Big Blind vs Small Blind open: 3-bet / call range

At 6-max 100bb, Big Blind facing a Small Blind open: 3-bet 9.4% (124/1,326 combos), call 27.6% (366 combos) — 37.0% total continues, the rest folds. Simplified consensus teaching range; combo counts deterministically computed.

3-bet	9.4%（124 combos，20 hand classes）
Call	27.6%（366 combos，60 hand classes）
Total continue	37.0%（490/1,326 combos）
Fold	63.0%

3-bet（124 combos, 9.4%） Call（366 combos, 27.6%） Fold

Range notation (text version)

3-bet	99+, ATs+, KJs+, AJo+, A5s-A2s, KQo
Call	88-22, A9s-A6s, ATo-A4o, KTs-K4s, KJo-K9o, QJs-Q6s, QJo-QTo, JTs-J7s, JTo, T9s-T7s, T9o, 98s-96s, 87s-85s, 76s-74s, 65s-63s, 54s-53s, 43s

Methodology

Pailiku simplified consensus scenario ranges v1.0: three-action (3-bet/call/fold) teaching presentation synthesized from public consensus shapes. Combo counts are deterministically computed from range notation with conservation enforced. True GTO is mixed-frequency; this chart does not claim a unique answer.

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FAQ

Which hands should Big Blind 3-bet vs Small Blind?

This chart 3-bets: 99+, ATs+, KJs+, AJo+, A5s-A2s, KQo (124 combos, 9.4%).

Are these GTO ranges?

Not strictly GTO — a simplified three-action consensus teaching range. Solver outputs are mixed-frequency and vary with rake, depth and opponent.

How are the numbers computed?

Combo counts and percentages are deterministically computed from range notation (pair 6, suited 4, offsuit 12, universe 1,326) with conservation enforced by unit tests; see /methodology.

Educational use; not betting advice.

Cite this page: Pailiku, “Big Blind vs Small Blind open: 3-bet / call range”, pailiku.com/charts/bb-vs-sb (2026).