What percentage of hands does Big Blind continue with vs. a Cutoff open at 8bb?

Big Blind calls 35% of hands at 8bb effective, 9-max - 63 of the 169 starting hands go in at full frequency.

Is this a GTO or an exploit range?

This is a GTO (game-theory-optimal) chip-EV range, balanced to be unexploitable against any opponent. Exploit ranges that deviate from this against a specific known tendency are a separate, Pro-tier solve.

Ranges / Big Blind vs Cutoff 8bb

Big Blind vs. Cutoff push/fold chart - 8bb, 9-max

Big Blind calls 35% of hands here at 8bb effective (63 of 169 starting hands go in at full frequency). Facing an open from Cutoff, this is Big Blind's continuing range (call or shove) rather than an opening range.

At this depth, shoving dominates raise-folding for almost every hand worth playing - there's rarely enough stack left behind to fold profitably to a 3-bet, so if a hand is good enough to open, it's usually good enough to get all-in.

ShoveFold

Big Blind vs. Cutoff call range at 8bb, hand by hand

Always call — 63 of the 169 starting hands: 22+, A2s+, K4s+, Q8s+, J8s+, T8s+, 98s, 87s, A3o+, K9o+, QTo+, JTo

Less than always — 14 hands the solver calls only some of the time: A2o (99%), Q7s (77%), K8o (75%), K3s (54%), 76s (48%), 86s (34%), Q9o (33%), 97s (32%), J7s (22%), Q6s (18%), T7s (11%), 65s (6%), 75s (2%), Q5s (1%).

Across every hand dealt, that is 35% of hands played, weighted by how often each one is dealt.

Compared to 10bb

Big Blind calls 11 hands at 8bb that it folds at 10bb: K5s, K4s, K3s, Q7s, J8s, JTo, T8s, K8o, 87s, A3o, A2o.

Hands right on the edge

These aren't clean shove-or-fold decisions - the solver mixes its strategy on each one: K3s (54% call), Q7s (77% call), J7s (22% call), Q9o (33% call), 97s (32% call), K8o (75% call).

Want to drill this spot hand-by-hand and track your accuracy?

Practice free

Big Blind vs Cutoff at other stack depths

Other positions at 8bb

Embed this chart on your site

Paste this wherever you want the chart. It renders 360px wide and shrinks to fit a narrower column. Free to use anywhere, including commercially - the only condition is that the credit line stays.

<iframe src="https://www.pushfoldtrainer.com/embed/ranges/bb-vs-co-8bb-9max" width="360" height="470" style="border:0;max-width:100%" loading="lazy" title="Big Blind vs. Cutoff push/fold chart - 8bb, 9-max"></iframe>
<p><a href="https://www.pushfoldtrainer.com/ranges/bb-vs-co-8bb-9max">Big Blind vs. Cutoff push/fold chart - 8bb, 9-max</a> by Push Fold Trainer</p>

Learn the theory behind this chart

How to Read a Push/Fold Chartguide
Short Stack Poker Strategyguide
What Is an Effective Stack? A Guide to Stack Depthguide
Big Blind Defense: How to Build a Calling and Shoving Rangeguide
Fold Equityglossary
Effective Stackglossary

Also see this spot at 6-max →

Drill this spot instead of reading it.

Big Blind vs. Cutoff at 8bb is one of the spots in the trainer. Play it against this exact solved range and find out which hands you get wrong.

Practice this spot Browse every solved range

First hands need no account. Chip-EV practice is unlimited once you have one.

Stack depths covered on this site: 30bb, 25bb, 20bb, 15bb, 12bb, 10bb, 8bb, 5bb. See all ranges →