BTN open range at 12 bb (8-max)
When you're BTN and it folds to you, with an effective stack of 12 bb in a 8-max tournament, the solver plays 41.1% of its hands (raise 2.00 bb 10.3%, all-in 30.8%) and folds 58.9%. 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 41.1% of the hands that reach this spot, about 545 combos out of 1,326.
- Raise is the main action for 10.7% of hands: from AA down to J9o, the weakest hand played this way.
- All-in is the main action for 31.1% of hands: from AKs down to 65s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Conversely, the solver plays hands ranked outside the top 100, such as 86s, 76s, 65s.
What changes at 10 bb (20 hands change action)
- AA: raise here, all-in at 10 bb
- KK: raise here, all-in at 10 bb
- JJ: raise here, all-in at 10 bb
- TT: raise here, all-in at 10 bb
- 99: raise here, all-in at 10 bb
- 88: raise here, all-in at 10 bb
What changes at 15 bb (21 hands change action)
- AKs: all-in here, raise at 15 bb
- AQs: all-in here, raise at 15 bb
- 77: all-in here, raise at 15 bb
- KQs: all-in here, raise at 15 bb
- KJs: all-in here, raise at 15 bb
- KTs: all-in here, raise at 15 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from BTN, first in, at 12 bb in 8-max?
The solver plays 41.1% of the hands that reach this spot, about 545 combos out of 1,326. Raise is the main action for 10.7% of hands: from AA down to J9o, 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 all-in, 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.
Push or fold, no open: the equilibrium ranges on the button at these depths. The full push/fold chart
- UTG open range at 12 bb (8-max)
- MP open range at 12 bb (8-max)
- HJ open range at 12 bb (8-max)
- CO open range at 12 bb (8-max)
- BTN range vs UTG open at 12 bb (8-max)
- BTN range vs MP open at 12 bb (8-max)
- BTN range vs HJ open at 12 bb (8-max)
- BTN range vs CO open at 12 bb (8-max)
- BTN calling range vs HJ all-in at 12 bb (8-max)
- BTN calling range vs CO all-in at 12 bb (8-max)
- BTN range vs UTG limp at 12 bb (8-max)
- BTN range vs MP limp at 12 bb (8-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.