progressSB vs BTN open at 30 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · chip EV
SB facing a BTN open at 30 BB
The button opens to 2 BB and the action reaches the small blind with 30 big blinds. The book folds 71% of hands, calls with 9.1%, 3-bets to 6.5 BB with 12% and goes all-in with 8.0%.
Always 3-bet: AA, AKs, AQs, AJs, ATs, A8o, A7o, KK, KQs, QQ, JJ, TT, 99.
Always all-in: AQo, AJo, 66, 55, 33, 22.
Always call: A9s, A8s, KJo, KTo, K9s, K8s, QTo, Q8s, JTo, J9s, J8s, T8s and 1 more.
The small blind calls rarely: it is out of position against the raiser and the big blind can still squeeze behind, so the book prefers to either 3-bet or fold.
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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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