SB range vs BB 3-bet at 30 bb (heads-up)
When you open from SB and BB 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 30 bb in a heads-up tournament, the solver plays 59.3% of its hands (call 43.5%, raise 16.19 bb 3.9%, all-in 11.9%) and folds 40.7%. 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 59.3% of the hands that reach this spot, about 208 combos out of 351.
- Call is the main action for 45.3% of hands: from JJ down to 42s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Raise is the main action for 2.0% of hands: from AA down to QQ, the weakest hand played this way.
- All-in is the main action for 10.3% of hands: from KK down to A9o, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as A8o, KTo, A7o, K9o.
- Conversely, the solver plays hands ranked outside the top 100, such as 86s, 76s, 75s, 65s.
What changes at 40 bb (57 hands change action)
- KK: all-in here, raise at 40 bb
- JJ: call here, raise at 40 bb
- TT: call here, raise at 40 bb
- 99: call here, raise at 40 bb
- 88: call here, raise at 40 bb
- AKs: all-in here, raise at 40 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from SB, facing a 3-bet, at 30 bb in heads-up?
The solver plays 59.3% of the hands that reach this spot, about 208 combos out of 351. Call is the main action for 45.3% of hands: from JJ down to 42s, 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 fold, 44 fold, 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.
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.