progressSB vs UTG open at 40 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · chip EV
SB facing a UTG open at 40 BB
The under the gun opens to 2 BB and the action reaches the small blind with 40 big blinds. The book folds 81% of hands, calls with 13%, 3-bets to 7.5 BB with 6.8%.
Always 3-bet: AA, AKs, AKo, AQo, KK, K9s, QQ, JJ.
Always call: AQs, AJs, AJo, ATs, A9s, A7s, A5s, A4s, A3s, KQs, KJs, QJs and 8 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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