MP range vs UTG limp at 8 bb (9-max)
When a recreational player limps from the UTG and you're on the MP, with an effective stack of 8 bb in a 9-max tournament, the solver plays 18.9% of its hands (raise 4.00 bb 11.6%, all-in 7.3%) and folds 81.1%. These frequencies come from Exploit It's full preflop tree: a chip-EV equilibrium with antes, computed for every position at the table. The limper is a typical recreational player: his limping range is assumed (small pairs, suited aces, connectors, weak broadways, about 19% of hands); you and the other players play equilibrium against it, with an isolation raise or an all-in.
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 18.9% of the hands that reach this spot, about 250 combos out of 1,326.
- Raise is the main action for 12.5% of hands: from AA down to 33, the weakest hand played this way.
- All-in is the main action for 6.5% of hands: from TT down to JTs, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as KTo, K8s, QJo, K9o.
What changes at 10 bb (7 hands change action)
- AJs: all-in here, raise at 10 bb
- AQo: raise here, all-in at 10 bb
- AJo: all-in here, raise at 10 bb
- QJs: all-in here, raise at 10 bb
- A7o: raise here, fold at 10 bb
- A3s: all-in here, raise at 10 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from MP, facing a limp, at 8 bb in 9-max?
The solver plays 18.9% of the hands that reach this spot, about 250 combos out of 1,326. Raise is the main action for 12.5% of hands: from AA down to 33, 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 fold, 33 raise, 44 raise, 55 raise, 66 all-in.
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 all-in, A4s raise, 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.
Short stack: the push/fold chart, from 5 to 20 bb
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- CO range vs UTG limp at 8 bb (9-max)
- CO range vs MP limp at 8 bb (9-max)
- CO range vs HJ limp 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)
- BTN range vs HJ limp at 8 bb (9-max)
- BTN range vs CO limp at 8 bb (9-max)
- SB range vs UTG limp at 8 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.