UTG range vs HJ 3-bet at 8 bb (9-max)
When you open from UTG and HJ 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 8 bb in a 9-max tournament, the solver plays 85.0% of its hands (call 85.0%) and folds 15.0%. 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 85.1% of the hands that reach this spot, about 21 combos out of 24.
- Call is the main action for 82.1% of hands: from AA down to 22, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as A9o, A6s, A8o, A7o.
What changes at 10 bb (14 hands change action)
- ATo: call here, fold at 10 bb
- A8s: call here, fold at 10 bb
- KQo: call here, fold at 10 bb
- A7s: call here, fold at 10 bb
- KJo: call here, fold at 10 bb
- A5s: call here, fold at 10 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from UTG, facing a 3-bet, at 8 bb in 9-max?
The solver plays 85.1% of the hands that reach this spot, about 21 combos out of 24. Call is the main action for 82.1% of hands: from AA down to 22, 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 call, 33 call, 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 call, A3s call, A4s call, A5s 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
- UTG open range at 8 bb (9-max)
- UTG range vs MP 3-bet at 8 bb (9-max)
- UTG range vs CO 3-bet at 8 bb (9-max)
- UTG range vs BTN 3-bet at 8 bb (9-max)
- UTG range vs SB 3-bet at 8 bb (9-max)
- UTG range vs BB 3-bet at 8 bb (9-max)
- MP range vs HJ 3-bet at 8 bb (9-max)
- MP range vs CO 3-bet at 8 bb (9-max)
- MP range vs BTN 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 range vs SB 3-bet at 8 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.