progressBTN vs UTG open at 12 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · chip EV
BTN facing a UTG open at 12 BB
The under the gun opens to 2 BB and the action reaches the button with 12 big blinds. The book folds 87% of hands, calls with 5.0%, goes all-in with 8.4%.
Always all-in: AA, AKs, AKo, AQs, AQo, KK, KTs, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, 88, 77.
Always call: AJs, ATo, A9s, A8s, A7s, A6s, KQs, KJs, QJs, 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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