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3bet ranges at live 1/2

Live players open big. A 3bet over a big open is big too, so the range changes.

Short answer

Against a 5bb cutoff open the button 3bets about 7% of hands to 15bb. At 1/2 that is $30 over a $10 open.

It calls with 7% more. These numbers are Aced Poker estimates for 5bb opens.

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3betting big live opens. Aced Pro lesson, 6 min.

Button against a 5bb cutoff open

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3bet 15bb 7%
Call 7%
Fold 86%

AJs 3bets to 15bb 70% of the time and calls 30%. TT calls 65% of the time and 3bets to 15bb 35%.

Estimate BTN vs CO open. 9-handed cash, 100bb. Aced derived this chart by rule from its BTN vs CO open chart. It is an estimate, not a solve.

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3bet 15bb every time

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3bet 15bb part of the time

AJs 70%ATs 45%A5s 90%A4s 65%A3s 55%A2s 35%KQs 70%KJs 60%KTs 45%K9s 50%KQo 60%Q9s 40%AJo 60%JJ 70%J9s 25%TT 35%T8s 25%97s 20%86s 5%76s 10%65s 5%

Call every time

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Call part of the time

AJs 30%ATs 55%A5s 10%A4s 15%A3s 20%A2s 20%KQs 30%KJs 40%KTs 55%K9s 35%KQo 40%QJs 95%QTs 80%Q9s 25%AJo 40%JJ 30%JTs 60%J9s 30%TT 65%T9s 50%T8s 15%98s 35%97s 10%87s 30%76s 15%65s 10%44 5%

Hands not listed fold.

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3bet ranges against a 5bb open

Spot	Share of hands
Button vs UTG Estimate	3bet 15bb 3% Call 3% Fold 94%
Cutoff vs hijack Estimate	3bet 15bb 5% Call 3% Fold 92%
Button vs cutoff Estimate	3bet 15bb 7% Call 7% Fold 86%
Small blind vs button Estimate	3bet 22bb 12% Fold 88%
Big blind vs cutoff Estimate	3bet 22bb 7% Call 17% Fold 76%
Big blind vs button Estimate	3bet 22bb 8% Call 26% Fold 66%

Share of all starting hands. 100bb stacks. Estimate means Aced derived the chart by rule. It is not a solve.

Bluffs need a lot of folds

Math A bluff 3bet to 15bb over a 5bb open risks 15bb to win 6.5bb. It needs 69.8% folds to break even.

Read Live players rarely fold that much. So lean your 3bets toward value.

Read Some live players open big only with strong hands. Against them 3bet only premiums. Others open big with everything. Against them 3bet wider for value.

Stack depth after a called 3bet

Stacks	Pot	Behind	SPR
100bb	31.5bb	85bb	2.7
150bb	31.5bb	135bb	4.3
250bb	31.5bb	235bb	7.5

Math A 5bb open gets a 3bet to 15bb and a call. The blinds fold. SPR is the stack to pot ratio.

FAQ

Questions players ask.

How big should a 3bet be at live 1/2?

About 3 times the open in position. Against a $10 open that is $30. From the big blind the charts 3bet to 22bb.

Should I 3bet bluff at 1/2?

Less than a chart suggests. A bluff 3bet to 15bb needs 69.8% folds. Live players rarely fold that much.

Are these 3bet ranges solved?

No. Aced derived the 5bb charts by rule from its 100bb charts. They are estimates.

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