progressUTG open vs BB 3-bet at 50 BB
8-max MTT · ante 12.5 % · chip EV
UTG open facing a BB 3-bet at 50 BB
After the UTG opens to 2 BB and only the big blind continues, the big blind 3-bets to 9 BB. Of the hands the UTG opener opens with, the book folds 53%, calls with 29%, 4-bets to 19 BB with 1.0% and goes all-in with 17%. Dimmed hands are not part of the opening range, so they never get here.
Always all-in: AA, AKo, KK, QQ.
Always call: AQs, AQo, AJs, ATs, KQs, KJs, TT, 99.
Folded from the opening range: AJo, ATo, A6s, A3s, KQo, KJo, KTo, K9s, K8s, QJs and 6 more.
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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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