fold here, call at 17 bb
- K2s: fold here, call at 17 bb
What changes at 25 bb (16 hands change action)
- 99: all-in here, call at 25 bb
- 88: all-in here, call at 25 bb
- 66: all-in here, call at 25 bb
- KJo: all-in here, call at 25 bb
- 55: all-in here, call at 25 bb
- QJs: all-in here, call at 25 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from SB, facing a 3-bet, at 20 bb in 7-max?
The solver plays 70.5% of the hands that reach this spot, about 4 combos out of 5. Call is the main action for 49.1% of hands: from JJ down to 86o, 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: 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: 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
- SB open range at 20 bb (7-max)
- SB range vs UTG open at 20 bb (7-max)
- SB range vs MP open at 20 bb (7-max)
- SB range vs HJ open at 20 bb (7-max)
- SB range vs CO open at 20 bb (7-max)
- SB range vs BTN open at 20 bb (7-max)
- SB calling range vs BTN all-in at 20 bb (7-max)
- SB range vs UTG limp at 20 bb (7-max)
- SB range vs MP limp at 20 bb (7-max)
- SB range vs HJ limp at 20 bb (7-max)
- SB range vs CO limp at 20 bb (7-max)
- SB range vs BTN limp at 20 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.