progressBTN open vs BB 3-bet at 30 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · chip EV
BTN open facing a BB 3-bet at 30 BB
After the BTN opens to 2 BB and only the big blind continues, the big blind 3-bets to 7.5 BB. Of the hands the button opener opens with, the book folds 48%, calls with 23%, 4-bets to 15 BB with 6.8% and goes all-in with 22%. Dimmed hands are not part of the opening range, so they never get here.
Always all-in: AA, AQo, AJs, AJo, QQ, JJ, 99.
Always call: A9s, A8s, A7s, A6s, A5s, A4s, A3s, A2s, KJs, KJo, KTs, K9s and 14 more.
Folded from the opening range: A7o, A6o, A5o, A4o, A3o, A2o, KTo, K9o, K8o, K7o and 27 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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