SB range vs BTN open at 20 bb (9-max)
When BTN opens and you're SB, with an effective stack of 20 bb in a 9-max tournament, the solver plays 55.7% of its hands (call 38.6%, raise 6.40 bb 0.7%, all-in 16.4%) and folds 44.3%. 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 55.7% of the hands that reach this spot, about 739 combos out of 1,326.
- Call is the main action for 39.5% of hands: from 77 down to T5s, the weakest hand played this way.
- All-in is the main action for 16.1% of hands: from AA down to 65s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Conversely, the solver plays hands ranked outside the top 100, such as J2s, 96s, T5s, 86s.
What changes at 17 bb (22 hands change action)
- 99: all-in here, call at 17 bb
- 88: all-in here, call at 17 bb
- A9s: call here, all-in at 17 bb
- ATo: call here, all-in at 17 bb
- A3o: call here, all-in at 17 bb
- 33: all-in here, call at 17 bb
What changes at 25 bb (29 hands change action)
- AA: all-in here, raise at 25 bb
- KK: all-in here, raise at 25 bb
- QQ: all-in here, raise at 25 bb
- JJ: all-in here, raise at 25 bb
- 77: call here, all-in at 25 bb
- ATs: all-in here, call at 25 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from SB, facing an open, at 20 bb in 9-max?
The solver plays 55.7% of the hands that reach this spot, about 739 combos out of 1,326. Call is the main action for 39.5% of hands: from 77 down to T5s, 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 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 all-in, A3s all-in, A4s all-in, A5s all-in.
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 20 bb (9-max)
- HJ range vs UTG open at 20 bb (9-max)
- HJ range vs MP open at 20 bb (9-max)
- CO range vs UTG open at 20 bb (9-max)
- CO range vs MP open at 20 bb (9-max)
- CO range vs HJ open 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)
- SB open range at 20 bb (9-max)
- SB range vs UTG open 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.