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Big Blind calling range vs. UTG+2 shove - 8bb, 9-max
Big Blind calls 24% of hands here at 8bb effective (42 of 169 starting hands go in at full frequency). Facing an all-in from UTG+2, this is Big Blind's continuing range (call or shove) rather than an opening range.
This chart compares only shove and fold in a short-stack model. Smaller raises or limps can still matter in the full game; they are not evaluated here.
Model: chip-EV; 0.125bb ante per player, not a big-blind ante. Stacks are measured before posting blinds and antes. Solver 0.2.1. The opponent is already all-in; this is a continue-or-fold decision.
Exact mixed frequencies (11)
K8s 17% shove / 83% fold,K7s 2% shove / 98% fold,Q9s 94% shove / 6% fold,QJo 98% shove / 2% fold,J9s 24% shove / 76% fold,QTo 1% shove / 99% fold,T9s 88% shove / 12% fold,A6o 77% shove / 23% fold,A5o 97% shove / 3% fold,A4o 7% shove / 93% fold,A3o 1% shove / 99% fold
Big Blind vs. UTG+2 call range at 8bb, hand by hand
Always call — 42 of the 169 starting hands: 22+, A2s+, K9s+, QTs+, JTs, A7o+, KTo+
Less than always — 11 hands the solver calls only some of the time: QJo (98%), A5o (97%), Q9s (94%), T9s (88%), A6o (77%), J9s (24%), K8s (17%), A4o (7%), K7s (2%), QTo (1%), A3o (1%).
Across every hand dealt, that is 24% 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: A3s, A2s, K9s, Q9s, QJo, JTs, KTo, T9s, A7o, A6o, A5o.
Hands right on the edge
These aren't clean shove-or-fold decisions - the solver mixes its strategy on each one: J9s (24% call), A6o (77% call).
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Common questions
- What percentage of hands does Big Blind continue with against a UTG+2 all-in at 8bb?
- Big Blind calls 24% of hands at 8bb effective, 9-max. The chart compares only the listed all-in and fold decisions.
- Is this a baseline or an exploit range?
- This is a chip-EV baseline for a restricted shove/fold model. It does not compare limps, smaller raises or postflop play, and it is not a guarantee of unexploitable multiplayer play. Separate exploit solves target specified opponent tendencies.
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