progressHJ open range at 9 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · folded to the Hijack · chip EV
How HJ opens at 9 BB
When the action folds to the Hijack with 9 big blinds (8-max MTT with ante), the book plays 29% of hands: a raise to 2 BB with 1.0% and all-in with 28%. The other 71% fold.
Always all-in: AA, AKo, AQo, AJs, AJo, ATs, ATo, A9s, A9o, A8o, A7o, A6o, A5s, A5o, A4s, A4o, A2s, KK and 31 more.
Mixed hands (the book splits them between actions): AKs, AQs, A8s, A7s, A6s, A3s, A3o, QJo, JJ, J8s.
At this depth most of the game is push or fold — a small raise is kept only for a few hands that want a call.
Next to it at 9 BB: LJ 24%, CO 34%. Seats closer to the button open more here, because fewer players are left to wake up with a big hand.
Closest decisions (the book opens them only part of the time): A3o 38%, J8s 34%. These are the hands worth drilling, because a small change in the opponents or the stack flips them.
What changes around 9 BB
The book opens 29% of hands here, 31% at 8 BB and 28% at 10 BB. These leave it: A3o, A2o, J8s.
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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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