progressSB vs HJ open at 40 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · chip EV
SB facing a HJ open at 40 BB
The hijack opens to 2 BB and the action reaches the small blind with 40 big blinds. The book folds 75% of hands, calls with 15%, 3-bets to 7.5 BB with 11%.
Always 3-bet: AA, AKs, AKo, AQs, AJo, A9o, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, T9s, 99, 66.
Always call: ATs, ATo, A9s, A8s, A7s, A6s, A5s, A4s, A3s, A2s, KJs, KJo and 11 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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