progressBTN open vs BB 3-bet at 15 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · chip EV
BTN open facing a BB 3-bet at 15 BB
After the BTN opens to 2 BB and only the big blind continues, the big blind 3-bets to 5 BB. Of the hands the button opener opens with, the book folds 36%, calls with 26%, goes all-in with 38%. Dimmed hands are not part of the opening range, so they never get here.
Always all-in: AA, AKs, AKo, AQs, AJs, ATs, A9s, A8s, A7s, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99 and 1 more.
Always call: KJs, KTs, K9s, K8s, K7s, K6s, K5s.
Folded from the opening range: K9o, K8o, Q9o, Q7s, Q5s, Q4s, Q3s, J9o, J6s.
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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.
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