progressBTN vs HJ open at 18 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · chip EV
BTN facing a HJ open at 18 BB
The hijack opens to 2 BB and the action reaches the button with 18 big blinds. The book folds 82% of hands, calls with 6.4%, goes all-in with 12%.
Always all-in: AA, AKs, AKo, AQs, AQo, AJo, A5s, KK, KQs, KQo, QQ, Q9s, JJ, JTs and 8 more.
Always call: ATs, ATo, A9s, A8s, A7s, A3s, A2s, KJs, KJo, 55.
The button is in position against the raiser and only the blinds are left behind, which is why it calls far more often than the blinds do.
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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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