progressSB open range at 16 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · folded to the Small Blind · chip EV
How SB opens at 16 BB
When the action folds to the Small Blind with 16 big blinds (8-max MTT with ante), the book plays 85% of hands: a raise to 2.5 BB with 1.9% and all-in with 35%, and a limp with 48%. The other 15% fold.
Always raised: Q7o.
Always all-in: AQo, AJo, ATo, A9o, A8o, A7s, A7o, A6o, A5o, A4o, A3s, A3o, A2s, A2o, KJo, KTo, K9o, K8s and 24 more.
Mixed hands (the book splits them between actions): AKs, AKo, ATs, A9s, A8s, A6s, A4s, KQs, KQo, K6s, K5s, K4s, K2o, QQ and 16 more.
At this depth the open is a small raise, with some hands going all-in directly.
Next to it at 16 BB: BTN 40%. The small blind only has the big blind behind, but it is out of position after the flop, so it mixes raises, limps and all-ins instead of simply opening wider.
Closest decisions (the book opens them only part of the time): 94o 32%. These are the hands worth drilling, because a small change in the opponents or the stack flips them.
What changes around 16 BB
The book opens 85% of hands here, 84% at 15 BB and 85% at 17 BB. Compared with 15 BB, these hands come into the range: 62s.
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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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