CO open range at 17 bb (8-max)
When you're CO and it folds to you, with an effective stack of 17 bb in a 8-max tournament, the solver plays 35.5% of its hands (raise 2.00 bb 33.5%, all-in 2.1%) and folds 64.5%. 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 35.5% of the hands that reach this spot, about 471 combos out of 1,326.
- Raise is the main action for 34.7% of hands: from AA down to 33, the weakest hand played this way.
- All-in is the main action for 0.8% of hands: from T9s down to 22, the weakest hand played this way.
What changes at 15 bb (18 hands change action)
- AQo: raise here, all-in at 15 bb
- AJo: raise here, all-in at 15 bb
- ATo: raise here, all-in at 15 bb
- KQo: raise here, all-in at 15 bb
- 55: raise here, all-in at 15 bb
- A3s: raise here, all-in at 15 bb
What changes at 20 bb (6 hands change action)
- T9s: all-in here, raise at 20 bb
- K3s: fold here, raise at 20 bb
- J8s: fold here, raise at 20 bb
- Q6s: fold here, raise at 20 bb
- T8s: fold here, raise at 20 bb
- 22: all-in here, fold at 20 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from CO, first in, at 17 bb in 8-max?
The solver plays 35.5% of the hands that reach this spot, about 471 combos out of 1,326. Raise is the main action for 34.7% of hands: from AA down to 33, 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 raise, 44 raise, 55 raise, 66 raise.
What should you do with weak suited aces (A2s to A5s) in this spot?
The solver's main action with each hand: A2s raise, A3s raise, A4s raise, A5s raise.
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.