MTT preflop strategy

HJ range vs BTN 3-bet at 8 bb (7-max)

When you open from HJ and BTN 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 8 bb in a 7-max tournament, the solver plays 98.4% of its hands (call 98.4%) and folds 1.6%. These frequencies come from Exploit It's full preflop tree: a chip-EV equilibrium with antes, computed for every position at the table.

Fold 1.6%Call 98.4%

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 99.8% of the hands that reach this spot, about 3 combos out of 3.
Call is the main action for 100.0% of hands: from AA down to 22, the weakest hand played this way.

What changes at 10 bb (5 hands change action)

K8s: call here, fold at 10 bb
A6o: call here, fold at 10 bb
QTo: call here, fold at 10 bb
K5s: call here, fold at 10 bb
A2o: call here, fold at 10 bb

Frequently asked questions

Which hands should you play from HJ, facing a 3-bet, at 8 bb in 7-max?

The solver plays 99.8% of the hands that reach this spot, about 3 combos out of 3. Call is the main action for 100.0% of hands: from AA down to 22, the weakest hand played this way.

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.

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.