UTG range vs CO 3-bet at 50 bb (8-max)
When you open from UTG and CO 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 50 bb in a 8-max tournament, the solver plays 53.8% of its hands (call 30.4%, raise 13.83 bb 23.4%) and folds 46.2%. 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 53.8% of the hands that reach this spot, about 131 combos out of 244.
- Call is the main action for 28.5% of hands: from 99 down to 64s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Raise is the main action for 22.2% of hands: from AA down to QJs, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as 88, ATs, AJo, ATo.
- Conversely, the solver plays hands ranked outside the top 100, such as 75s, 64s.
What changes at 40 bb (8 hands change action)
- TT: raise here, call at 40 bb
- 88: fold here, call at 40 bb
- 77: call here, raise at 40 bb
- KQo: fold here, call at 40 bb
- K8s: call here, raise at 40 bb
- Q9s: fold here, call at 40 bb
What changes at 70 bb (5 hands change action)
- A9s: call here, fold at 70 bb
- A7s: call here, fold at 70 bb
- K8s: call here, fold at 70 bb
- Q6s: fold here, raise at 70 bb
- 64s: call here, raise at 70 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from UTG, facing a 3-bet, at 50 bb in 8-max?
The solver plays 53.8% of the hands that reach this spot, about 131 combos out of 244. Call is the main action for 28.5% of hands: from 99 down to 64s, 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 fold, 55 fold, 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 fold, A3s fold, A4s fold, A5s fold.
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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- UTG range vs BTN 3-bet at 50 bb (8-max)
- UTG range vs SB 3-bet at 50 bb (8-max)
- UTG range vs BB 3-bet at 50 bb (8-max)
- MP range vs HJ 3-bet at 50 bb (8-max)
- MP range vs CO 3-bet at 50 bb (8-max)
- MP range vs BTN 3-bet at 50 bb (8-max)
- MP range vs SB 3-bet at 50 bb (8-max)
- MP range vs BB 3-bet at 50 bb (8-max)
- HJ range vs CO 3-bet at 50 bb (8-max)
- HJ range vs BTN 3-bet at 50 bb (8-max)
Equilibrium computed by the Exploit It solver in chip-EV, antes included, open size 2 bb up to 25 bb, 2.1 bb at 30 bb and 2.3 bb deeper. EVs of actions the equilibrium does not play are indicative: play the frequencies.