progressSB vs HJ open at 30 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · chip EV
SB facing a HJ open at 30 BB
The hijack opens to 2 BB and the action reaches the small blind with 30 big blinds. The book folds 75% of hands, calls with 13%, 3-bets to 6.5 BB with 6.2% and goes all-in with 5.5%.
Always 3-bet: AA, AKs, AQs, AJs, A9o, KK.
Always all-in: JTs, 22.
Always call: ATo, A9s, A3s, A2s, KJs, KJo, KTo, K8s, QJo, QTs, QTo, T8s and 5 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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