HJ range vs CO 3-bet at 70 bb (7-max)
When you open from HJ and CO 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 70 bb in a 7-max tournament, the solver plays 83.4% of its hands (call 73.7%, raise 13.16 bb 9.6%) and folds 16.6%. 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 83.4% of the hands that reach this spot, about 354 combos out of 424.
- Call is the main action for 76.8% of hands: from TT down to 86s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Raise is the main action for 6.2% of hands: from AA down to 75s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as A9o, A8o, KTo, A7o.
- Conversely, the solver plays hands ranked outside the top 100, such as 86s, 75s.
What changes at 50 bb (2 hands change action)
- A9s: call here, raise at 50 bb
- 86s: call here, raise at 50 bb
What changes at 100 bb (5 hands change action)
- A9s: call here, raise at 100 bb
- A8s: call here, raise at 100 bb
- A3s: call here, fold at 100 bb
- A2s: call here, fold at 100 bb
- JTo: call here, fold at 100 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from HJ, facing a 3-bet, at 70 bb in 7-max?
The solver plays 83.4% of the hands that reach this spot, about 354 combos out of 424. Call is the main action for 76.8% of hands: from TT down to 86s, 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, 33 call, 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.
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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.