progressSB vs BTN open at 35 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · chip EV
SB facing a BTN open at 35 BB
The button opens to 2 BB and the action reaches the small blind with 35 big blinds. The book folds 70% of hands, calls with 11%, 3-bets to 7 BB with 16% and goes all-in with 2.7%.
Always 3-bet: AA, AKs, AKo, AQs, AJs, ATs, A8o, A7o, KK, KQs, K4s, K3s, K2s, QQ and 3 more.
Always call: A9s, A8s, KTo, K9s, K8s, QTs, QTo, Q9s, Q8s, JTo, J9s, J8s and 2 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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