BTN range vs BB 3-bet at 8 bb (9-max)
When you open from BTN and BB 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 8 bb in a 9-max tournament, the solver plays 97.6% of its hands (call 97.6%) and folds 2.4%. 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 98.9% of the hands that reach this spot, about 3 combos out of 3.
- Call is the main action for 99.3% 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 96s, 86s, 76s, 85s.
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from BTN, facing a 3-bet, at 8 bb in 9-max?
The solver plays 98.9% of the hands that reach this spot, about 3 combos out of 3. Call is the main action for 99.3% of hands: from AA down to 54s, the weakest hand played this way.
What should you do with suited connectors (54s to T9s) in this spot?
The solver's main action with each hand: 54s call, 76s call, 87s call, 98s call, T9s 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
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- UTG range vs BB 3-bet at 8 bb (9-max)
- MP range vs SB 3-bet at 8 bb (9-max)
- MP range vs BB 3-bet at 8 bb (9-max)
- BTN open range at 8 bb (9-max)
- BTN calling range vs UTG all-in at 8 bb (9-max)
- BTN calling range vs MP all-in at 8 bb (9-max)
- BTN calling range vs HJ all-in at 8 bb (9-max)
- BTN calling range vs CO all-in at 8 bb (9-max)
- BTN range vs SB 3-bet at 8 bb (9-max)
- BTN range vs UTG limp at 8 bb (9-max)
- BTN range vs MP limp at 8 bb (9-max)
Equilibrium computed by the Exploit It solver in chip-EV, antes included, open size 2 bb up to 25 bb, 2.1 bb at 30 bb and 2.3 bb deeper. EVs of actions the equilibrium does not play are indicative: play the frequencies.