MP range vs BTN 3-bet at 12 bb (9-max)
When you open from MP and BTN 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 12 bb in a 9-max tournament, the solver plays 54.3% of its hands (call 54.3%) and folds 45.7%. 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 54.4% of the hands that reach this spot, about 68 combos out of 125.
- Call is the main action for 54.0% of hands: from AA down to 44, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as ATo, A7s, A9o, KJo.
What changes at 10 bb (15 hands change action)
- ATo: fold here, call at 10 bb
- A7s: fold here, call at 10 bb
- KJo: fold here, call at 10 bb
- A6s: fold here, call at 10 bb
- K9s: fold here, call at 10 bb
- A5s: fold here, call at 10 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from MP, facing a 3-bet, at 12 bb in 9-max?
The solver plays 54.4% of the hands that reach this spot, about 68 combos out of 125. Call is the main action for 54.0% of hands: from AA down to 44, 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 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 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.
Short stack: the push/fold chart, from 5 to 20 bb
- UTG range vs MP 3-bet at 12 bb (9-max)
- UTG range vs HJ 3-bet at 12 bb (9-max)
- UTG range vs CO 3-bet at 12 bb (9-max)
- UTG range vs BTN 3-bet at 12 bb (9-max)
- MP open range at 12 bb (9-max)
- MP range vs UTG open at 12 bb (9-max)
- MP range vs HJ 3-bet at 12 bb (9-max)
- MP range vs CO 3-bet at 12 bb (9-max)
- MP range vs UTG limp at 12 bb (9-max)
- HJ range vs CO 3-bet at 12 bb (9-max)
- HJ range vs BTN 3-bet at 12 bb (9-max)
- CO range vs BTN 3-bet at 12 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.