BTN open range at 20 bb (9-max)
When you're BTN and it folds to you, with an effective stack of 20 bb in a 9-max tournament, the solver plays 44.4% of its hands (raise 2.00 bb 34.8%, all-in 9.6%) and folds 55.6%. 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 44.4% of the hands that reach this spot, about 589 combos out of 1,326.
- Raise is the main action for 36.2% of hands: from AA down to J6s, the weakest hand played this way.
- All-in is the main action for 8.3% of hands: from AJo down to 87s, the weakest hand played this way.
What changes at 17 bb (19 hands change action)
- AKo: raise here, all-in at 17 bb
- ATs: raise here, all-in at 17 bb
- AQo: raise here, all-in at 17 bb
- KQo: raise here, all-in at 17 bb
- 55: raise here, all-in at 17 bb
- A8o: raise here, all-in at 17 bb
What changes at 25 bb (19 hands change action)
- AJo: all-in here, raise at 25 bb
- ATo: all-in here, raise at 25 bb
- A9o: all-in here, raise at 25 bb
- A4s: all-in here, raise at 25 bb
- A3s: all-in here, raise at 25 bb
- A5o: all-in here, raise at 25 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from BTN, first in, at 20 bb in 9-max?
The solver plays 44.4% of the hands that reach this spot, about 589 combos out of 1,326. Raise is the main action for 36.2% of hands: from AA down to J6s, 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 all-in, 44 all-in, 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 all-in, A3s all-in, A4s all-in, 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.
Push or fold, no open: the equilibrium ranges on the button at these depths. The full push/fold chart
- UTG open range at 20 bb (9-max)
- MP open range at 20 bb (9-max)
- HJ open range at 20 bb (9-max)
- CO open range at 20 bb (9-max)
- BTN range vs UTG open at 20 bb (9-max)
- BTN range vs MP open at 20 bb (9-max)
- BTN range vs HJ open at 20 bb (9-max)
- BTN range vs CO open at 20 bb (9-max)
- BTN range vs UTG limp at 20 bb (9-max)
- BTN range vs MP limp at 20 bb (9-max)
- BTN range vs HJ limp at 20 bb (9-max)
- BTN range vs CO limp at 20 bb (9-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.