progressBTN open vs BB 3-bet at 20 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · chip EV
BTN open facing a BB 3-bet at 20 BB
After the BTN opens to 2 BB and only the big blind continues, the big blind 3-bets to 6 BB. Of the hands the button opener opens with, the book folds 41%, calls with 26%, goes all-in with 33%. Dimmed hands are not part of the opening range, so they never get here.
Always all-in: AA, AKs, AKo, AQs, AQo, AJs, AJo, ATs, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, 88 and 2 more.
Always call: A3s, KJs, KTs, QJs, QTs, JTs, J9s, T8s, 98s, 97s, 86s, 76s.
Folded from the opening range: A3o, A2o, KTo, K9o, K8o, K3s, K2s, Q9o, Q7s, Q6s and 10 more.
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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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