SB range vs BB 3-bet at 50 bb (heads-up)
When you open from SB and BB 3-bets you, with an effective stack of 50 bb in a heads-up tournament, the solver plays 59.0% of its hands (call 46.7%, raise 16.19 bb 12.3%) and folds 41.0%. 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 59.0% of the hands that reach this spot, about 455 combos out of 771.
- Call is the main action for 47.5% of hands: from 77 down to 32s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Raise is the main action for 11.3% of hands: from AA down to 43s, the weakest hand played this way.
- Surprise: the solver folds some top-50 hands here, such as A7o, A6o, A5o, A4o.
- Conversely, the solver plays hands ranked outside the top 100, such as 96s, T5s, 86s, 97o.
What changes at 40 bb (15 hands change action)
- A9s: raise here, call at 40 bb
- A8s: raise here, call at 40 bb
- Q8o: call here, fold at 40 bb
- J9o: raise here, call at 40 bb
- Q7o: call here, raise at 40 bb
- Q6o: fold here, raise at 40 bb
What changes at 70 bb (7 hands change action)
- 77: call here, raise at 70 bb
- KJo: call here, raise at 70 bb
- K9o: call here, fold at 70 bb
- K8o: call here, fold at 70 bb
- J9o: raise here, call at 70 bb
- Q7o: call here, fold at 70 bb
Frequently asked questions
Which hands should you play from SB, facing a 3-bet, at 50 bb in heads-up?
The solver plays 59.0% of the hands that reach this spot, about 455 combos out of 771. Call is the main action for 47.5% of hands: from 77 down to 32s, 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.
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.