65s vs a value 3-betting range: Equity & Strategy

Six-Five Suited (65s) has 31.3% equity all-in preflop against a value 3-betting range — 72 combos, 5.4% of all starting hands. It wins 31.1% of runouts outright, loses 68.4% and chops 0.5%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.

The range this is computed against

A pure QQ+/AK 3-bet is only 34 combos — 2.6% of hands — which is far tighter than anyone actually 3-bets for value in a modern game. The merged value range a good regular uses adds the mid pairs and the second-best broadways: 99+, AQs+, KQs and AQo+, about 5.4% of hands.

3-bet (value) — 72 combos, 5.4% of all starting hands: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, AKs, AQs, KQs, AKo, AQo

After card removal, 72 of those 72 combos are still available (0 are blocked by the cards 65s holds). 65s is ahead of 0 and behind 72.

Hardest parts of the range for 65s

Easiest parts of the range for 65s

Against a value 3-betting range (72 combos, 5.4% of all hands), 65s runs at 31.3%. It wins 31.1% of runouts outright, loses 68.4% and splits the remaining 0.5%. None of the range's combos share a card with 65s, so all 72 of them are live in this calculation. There is not one combo in the range that 65s is a favourite against: all 72 live combos are in front of it. A range-average of 31.3% here is not an average of good spots and bad ones — every spot is a bad one.

Where does the range come from? A pure QQ+/AK 3-bet is only 34 combos — 2.6% of hands — which is far tighter than anyone actually 3-bets for value in a modern game. The merged value range a good regular uses adds the mid pairs and the second-best broadways: 99+, AQs+, KQs and AQo+, about 5.4% of hands. Broken down hand by hand, 65s does worst against 99 (21.1%), TT (21.8%) and JJ (22.1%) and best against AKo (41.5%), AQo (41.4%) and AKs (38.9%). Across the whole range 65s's equity swings from 21.1% at the bottom to 41.5% at the top — the single 31.3% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.

Against a value 3-betting range — only 5.4% of hands — 65s holds 31.3%. That is a continue, not a commit: you have enough to see a flop with the right price but not enough to shovel a stack in preflop.

65s vs 3-bet (value) FAQ

What is 65s's equity against a value 3-betting range?

65s has 31.3% equity all-in preflop against a value 3-betting range — it wins 31.1% of runouts outright, loses 68.4% and chops 0.5%. The range holds 72 combos (5.4% of all hands); all 72 are live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.

Which hands in a value 3-betting range beat 65s?

All of them — 65s is behind every one of the 72 live combos. The worst are 99 (21.1%), TT (21.8%) and JJ (22.1%), and the closest it gets is AKo (41.5%), AQo (41.4%) and AKs (38.9%). Every figure is exact, computed against that hand's unblocked combos only.

What hands are in a value 3-betting range?

11 hand classes and 72 combos — 5.4% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. By combo count it is 50% pocket pairs (6 pairs, 36 combos), 17% suited hands (3 classes, 12 combos) and 33% offsuit hands (2 classes, 24 combos). That shape is why 65s runs at 31.3% against it rather than against a random hand.

Does 65s do better against a wider or a tighter range?

Wider, almost always. 65s has 39.4% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 32.5% against a 4-betting range (3.2%). Equity against a range is mostly a question of how many weak hands the range still contains — which is why the same holding can be a monster against a button open and a fold against a 4-bet.

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