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CO vs MP open Cutoff vs Hijack open · preflop range, 100bb deep, 6-max No-Limit Hold'em cash

AKs

AQs

AJs

ATs

A9s

A8s

A7s

A6s

A5s

A4s

A3s

A2s

AKo

KQs

KJs

KTs

K9s

K8s

K7s

K6s

K5s

K4s

K3s

K2s

AQo

KQo

QJs

QTs

Q9s

Q8s

Q7s

Q6s

Q5s

Q4s

Q3s

Q2s

AJo

KJo

QJo

JTs

J9s

J8s

J7s

J6s

J5s

J4s

J3s

J2s

ATo

KTo

QTo

JTo

T9s

T8s

T7s

T6s

T5s

T4s

T3s

T2s

A9o

K9o

Q9o

J9o

T9o

98s

97s

96s

95s

94s

93s

92s

A8o

K8o

Q8o

J8o

T8o

98o

87s

86s

85s

84s

83s

82s

A7o

K7o

Q7o

J7o

T7o

97o

87o

76s

75s

74s

73s

72s

A6o

K6o

Q6o

J6o

T6o

96o

86o

76o

65s

64s

63s

62s

A5o

K5o

Q5o

J5o

T5o

95o

85o

75o

65o

54s

53s

52s

A4o

K4o

Q4o

J4o

T4o

94o

84o

74o

64o

54o

43s

42s

A3o

K3o

Q3o

J3o

T3o

93o

83o

73o

63o

53o

43o

32s

A2o

K2o

Q2o

J2o

T2o

92o

82o

72o

62o

52o

42o

32o

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Action	Share
3-bet to 6.5bb	10%
Fold	90%

Share of all hands CO holds at this spot.

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Facing a 2bb open from MP (the hijack), CO (the cutoff) 3-bets 10% to 6.5bb and folds 90% of hands (100bb deep, 6-max No-Limit Hold'em cash).

Which hands do what

3-bet to 6.5bb: Always: AA, AKs, AKo, AQs, AQo, AJs, KK, KQs, KQo, KJs, QQ, QJs, JJ
Mixed: AJo (51%), ATs (92%), A9s (74%), A8s (54%), A7s (26%), A6s (6%), A5s (72%), A4s (45%), A3s (38%), A2s (14%), KJo (16%), KTs (76%), QTs (18%), JTs (17%), TT (92%), T9s (11%), 99 (71%), 88 (13%), 87s (21%), 86s (6%), 77 (31%), 76s (13%), 66 (33%), 65s (19%), 55 (7%), 54s (25%)
Fold: Always: ATo, A9o, A8o, A7o, A6o, A5o, A4o, A3o, A2o, KTo, K9s, K9o, K8s, K8o, K7s, K7o, K6s, K6o, K5s, K5o, K4s, K4o, K3s, K3o, K2s, K2o, QJo, QTo, Q9s, Q9o, Q8s, Q8o, Q7s, Q7o, Q6s, Q6o, Q5s, Q5o, Q4s, Q4o, Q3s, Q3o, Q2s, Q2o, JTo, J9s, J9o, J8s, J8o, J7s, J7o, J6s, J6o, J5s, J5o, J4s, J4o, J3s, J3o, J2s, J2o, T9o, T8s, T8o, T7s, T7o, T6s, T6o, T5s, T5o, T4s, T4o, T3s, T3o, T2s, T2o, 98s, 98o, 97s, 97o, 96s, 96o, 95s, 95o, 94s, 94o, 93s, 93o, 92s, 92o, 87o, 86o, 85s, 85o, 84s, 84o, 83s, 83o, 82s, 82o, 76o, 75s, 75o, 74s, 74o, 73s, 73o, 72s, 72o, 65o, 64s, 64o, 63s, 63o, 62s, 62o, 54o, 53s, 53o, 52s, 52o, 44, 43s, 43o, 42s, 42o, 33, 32s, 32o, 22
Mixed: AJo (49%), ATs (8%), A9s (26%), A8s (46%), A7s (74%), A6s (94%), A5s (28%), A4s (55%), A3s (62%), A2s (86%), KJo (84%), KTs (24%), QTs (82%), JTs (83%), TT (8%), T9s (89%), 99 (29%), 88 (87%), 87s (79%), 86s (94%), 77 (69%), 76s (87%), 66 (67%), 65s (81%), 55 (93%), 54s (75%)

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Questions

How should the cutoff (CO) defend against a hijack (MP) open?

Facing a 2bb open from MP (the hijack), CO (the cutoff) 3-bets 10% to 6.5bb and folds 90% of hands (100bb deep, 6-max No-Limit Hold'em cash).

Which hands does the cutoff (CO) 3-bet with against a hijack (MP) open?

3-bet to 6.5bb: always with AA, AKs, AKo, AQs, AQo, AJs, KK, KQs, KQo, KJs, QQ, QJs, JJ; sometimes (share of the time) with AJo (51%), ATs (92%), A9s (74%), A8s (54%), A7s (26%), A6s (6%), A5s (72%), A4s (45%), A3s (38%), A2s (14%), KJo (16%), KTs (76%), QTs (18%), JTs (17%), TT (92%), T9s (11%), 99 (71%), 88 (13%), 87s (21%), 86s (6%), 77 (31%), 76s (13%), 66 (33%), 65s (19%), 55 (7%), 54s (25%).

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