HJ range vs BTN 3-bet at 10 bb (9-max)
When you open from HJ and BTN 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 10 bb in a 9-max tournament, the solver plays 75.0% of its hands (call 75.0%) and folds 25.0%. 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 75.3% of the hands that reach this spot, about 10 combos out of 13.
- Call is the main action for 79.4% of hands: from AA down to 87s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as K9o, A6o, A4o.
What changes at 12 bb (19 hands change action)
- KJo: call here, fold at 12 bb
- A8o: call here, fold at 12 bb
- KTo: call here, fold at 12 bb
- A7o: call here, fold at 12 bb
- K8s: call here, fold at 12 bb
- QJo: call here, fold at 12 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from HJ, facing a 3-bet, at 10 bb in 9-max?
The solver plays 75.3% of the hands that reach this spot, about 10 combos out of 13. Call is the main action for 79.4% of hands: from AA down to 87s, 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, 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
- UTG range vs MP 3-bet at 10 bb (9-max)
- UTG range vs HJ 3-bet at 10 bb (9-max)
- UTG range vs CO 3-bet at 10 bb (9-max)
- UTG range vs BTN 3-bet at 10 bb (9-max)
- MP range vs HJ 3-bet at 10 bb (9-max)
- MP range vs CO 3-bet at 10 bb (9-max)
- MP range vs BTN 3-bet at 10 bb (9-max)
- HJ open range at 10 bb (9-max)
- HJ range vs UTG open at 10 bb (9-max)
- HJ calling range vs UTG all-in at 10 bb (9-max)
- HJ calling range vs MP all-in at 10 bb (9-max)
- HJ range vs CO 3-bet at 10 bb (9-max)
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.