SB range vs UTG open at 8 bb (8-max)
When UTG opens and you're SB, with an effective stack of 8 bb in a 8-max tournament, the solver plays 84.8% of its hands (call 76.9%, all-in 7.6%) and folds 15.2%. 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 84.8% of the hands that reach this spot, about 1,125 combos out of 1,326.
- Call is the main action for 76.9% of hands: from 77 down to 84o, the weakest hand played this way.
- All-in is the main action for 7.7% of hands: from AA down to 54s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Conversely, the solver plays hands ranked outside the top 100, such as J6o, J2s, 96s, Q2o.
What changes at 10 bb (8 hands change action)
- ATs: all-in here, call at 10 bb
- AJo: all-in here, call at 10 bb
- 22: call here, all-in at 10 bb
- 76s: call here, all-in at 10 bb
- 65s: call here, all-in at 10 bb
- 93o: call here, fold at 10 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from SB, facing an open, at 8 bb in 8-max?
The solver plays 84.8% of the hands that reach this spot, about 1,125 combos out of 1,326. Call is the main action for 76.9% of hands: from 77 down to 84o, 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.
Short stack: the push/fold chart, from 5 to 20 bb
- MP range vs UTG open at 8 bb (8-max)
- HJ range vs UTG open at 8 bb (8-max)
- HJ range vs MP open at 8 bb (8-max)
- CO range vs UTG open at 8 bb (8-max)
- CO range vs MP open at 8 bb (8-max)
- CO range vs HJ open at 8 bb (8-max)
- BTN range vs UTG open at 8 bb (8-max)
- BTN range vs MP open at 8 bb (8-max)
- BTN range vs HJ open at 8 bb (8-max)
- SB open range at 8 bb (8-max)
- SB range vs MP open at 8 bb (8-max)
- SB range vs HJ open at 8 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.