progressSB vs UTG+1 open at 18 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · chip EV
SB facing a UTG+1 open at 18 BB
The utg+1 opens to 2 BB and the action reaches the small blind with 18 big blinds. The book folds 80% of hands, calls with 10%, goes all-in with 9.8%.
Always all-in: AA, AKs, AKo, AQs, AQo, KK, KTs, QQ, QTs, Q9s, JJ, JTs, TT, 99 and 5 more.
Always call: AJs, ATs, ATo, A9s, A8s, A7s, A6s, A5s, A4s, A3s, A2s, KJs and 9 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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