progressBB defense vs LJ open at 22 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · Lojack opens, small blind folds · chip EV
How the BB defends at 22 BB
Facing a Lojack open to 2 BB (small blind folds) with 22 big blinds, the big blind folds only 22% of hands, calls 68%, 3-bets to 6.5 BB with 1.2% and goes all-in with 8.9%. The big blind already has one blind in the pot and closes the action, so it gets a good price.
Always all-in: AKs, AKo, AQs, AQo, QQ, JJ, 99, 88, 77.
Folded: K3o, K2o, Q7o, Q6o, Q5o, Q4o, Q3o, Q2o, J4o, J3o, J2o, T5o and 12 more.
Against other openers at 22 BB the big blind continues with: vs BTN 87%, vs CO 84%, vs HJ 80%, vs UTG+1 75%, vs UTG 73%. The later the opener, the wider its range, and the more the big blind defends.
Closest decisions (the book continues with them only part of the time): K4o 54%, J5o 78%. These are the hands worth drilling, because a small change in the opponents or the stack flips them.
What changes around 22 BB
The book continues with 78% of hands here, 78% at 21 BB and 77% at 23 BB. Going from 21 BB to 22 BB, no hand crosses the 50% line; only the frequencies shift.
Free 7-day ICM course by e-mail
One short lesson a day, each with a worked example in exact numbers: chips vs. money, the bubble factor, who feels the pressure, payout structures, satellites. No account needed.
Numbers come from the progressGTO solution book (v14, chip EV, 8-max, ante 12.5 %): our own equilibrium computation with a modelled postflop. It is an approximation, not an exact solution, and it keeps improving. Hover or tap a hand to see its exact frequencies.
progressGTOAll rangesGuidesDaily spotICM calculatorOpen the appPrivacyTerms